larsman
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| Dealer affiliations and attitudes, assumptions and lack of respectful engagement in audio. About 25 years ago I belonged to an email community of Jefferson Airplane fans; we all loved the same band and were mostly similar in politics and culture, but my goodness the personal savagery that would sometimes go on on there! It's an interne... | |
| Concentration When I have a listening session, I catch a buzz, sit in my listening chair, and just get into the music I put on... I don't read, do chores, or anything else while doing that, except the occasional fridge raid as required. | |
| What's ideal size for a listening room? Would either of the rooms have any kind of sound treatments? | |
| Suggestions for cartridges for Rega P8 I recently acquired a Hana Umami Red cartridge, and right out of the box it improved my system by about 25%, and it needs over 100 hours of breaking in; it replaced Clearaudio's top-of-the-line MM cartridge, the $2K Charisma II. The Hana is twice ... | |
| Leave it on? @spenav + 1 | |
| Audio influencers on YouTube hiding comments from public view @tomic601 - totally agree about Keith Herron. I've got his line stage preamp and his phono preamp and they are both wonderful. | |
| Audio influencers on YouTube hiding comments from public view @hilde45 + 1 | |
| Dealer affiliations and attitudes, assumptions and lack of respectful engagement in audio. @devinplombier - I thought it was Rupert Murdoch and his son who enable FN to be what it is? While it might not be THE source of the problem, I believe that it is a large contributing factor, as it is where a large number of people get most, if no... | |
| Audio influencers on YouTube hiding comments from public view Business are not countries; they are not prevented from blocking anybody they want to, nor should they be. You may have 'free speech' from the government, but businesses are certainly not required to allow it. | |
| How Much to Spend on Turntable, Cart., Phono Pre AI can be such a wonderful tool to be applied in so many ways.... | |
| Chair @skywachr - I've had a real Herman Miller Eames chair and ottoman for 3 years, and my opinion is that it is extremely comfortable and a purchase I'm very glad I made. | |
| Chair Another intriguing swivel chair I've seen at high-end furniture stores and high-end hi-fi shops is called the Lobster chair; very comfortable and seat and back just the right height. Pretty pricey, though. | |
| Chair @rick_n - having your head above the back of the headrest makes a big difference. While listening to something with nothing behind your head, cup your hands behind your ears and hear the difference. That's essentially what's happening when the bac... | |
| What is your audio axiom? @mylogic + 1 - Indeed, I enjoyed music no less when I was a teenager listening to it on a transistor radio. A new Beatles song was every bit as thrilling on that. It's a different experience today, but enjoyment of songs is the same. | |
| Best way to spend my money I recently upgraded to a high output Hana MC cart, and that made the biggest difference in my sound next to the speakers themselves - everything improved and the change was not subtle. The one I got was a lot more than a grand, though... |