hilde45
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| How you know your system is improving? I’m trying to follow, so is this what you said, basically? (I tried to rephrase it.) "While personal preference plays a role, it’s ultimately secondary in optimizing an audio system. Developing a discerning ear takes practice – just ask any musi... | |
| Anyone listen to entire albums? This is only an issue if one listens to "popular"stuff only. Most orchestral music, concertos, symphonies and chamber music will take up one or two sides of an LP. You’ve never just listened to one movement? | |
| How you know your system is improving? You have to know where the target is in order to hit it. Also the target must be real not just a pipe dream that can never be realistically achieved. The problem of knowing what the target is goes back at least as far as Hume's argument that "tas... | |
| Anyone listen to entire albums? Not as much as I'd like. But free associating is fun, too. Remember mix tapes? | |
| Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System? IF one listens to a variety of music, from different types of producers and companies: Recording quality varies. Mastering quality varies. There are different purposes for different mixes. There are so many variables. How *could* they all sou... | |
| How you know your system is improving? @grislybutter That's kind. Thank you. When I got permission to do my system during covid, I had a basement with 6' 5" ceilings to work with. That meant that I had to figure out first and distal reflections and bass modes. That lead to a lot of res... | |
| Tube vs Solid state for Preamp Your question is very specific -- it’s about low end control. I’m assuming you’re not interested in general opinions about SS vs. Tube preamps. So, the question is quite technical: What is the impact of tube vs. SS technology for controlling th... | |
| How you know your system is improving? @grislybutter " One needs the skills, the funds and the time to make meaningful improvements." Totally agree. As kids are going to college, I’m finding myself more challenged regarding the funding part. I’ve done a ton with room acoustics, meas... | |
| How you know your system is improving? @barts Oh, I'm with you. But that word bugs me because it's so frequently a cover-up word. And I've heard the word used so often in the financial way that I thought it's better to not have illusions. That said, I bought my XA25 used for $3700 and ... | |
| How you know your system is improving? Good advice here. One thing I’ve stopped doing is calling anything in this hobby an "investment." Investments grow, they don’t depreciate. ;-) "Investment" is a word I've used to tacitly apologize to myself (or my wife) for an expenditure which ... | |
| Audiophilism is a hobby If I wasn't fascinated by sound, I would not be on Audiogon. People fascinated by food can still enjoy textures, combinations, platings, wine pairings, etc. No one ever says, "It's just about nutrition." Why is this an issue at all? Honestly cur... | |
| Looking for the next level in imaging... Does "imaging" refer to precise, pinpoint location of instruments? The term seems general enough to also include, "include a wide or immersive soundstage" -- which might not mean the kind of precise, localized, and discrete images which people a... | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? @thecarpathian @larsman Here's a song for all those with a clue. | |
| Listening position/speaker position Well, It's your room and it's your audio system. You set-up your system to please you and not your friend Yes, and don't forget to face the speaker drivers directly into the floor. After all, "it's your room." | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? I like my audio to come from fascist free homes. |