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| Audiophile frame of mind @cfa88 I'm sorry, but I reserve the right to make any judgment I want, including labeling an ostentatious and unneeded $41K grill as such. Any world in which dropping $41K on a grill is seen as inexpensive is so far out of touch with the majority ... | |
| It's the Cicadas! I've been screaming for sex for years now, but my wife always says it's the cicadas. | |
| Audiophile frame of mind @grislybutter Oooooh. A mere $41K for the Kalamazoo? That's like half price of a Constellation Audio Centaur 2 500 amp! Way too cheap for my taste. @cfa88 No - $41K for a grill is not subjective. It's expensive. Once you start using oligarch-aud... | |
| Can you tell the difference between a $200 and a $200,000 guitar? @soix @garebear As a fellow drummer, I found that the type of wood really makes a difference only in the studio setting. I find that the hoops and the heads make the most difference and when you're playing live and Amplified setting the type of wo... | |
| Sam Ash closing @soix interesting. I had thought it was the other way around. | |
| Streamers under $1500 I've been streaming Tidal through my Oppo 105 using mConnect for a few years now. Fantastic sound and presence. | |
| Sam Ash closing Just the very name - "Guitar Center" - is old school. I mean, I've given them thousands of dollars over the years, but I feel the age of guitar-oriented music is and has been on the wane for a while. Coupled with the large-volume low pricing of Sw... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio or Revel F208? I don't know if I would characterize either those models as particularly small. I mean, compared to some of the high-end behemoths they are but if you're looking for a small floor stander, you might consider something from totem or silver line or ... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio or Revel F208? I have owned both. However, I'm thinking that both are too large for a bedroom system, especially with the high quality monitors both manufacturers make. The Adagio juniors are fantastic and offer the same sound as the adagio's. The m126bes paired... | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) I love my system. Schiit Raggie2; Reference 3A de Capos; NAD C558 tt with Clearaudio Maestro V2 and a Schiit Mani phono; Oppo 105 and Schiit Gumby DAC; various Acoustic Zen or homemade cables. All bought used except for the Ragnarok. This was... | |
| Lawrence Audio? Cool. I'm always dubious when after a big ad blitz the company goes silent. | |
| Are You a Swifty? @botrytis Inasmuch as the COA's (Crusty Old Audiophiles) making calls to "cue up Joni" seem out of touch with the present. But then again, Joni never really resonated with me, either (though "Help Me" has some of the prettiest chord progressions I... | |
| Are You a Swifty? @roxy54 so true. Her voice, like Beth ortons, is powerful yet divisive. @immatthewj I guess because his Melodies and his lyrics are so engaging. They're good enough I can Overlook his voice. @botrytis idk, there are plenty of artists in my... | |
| Are You a Swifty? Here's a reason article that puts it into a, for me at least, more understandable perspective. Like the writer says, I don't necessarily dislike Swift I'm just not affected by her at all. Her Artistry simply doesn't speak to me, no matter how much... | |
| Are You a Swifty? @immatthewj I've been listening to Dylan for decades and decades and I've seen him in concert a few times and I still stand by the fact that he really does not know how to sing. However like all the people decrying Swift as being talentless, that... |