cdc
Responses from cdc
| Recommended amplification I like 10dB headroom. So if my calculation is correct your 2 watt x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16 watt for a 9dB (think kick drums) peak. Just MHO. | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! Floor-standing speakers that achieve true low 30Hz (-3dB) frequency, are priced under $5,000, are at least 90% made in the U.S., and possess all the desirable sonic qualities of end-game speakers. I’ll take a stab at it: Zu Union Supreme 6 $4,... | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! Well, I've got Jesus so I guess I will be looking for more bass. | |
| The need for variety and endless search for new details I’m concerned about fellow enthusiasts chasing an illusory "better" without fully understanding what they are looking for. Science doesn’t have to be the enemy. Technical CAN be our friend, haha. Cdc’s observation of audio: "While differences... | |
| HOW DID YOU END UP WITH YOUR DREAM SYSTEM? because it’s built on performance not perception. @calvinj , agreed. Listening with your ears, not eyes or mind, is the way to go. | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? When I got the cymbles right on my system I was shocked how much of the sound was brassy midrange (like the real thing)… @ghdprentice I got the same thing when switch from SS to McIntosh 240 amp. I could hear the burnished brass. I know you ar... | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? At first, I was thinking of the complexity of a cybal's shimmer. More detail = definitely better. Could never be too much. After listening to my current stereo, which is low detail, I realized that too much detail can be distracting and takes me ... | |
| Other High End Audio Forums Audiocircle. Where never is heard a discouraging word. And there are ways to deal with those social misfits who instigate unrest. They get taken out in a body bag. YMMV | |
| The (never ending) Quest For “More” There is a sort of "minimum benchmark" of quality where glaring problems disappear and are replaced by tweaking. Give that man a prize for best post of the year. | |
| Starting my showroom again Starting my showroom again Yes to that. Maybe not a profitable or practical concept, but a good way the get the non-audiophile interested. Offer a show room where people could walk by, walk in, and listen. It would be a "bullet proof" entrance ... | |
| Starting my showroom again So you want to stick with 2 channel hi-fi? Not car audio? Not HT? Can your local population support products like those sold by this savvy brick and mortar startup? Note these brands are not sold by your local competition nor online. He emphasize... | |
| How does sound influence your appreciation? I’m losing my discernment because the sound is so much a part of the equation By "sound" are you talking about the sound of the stereo itself rather than the sound of the music? It has been said that one mark of a great system is how much diff... | |
| Is the microwave the perfect model for audio marketting? IMHO features = cost, confusion, complexity. But some people buy on how many features. The more the better. I was fine with hand crank windows. If the car ever went into a lake, at least I knew I could open the window. Options? Passenger side r... | |
| Help me pick a new desktop speaker 4" woofer and a sub is still thin? Sorry, I do not have a suggestion.. | |
| Help me pick a new desktop speaker @panhead2 which Edifier speaker do you have? |