asvjerry
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| Audio Forums, On-line Store Fronts, and the Art-of-Deception "I know money is the root of all evilDo funny things to some peopleGive me a nickel, brother can you spare a dimeMoney can drive some people out of their minds!"Moneymoneymoney by the O'JaysI thought it was truly weird when (I think it was) Mazda ... | |
| living room as an Audio Laboratory Sounds like a good plan with a good start. There's a plethora of nice used equipment 'out there', vintage and not-so 'bleeding edge' to choose from. Audio shows and dealers are good for expanding your knowledge, but keep your 'hype antenna' enga... | |
| Why are so many companies like harbeth making old speakers designs and charging thousends? "...and Heaven is in your mind..."Art is in the eye of the beholder, as is the sound to the ear of the listener.One will obtain or strive for that which fulfills their goals within their means.Since that's all pretty relative and subject to all ma... | |
| Seems I'm really done! ...I don't even have 9 rooms... | |
| Seems I'm really done! Nine systems, mapman? Now, that's impressive. It would be quite a read to see a list of what's mated to what, and the environment each resides in, and what each is relegated to play....and the deviant within me wonders if the master of these rea... | |
| Seems I'm really done! ...proof that Nirvana can be reached...*S* I've lived to see the day.Although the means is subject to the intent and desire of the Searcher, as it always has been, will always be.Enjoy the bliss, zavato. And it's wonderful to hear (no pun intende... | |
| Music Lovers Speaker vs. Audiophile Speaker It all comes down to taste...what you listen to, and how you like to listen to it. Speakers, IMHO, all have different 'voices', much like us. Room acoustics vary so much that a given unit in one room sounds terrific, whereas in another sound lik... | |
| The next step to a better system Since you're a Spotify fan, you might opt for running it on your 'puter instead of the phone. It allows for using a good sound card and your choice of the available programs, both freeware and purchased. You can choose from fairly sophisticated ... | |
| What's going on with the audio market? Mapman, right on. *G* (Just showing my age... ;)...)"Serious Audio"...I think I'm 'doing' a variant of that...I'm serious about what I'm about, and I'll posit that the guys with the megabuck systems are, too. The guy jogging by with the buds in h... | |
| What's going on with the audio market? I'm 64...Been playing about with audio since my late teens. Have owned some semi-serious equipment in the past, but never 'caught the bug' or had the disposable income to own Serious Stuff. Did develop ears that could discern between mere hype a... | |
| Is anyone thinking about building Walsh drivers? V.4 project is still underway. Support 'rings' need to be CNC'd, some hardware to acquire...then assembly routines to perform for 4 units. | |
| Guy Clark has passed away Well, all that can be said for the rest of us is that the warranty runs out eventually. We can stall off the inevitable to varying degrees with heroic or not so much efforts, but all records end in silence....if the arm lift is automatic, that is... | |
| Too many cans with no storage! ...at least, in your 'man cave', you could have a deer's head with the 'phones on it's ears. Have a different 'head' for each of your head-phones. And it would be kinda amusing to see, since each one has different 'voicing', right?Send me a pict... | |
| Too many cans with no storage! Deer horns?! Unless she's 'into' 'rustic chic' and guns as well, that could be a disaster....and in that scenario, she might pull the trigger, literally.C'mon, guys....a drawer. Pad the bottom. Or behind a door in a cabinet that will have a hi... | |
| Do female audiophiles exist ....'course, that 'enjoyment' can fade just as well as anything else is subject to...there's a lot of it about....;) |