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| Is louder better? jdane, I am a professional orchestral player, and I don’t wear ear plugs anymore.A good attitude apparently helps, when it comes to hearing loss.A German study of hearing loss in orchestra musicians found that if the musician had a negative feelin... | |
| What do I need to spend coming from an all-vinyl setup? Find a free CD player and you're all set. Digital! | |
| Is louder better? I still forget with my planar/ribbons, that they ARE in fact playing loudly, they just sound not as thinkly loud as the driver-based speakers I have owned. Took me a while, but now I recognize that tradional cone driver "thickness", as distortion.... | |
| Raise your acoustic panels or die "Cry bullies". LOL! I am stealing that one, uncledemp!My panels have been sitting on the floor for a while now, raising them being one of the dozens of "important" things to do around the house. Thanks for the reminder, will raise them soon (I ho... | |
| Schumann Resonator I've just received a second SG in the mail, a third on the way. Just listened in my bedroom system, one SG near the NAD amp, closer to the left speaker than the right, the other SG near me. It sounded very good, seemed more natural and lifelik... | |
| Why Do Schumann Resonators Work? I've just received a second SG in the mail, a third on the way. Right now listening to a second system, one SG near the NAD amp, closer to the left speaker than the right, the other SG near me.Will try them next in the main system, one between and... | |
| Schumann Resonator A note: i never spoke english save few minutes each months for all my life...I read many science and philosophy books in English, not the best books to explore syntax and rhetorical subtleties... And it is very impressive that you are engaging in... | |
| Schumann Resonator arcam88 - I have mine placed just above and behind and in between my speakers. About 7’ tall, a few inches behind, and several feet from each tall planar speaker.I have also tried placing it above my electronic components, and behind and above my ... | |
| Schumann Resonator mahgister - it seems like English is a second language for you, so kudos.But could you try writing more clearly? I am not talking spelling or conjunctions, just "universal grammar" and consistency and less ambiguity - stuff that is not culture and... | |
| Schumann Resonator I am having the same positive experiences. Best $9.99 I have ever spent, perhaps.I’ve started mounting them on Pacific Ocean driftwood, and giving them to audiophile friends. | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Classical - Shostakovich Symphony No. 8, 1973 recording by Andre Previn and the London Symphony, AngelRock - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (maybe not so obscure anymore?) | |
| Jazz for aficionados I mostly listen to jazz recorded by my friends, cellist Peggy Lee, Dylan van der Schyff, Mike Herriot, Hugh Fraser (RIP), Ian McDougall, Dan Lapp...Anything by Ethan Iverson (saw Billy Hart at the Blue Note, backed up by the spectacular Bad Plus,... | |
| I admire Miles Davis, i admire Stravinsky; but i loved Chet Baker and Scriabin...You? Funny, I love Stravinsky and Miles Davis, but only admire Chet Atkins and Scriabin (sound/colour spectrum be damned!). | |
| Stereo systems are like Harleys I thought you were gonna say "because the low frequencies of both hit you in the groin"!You have to give a nod to the pirate spirit of bikers...until it crosses the line.I remember, decades ago, hitchhiking across Canada, after the band vehicle br... | |
| FUSES, Finally!? This thread could put just enough doubt in a sucker with deep pockets, to spend $200 on a fuse, just to check if there is a difference.Do audiophile fuse companies let us try them at home before we buy? Any fuse shills here, who will send me a cou... |