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I would never use an equalizer, or any speaker that required one. Strictly "pure direct" mode for me. Klipschorns were not anywhere near as bright as today's Klipsch speakers.

Klipsch speakers are not accurate. They severely over-emphasize the highs, resulting in painful brightness and fatigue.

Anything other than "very analytical, very correct, and very precise" is modifying the signal, this is what I mean by creativity. "Euphonic" distortion (preferred by some audiophiles) and the equalization/compression required by the vinyl format are examples. All such decisions belong to the...

As I have mentioned previously, the solution to this issue is to put pressure on the recording industry to end the fricken "loudness wars", not to switch to an inferior, outdated format. Accuracy (reproducing exactly what is on the recording) is precisely what I want from a stereo, and is what...

Since I am a single male living alone in a large city, and none of my friends have kids, I don't open the door for trick-or-treaters. This is for their sake, not mine. I am a nice guy, but the kids (and their parents) have no way of knowing that. Here is my true "ghost" story: Two college...

Good list, Frog. I especially agree with Big Generator. How did Yes:eek: go from classics like Starship Trooper and Heart of the Sunrise to a POS like Owner of a Lonely Heart?

For example: "Go-Kart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside while little Early Burly came by in his curly wurly to ask me if I needed a ride.":p

I believe it was Mark Twain who said "The more I know about people, the better I like dogs." I tend to agree with that sentiment.:)

I have to agree. How is an oppurtunity to get it on with a good-looking teacher a bad thing?:)

This is a long thread. Has Boston been mentioned? They are a great bang/buck brand that outperform not only many similar-priced speakers, but many substantially more expensive ones as well. Def Tech is also in this category.

By not choosing a "winner" from the outset, the industry has made both formats into losers. I am far from alone in being too fed-up with the whole thing to ever care about (much less buy) either format.

Going back to vinyl after getting used to the dramatically superior sound of CD would be like going back to an outhouse after getting used to indoor plumbing.:D

I don't have to "tell myself" that, it simply does sound great regardless of what I compare it to (including the B&W/Classe "Abbey Road" reference system.) This is how I know that the $800/pr I paid for my speakers is the point at which the curve of diminishing returns becomes virtually flat.

Seems likely that it will.

Very nice analysis of audiophilia.:)

Those are not effective arguments for not punishing the guy. They are, instead, examples of failures by our justice system. The people you mentioned should spend much longer than 3 years in prison. (Oh, and it wouldn't cost 15K per year to house each prisoner if we were not trying so hard to...

Hearing the travesty that is Love Beach by ELP got me to wondering what other examples of really bad albums by otherwise good bands are out there. Two others that I could think of offhand were Hot Space by Queen and Kilroy was Here by Styx. (Her Majesties Satanic Request is often cited as a bad...

Conservatives feel free to criticize everyone else, but get all defensive when anyone tries to criticize them. Also, when the truth told by the media contradicts the lies routinely told by right-wingers, they interpret it as an attack. (My favorite idiotic quote along these lines was "Global...

When somebody buys existing drivers and builds a cabinet for them, that is DIY. Real speaker companies design their own drivers.

I find that no matter how expensive of a system I listen to, or how good it sounds, my own system still sounds great to me when I get home. To me, that is "audio nirvana".