Making a difference you have agreement  Sounding better cries out for some sort of standard.  If I am listening to an exact replica of an input signal and...
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B K
bk183654
Jun 27, 2012 9:19 pm
Of course, it's all subjective, Bruce. Here's the point...You're NEVER listening to an exact replica of an input signal. No one ever has. In my view, the...
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B K
bk183654
Jun 27, 2012 9:22 pm
Fascinating....yet somehow I've heard obvious differences in tweeters being moved 1/8" with basic white noise being sent through a system. Don't you just LOVE...
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Michael Bludworth
ssinc77098
Jun 27, 2012 9:47 pm
A 10khz wavelength is 1.35 inches long. A 1/8th inch difference (.125 of an inch) is significant, given that the tweeters are identical in all ways and that...
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Michael Bludworth
ssinc77098
Jun 28, 2012 12:45 am
Yes, but....you cannot "...listen(ing) to an exact replica of an input signal...". Can't be done. Even the best microphone doesn't hear sound the way our ears...
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Peter Cousins
Hearnow1
Jun 28, 2012 1:17 pm
I disagree with this statement. In almost all cases when I have spent more money on my gear, it sounds better. This is when I have settled in and listened...
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Bruce Stram
brucest1
Jun 28, 2012 4:45 pm
Sorry, I don't see how adding anything (as opposed to substituting for something) can improve the sound. Â If everything matters, it can't. But more...
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Travis Franklin
hitsbbop
Jun 28, 2012 5:15 pm
Think I'll just go in circles while I listen to some really good music. I'm feelin' RISKY!...
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ben
barstool_ben
Jun 29, 2012 2:18 am
I have listed the following items on A'gon. I always list on A'gon with "wiggle" room and then there are fees related to the sale. If I can sell locally I...
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Bruce Stram
brucest1
Jun 29, 2012 3:48 pm
If you're listening to really good music and enjoying it, you're not spending lots of time switching out capacitors or interconnects or whatever, which is...
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Travis Franklin
hitsbbop
Jun 29, 2012 4:41 pm
Thanks. As I grow older (aren't we all?), I find myself obsessing about music more and equipment less....
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Michael Bludworth
ssinc77098
Jun 29, 2012 4:43 pm
It was always about the music...the rest of this stuff is a hobby... ________________________________ From: Travis Franklin <travis@...> To:...
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Travis Franklin
hitsbbop
Jun 29, 2012 4:49 pm
Hope so....
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Paul Jackson
thecoffeecupman
Jun 29, 2012 4:50 pm
Unless: -You're listening to (and enjoying the) music while you're switching out said capacitors, etc. -You're enjoying the learning process and feeling good...
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Travis Franklin
hitsbbop
Jun 29, 2012 5:06 pm
I can't fully engage with music while fiddling with hi-fi. It becomes music to fiddle by. Hats off to those who think they can. Not to say I don't have...
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Bruce Stram
brucest1
Jun 29, 2012 5:54 pm
No kidding. I have a friend, who after a long time with IPOD music, broke out his old KEF's and hi fi system. Â He was blown away by how good it sounded. Â ...
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Paul Jackson
thecoffeecupman
Jun 29, 2012 5:59 pm
If you don't find the work fun, dudes, then definitely it won't be. I am not critically listening when I work on gear, certainly. Â But I'm definitely having...
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Hearnow1
Jun 29, 2012 6:40 pm
Brian, When you said price has very little to do with quality, I am going to have to take exception with this. I feel that it is absurd. Starting with amps,...
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Chet Farmer
chetfarmer
Jun 29, 2012 6:46 pm
There are vanishingly few markets where price and quality are in lock step, Peter. Most people who insist otherwise are selling something. ... Chet ... "If I...
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Paul Jackson
thecoffeecupman
Jun 29, 2012 6:51 pm
Hi guys, I think we can agree to say that some components punch above their price class, and others below it. Â But that does not mean that there is no such...
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Chet Farmer
chetfarmer
Jun 29, 2012 7:09 pm
The point I neglected to mention is the issue of diminishing returns. In wine, which we mentioned before, we are not surprised to see a $10 bottle be many...
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Paul Jackson
thecoffeecupman
Jun 29, 2012 7:36 pm
... I don't think we were unaware of your position on this subject, Chet ;) Â But yes, I think everyone also agrees that the law of diminishing returns...
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ben
barstool_ben
Jun 29, 2012 7:38 pm
I have always been a believer in, "you get what you pay for," and that SHOULD be the rule, not the exception, but all too often it is simply not the case. I...
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Paul Jackson
thecoffeecupman
Jun 29, 2012 7:43 pm
You've convinced me. Â I'm going to Radio Shack :) p ________________________________ From: ben <barstool@...> To: houstonaudio@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Hearnow1
Jun 29, 2012 11:25 pm
I have not heard Emotiva, however I dont have any doubt that their amps can be better than some amps that cost more. My point is that with the help of reviews...
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Ron May
rmay@...
Jun 30, 2012 12:28 am
Stop the insanity!!! Look at Electra Cables. They are better than most and less expensive than most. They are a good value. I agree though, you do get what you...
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Paul Jackson
thecoffeecupman
Jun 30, 2012 12:39 am
We'd listen to you about Electra cables... ...but you just told us not to worry about what others say and to focus on the performance we've heard personally. ...
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Travis Franklin
hitsbbop
Jun 30, 2012 12:56 am
You can kid about cables?...
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Paul Jackson
thecoffeecupman
Jun 30, 2012 1:04 am
The therapy has not been cheap, Travis. p ________________________________ From: Travis Franklin <travis@...> To: houstonaudio@yahoogroups.com ...
