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Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

blsamuel — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:37:08 GMT

I should have listened to my high school art teacher and gotten a good stereo before I got married, or before graduating college
Awesome sound is not as expensive as one might think
Speakers don't work too well without speaker wire
The voices don't go away no matter how much or how deeply you suppress them
Get your first pair of Klipsch while you're still young
Tube equipment looks cool
Little cubes make nice paperweights but not great speakers
Size does matter when it comes to speakers
Those who say horn speakers can't produce a good image are full of
Audio is not a spectator sport (with apologies to Dr Ramon Avila professor of mathematics at Ball State University who always told us that mathematics is not a spectator sport)
Great engineering always sounds better than great marketing
Klipschorns can sound wonderful in a small room
Klipschorns are still my dream speakers after 30 years or so - well sensible dream as Jubilee and MCM pops into mind - though I still think Belles or La Scalas would be a good compromise
Heresies are a good compromise
I can enjoy good music on decent to really crappy speakers, but it is so much more enjoyable on GOOD speakers
The music is what matters
We here are not nearly as insane as those who think little cube speakers are as good as it gets

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

dtel — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:19:44 GMT

J.4knee:
Speaker cables only matter most when they are connected right

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

J.4knee — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:33:28 GMT

1. Timbre matters in an HT 2. I still love my La Scala's today as much as when I bought them about 24 years ago. 3. After 30+ years in this hobby I still get giddy when I hear a good sound. 4. Her opinion does matter but if you do things right it can be changed. 5. Simple is good but bigger is betterer 6. Speaker cables only matter most when they are connected right. 7. When I first got my La Scala's and I said I'd back them up with a pair of Heresy's I was wrong, I back them up with 2 pair!

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

dtel — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:56:08 GMT

That's a very good idea, normally pic's always help around here but I don't think that will fly here, so just the details will have to do ! The pic's could always be sent to Oldtimer just for verification purposes only.

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

oldtimer — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:49:45 GMT

It's funny dtel but it's also hard to quantify the pleasure she received vs the pleasure he received. Obviously for him the cf's were a better buy, but let's hear her side of the story. Please, please lets...

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

dtel — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:13:22 GMT

oldmako:
I have also learned that the $240 I just spent on a mint pair of CF-3s was the best money I have ever spent on anything....well short of that 50 bucks I dropped at the adult toy store for that battery operated gizmo for my GF!

Thats funny !

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

twistedcrankcammer — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:09:03 GMT

philipbarrett:

psg:
18 to 20 feet apart. Toe-in La Scalas at 45 degrees, as you would Klipschorns. That make the sweet spot half that from the front wall (9 to 10 feet).

I'd need a sawzall for 20' & I don't think the missus would be very pleased with the missing home parts!

PSG knows what he is talking about. My brother in laws listening room is 24' by 32', and his Klipschorns are in the corners on the short wall. It takes the

experience to a complete whole nother level you never knew existed.

Roger

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

philipbarrett — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:49:31 GMT

psg:
18 to 20 feet apart. Toe-in La Scalas at 45 degrees, as you would Klipschorns. That make the sweet spot half that from the front wall (9 to 10 feet).

I'd need a sawzall for 20' & I don't think the missus would be very pleased with the missing home parts!

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

psg — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:27:45 GMT

philipbarrett:
How far apart? Mine are 118" apart C-C which makes for a 118" x 140" x 140" triangle to my head at my "preferred" listening position. I can move to get the 60 degree triangle, in that postion the center image is slightly crisper but the width is less impressive.
Then I can always turn on the Holography on the Carver which makes for some real spacey listening!

18 to 20 feet apart. Toe-in La Scalas at 45 degrees, as you would Klipschorns. That make the sweet spot half that from the front wall (9 to 10 feet).

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

DU73 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:10:05 GMT

I have learned that this is one great website. lots of knowledge and lots of laughs and very supportive.

I wish I found it sooner..

Happy new year everyone!!!!

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

oldmako — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:25:47 GMT

I have learned that I was a fool to have not bought those Heresy's back in 1984. I lost 25 years of great listening. If amortized the speakers were worth every freakin penny and then some. Who would have imagined that they'd still sound GREAT 25 years later? What an investment.

I have also learned that the $240 I just spent on a mint pair of CF-3s was the best money I have ever spent on anything....well short of that 50 bucks I dropped at the adult toy store for that battery operated gizmo for my GF!

And I learned that I am an idiot for selling my dads 25 year old Sansui DB9000 (or something like that) for 75 bucks! I see them on ebay now for over 400 bucks!!!!!!

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

philipbarrett — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:21:18 GMT

How far apart? Mine are 118" apart C-C which makes for a 118" x 140" x 140" triangle to my head at my "preferred" listening position. I can move to get the 60 degree triangle, in that postion the center image is slightly crisper but the width is less impressive.

Then I can always turn on the Holography on the Carver which makes for some real spacey listening!

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

psg — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:04:33 GMT

Took me 25 years of La Scala ownership before I spread them out and experienced true imaging for the first time in my life.

That also means that I had never heard true imaging at friend's and family's places or even at audio stores. Scary.

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

tommyboy — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:29:45 GMT

I've learned to not listen to your wife when you're getting divorced. "No Tommy, I know you love you Klipsch speakers, and your stereo. I would NEVER try to take that from you." Ya, ok, complete ! But I've "aquired" another setup, so I'm good to go now!!!

Re: Things I have learned on my hi-fi journey

seti — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:06:32 GMT

colterphoto1:
Do you have my panties on babe? Cause I got yours and they ain't doing the trick.

[apologies to Hitchiker's Guide...]

Your Zarkin Frood.

I have learned it is better to listen to your ears before public opinion. Sometimes they are right but sometimes they are just biasedand you miss a great audio opportunity. Trust your ears and a good system will follow.