russ69 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Let your ears be your guide. Thanx, Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Gee, where to start... The midrange is where we live-PWK You can't make what you can't measure, because you don't when you've got it made-another gem from PWK, but he was quoting someone else. The goodness of an audio system (to its owner) is always porportional to the cost and work put into it, and disputing that axiom causes anything from mild controversy to loss of friendship The very best loudspeakers (and associated signal chain) will give you the occassional impression that the music is indeed right in the room with you. In the realm of the very best, the frequency of this impression sorts the pretty good from the truly impressive. If you think you get this all the time, with all types of music, you are either delusional, your hearing is shot, or you've discovered something the rest of us would really like to know. Recalibrate your hearing by listening to live, unamplified music as often as possible. All other factors being equal (which they seldom are), a speaker system with the largest possible midrange radiating area (horn mouth or diaphram size) will generally sound better than a system with a smaller mid area. This relates to the first quote above. If a manufacturer avers that subjective results are more important by far than instrumented testing, run, don't walk, away from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesV Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Let your ears be your guide. Good one, people can give you an opinion on how they like a speaker but in the end YOU have to be happy with it. And I am happy to find Klipsch. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago_Pete Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 I honestly cannot tell the difference between my $200 speaker cables and lamp cord. When used with speakers or lamps? That is hilarious, "Things I have learned on my lamp journey." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I honestly cannot tell the difference between my $200 speaker cables and lamp cord. When used with speakers or lamps? That is hilarious, "Things I have learned on my lamp journey." One of the bright spots, no doubt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago_Pete Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 I have leaned that when replacing those small bulbs on vintage Marantz receivers, keep the soldering pencil far away from the dial indicator string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hifi jim Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I've learned to keep an open mind and ear. Just because I hate the way something looks doesn't mean I'll hate the way it sounds. After tremendous resistance, my dealer convinced me to audition Magnepan speakers. I always hated the look and thought there was no way they'd ever sound the way they do... boy was I surprised. Bought and loved them, had to sell them but someday I will own another. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago_Pete Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 I've learned to keep an open mind and ear. Just because I hate the way something looks doesn't mean I'll hate the way it sounds. After tremendous resistance, my dealer convinced me to audition Magnepan speakers. I always hated the look and thought there was no way they'd ever sound the way they do... boy was I surprised. Bought and loved them, had to sell them but someday I will own another. I agree, had a pair of Maggies years ago.They do a lot of things right and someday I will have another pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean5340 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Some CDs sound excellent on my stereo, some don't. Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 EVERY component or part in the audio path has a signature. Whether it is an amp/other component, tranny, cap, tube, wire (and not to mention the implementation of these) it has a SOUND. Some minute and negligible, some more important and revealing......but they all have an effect if they are in the audio path, especially with horn speaker systems. Horns really DO love tubes. Those early tubes are really incredible. If the government knew just how pleasurable tubes and horns are, they would be illegal.....or taxed[]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_L Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 The more things have changed, the more they've stayed the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTLongo Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 TRUST YOUR EARS! Plus bear in mind that program quality can vary markedly be it CD's, FM radio, MP3 or whatever. Establish your own stable of a half-dozen or so recordings that YOU like and let them be your listening tests for new gear. I've been all over this hobby from student-poor to Klipschorns+ Belle rich. A good ca. $1,000- $2,000 subwoofer + satellite system can be eminently satisfying, trust me. But you gotta listen to and wring it out first with your own ears and with your own stable of reference recordings before you buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipbarrett Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 There are only 3 things that can affect the transmission of audio through a system. Resistance, Capacitance and Inductance. If the Item In Question does not infuence any of the 3 then it can have no impact on the sound. Thank you Mr. Rozenblit for saving many a wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Never thought I could pump an extra 16 db of bass (30 to 100hz) into the K-horn at 98dbm output without any apparent distortion. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT FAN Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Buy what sounds good to you. People with the most money don't always buy the best equipment. Chorus and Cornwalls are heavier than you think. Lousy recordings still sound lousy, even on good speakers. McIntosh and Klipsch make beautiful music together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I prefer a room with no acousitcal treatments to a room with too many acoustical treatments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I honestly cannot tell the difference between my $200 speaker cables and lamp cord. Perhaps because there isn't any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I have leaned that when replacing those small bulbs on vintage Marantz receivers, keep the soldering pencil far away from the dial indicator string. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hifi jim Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 EVERY component or part in the audio path has a signature. Whether it is an amp/other component, tranny, cap, tube, wire (and not to mention the implementation of these) it has a SOUND. [Y] [Y] Cables do sound different from one another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago_Pete Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 An up to spec Scott 299 sounds pretty darn good with Cornwalls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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