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I would say that neither one has much impact.

That explains a lot. As someone who never fell into the trap in the first place (except, embarassingly, one incident involving about $100 worth of cables/interconnects), I can sympathize. Here are the things I have learned: Cables make zero difference except for gauge (which only matters if the...

I paint in acrylic on canvas. The canvas I buy has thick stretchers, so I continue the painting onto the edges. This makes the pieces fully finished and ready to hang without frames.:)

I find taxonomic excercises like inventing labels for every sugenre and sub-subgenre to be boring and pointless. It is usually incorrect as well, because no sooner do you put a band in one of those tiny pigeonholes than they do something different. I outgrew metal years ago, though I...

Good point. Components from all-in-one systems are often incompatable with other equipment.

I agree 100%. I know what I hear or don't hear without requiring such formalities, and its a good bet that most other people do too.

True. DACs are a fully mature technology. What you hear when listening to a CD is determined entirely by the encoded signal, today's players are "transparent".

I have tried a lot of different surrounds, including monopoles and bipoles, and ranging from really cheap to equalling my mains. My conclusion is that it makes very little difference. As long as I am getting the directional cues, the system sounds good (after all, the mains produce most of the...

Wide/deep soundstage is certainly part of it (and one of the things the KRKs do well) Subjectively powerful bass is another (not the same as rated frequency response), and is the area that becomes more impressive the smaller the cabinet is. Neither the ability to crank nor lack of compression at...

While Def Tech BP8s remain my primary speakers, I still really enjoy listening to my KRK monitors now and then. After giving it some thought, I realize that this is because of their small size combined with the unexpectedly big sound that they produce. I might try something new if I can maximize...

I wifully disobeyed the instructions by reading the post. Is something bad going to happen to me now?:eek:

I would be happy to get laid off from my current job. I am really bored with it, but if I quit, I won't be able to draw unemployment while looking for something better.

HD and/or Blu Ray might catch on with the general public eventually. I would not be surprised, however, to see them remain a niche market only (or even to disappear like SACD.)

You may just get over it one day, I did. I was just sitting there listening to music and the thought hit me: "Wow! This sounds awesome!" No more upgradeitis since then.:) (This applies to sound. I still want to get a 42" TV if they ever make one with a picture as good as my tube.)

No speaker is worth that much.:eek:

Thanks for thinking of me.:) What would really make me feel better, however, is seeing the idiot impeached. Oh, and I don't care about Clinton's sexual escapades, because they had nothing to do with his political actions. He was a great president (not least because the economy improved while he...

Those types of noise and distortion are present with all analog sources. Spend more time listening to the absolutely flawless sound of digitally recorded CDs, and you will be able to hear them (lack of comparison being the only possible reason you can't hear them now.)

Right. Huge amounts of glaringly obvious noise and distortion are "enjoyable". I had completely forgotton how great wow, flutter, static hiss, and pops were.:rolleyes:

Bush's war and general mishandling of the economy has resulted in the dollar being at an all-time low compared to world currency. At least 25% of the price you pay is due to that, rather than oil prices.

Good point. Vinyl is far from accurate, and yet it is incomprehensibly popular.