edcyn
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| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? I guess I got a Man Cave.... Ah! Finally I feel appropriately macho. | |
| Integrated suggestions I continue to have not the slightest inclination to trade in my Primaluna Integrated. It delivers beautiful sound. When the knobs get glitchy I open the thing up and spray Deoxit on the contact points. | |
| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? When we built our house, we made sure we had a guest room that, when we didn't have guests, I could do whatever might float my boat. When guests show up, my stereo is shunted into a corner and a bed is brought out. Luckily, this has only happened... | |
| best SACD player I can’t remember the brand or model of the CD/SACD player that went belly-up two days after the warranty expired (was it a Marantz?), but the Sony XA 5400ES I replaced it with has been nothing but excellent. It may not give me be quite as high a f... | |
| Best Forum to hear experienced audiophiles exchange thoughts? What can I say? I have what seem to be endless print subscriptions to both Absoluto Soundo and Stereo Fool. Enjoy the heck out of 'em, too. I'll tune to Idagio or Qobuz, open up a mag, and read 'till my eyes get blurry. A blissfully wasteful exist... | |
| Best Forum to hear experienced audiophiles exchange thoughts? When I lived in L.A. I'd try to get to every audio show within a hundred miles. I made myself a nuisance at every high end dealer in the area, and purchased gear at nearly every one. For a while my wife worked for Todd Garfinkle of MA Recordings a... | |
| Anyone else feel like they are “transported” INTO the music It happens to me all the time. It's the reason why I fire the system up and put something on. Though I'm mostly transported via Classical music, bands like the Byrds and the Ramones will transport me to their universes, as well. It's what makes mu... | |
| My Final System Build in Words & Pictures The stuff dreams are made of... | |
| Has Your Hobby Changed? @dodgealum Enjoy! | |
| Has Your Hobby Changed? One thing for sure about retirement -- I no longer feel guilty about listening to my stereo or playing my musical instruments. Yeah, there's still the lawn to mow and the garbage to take out. But there are also no more frenzied calls from my boss... | |
| What does it take to be a die hard Beatles fan? Me and my sister watched the Beatles' Ed Sullivan appearances, and Sis (and later me) bought each LP the day they came out. My sister had a great seat to see the Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl, as one of her girlfriends' fathers was a record indust... | |
| How rare is an audiophile No matter how rare the species might be there are enough of them to keep the industry in business. | |
| How rare is an audiophile I remember 'way back when when the Jaguar XKE sports car was introduced. "A man's mink coat" an auto magazine proclaimed. In other words, we all have things that capture our emotions and that make us want to open our wallets. Name your poison. | |
| How rare is an audiophile There's got to be a certain number of audiophiles still around. High End audio is still being manufactured and sold. Music streaming has come into being, and it often delivers one heck of a high quality feed. Finally, what do you call all us squ... | |
| I am just very happy with my system. I'm not here because I'm in a shopping frame of mind, either. I'm just obsessed with recorded music and how it might be best delivered into my home. In any case, I have a heck of a lot of fun here. I actually get a kick out of the occasional sharp... |