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  1. Old Listener

    What's the best sports convertible for $60K in cash, new or used?

    Good looking car, twitch.
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    Jbl 4367

    Max432, Good post. Some personal context and a reminder of the purpose of audiophilia.
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    Jbl 4367

    I appreciated your posts on your expeirience with the JBL speakers. I'll be happy to read more as you have more experience with them.
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    How fast should my computer be?

    Always good to define your requirements in detail. What are you going to do with the new computer? Heavy photo editing in Photoshop is more demanding than web surfing or playing music (unless you upsample with a demanding algorithm.) Editing videos can be very demanding of CPU resources...
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    New forum created for subjectivist members

    You get better with practice.
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    CES 2016: Audio Engine

    Did either of you listen in that room or did you have the sneer in place when you walked in? Amir, do you post to inform others or to do put-downs? You certainly didn't inform anyone.
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    What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

    Brahms 10s. Hungarian Dance No. 10 (Tal & Groethysen). Waltz Op. 30 No. 10 (Fleisher) and Handel Variations (Fleisher).
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    Organizing your music collection

    You are free to use whatever methods you want. However, I do wonder about the statement "I listen to albums only". It is quite common to have more than one work on a CD. They may be performed by the same artists or not, they may be similar forms or not (concerto and sonata for example), they...
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    JBL's strange upgrade path...

    I think that the specs that are different are things like how loud the monitors can play, distortion levels at dBl levels and presence of resonances. I've been curious about JBL's pro audio monitor strategy for some time. I think that they have rather long product cycles for their...
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    JBL's strange upgrade path...

    I'm surprised by your reply. You seem to be spreaking of your own situation as though it applies to everyone. Further, you seem completely uninterested in why JBL has gone in their current direction.
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    JBL's strange upgrade path...

    They introduced the unpowered 7 series last year. http://www.jblpro.com/www/products/recording-broadcast/7-series#.VpfT8fkrKAk They tout the virtue of not needing electrical power at every speaker. There is probably an interesting story there about their market and customer feedback from...
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    The State of High End Audio

    A worthwhile, thoughtful post. My interest in music and audio developed in the mid-late 60s with AR, KLH and Dynaco components being my idea of appropriate purchases. I did move up market slowly but the steep rise of gear prices left me behind. Sports cars, music and audio and nature...
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    Digital Upgrade: Is Full Frame Worth it for Our Use?

    All well done, pleasing picture. I especially like that moth picture. Tell your daughter that men like a girl in a uniform.
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    Digital Upgrade: Is Full Frame Worth it for Our Use?

    Time to get out to the wildlife refuges and get more bird pictures. I liked the shots you posted. The barn picture has color and interesting detail. The butterfly is my kind of content. My favorite was the picture of the girl. You captured a great smile! How about a link to more of your...
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    Digital Upgrade: Is Full Frame Worth it for Our Use?

    Thanks for the link. I tried a few of our wildflower and wildlife pictures. Quite addictive. This pintail got the highestscore
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    Great article on "Analogue Warmth"

    I have those performances on CD. It didn't make me appreciate those works. The Wang/Masur grabbed me from the start. Sometimes the right performance can sell a work you aren't that keen on.
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    Great article on "Analogue Warmth"

    It's cold outside. Throw another analogue on the fire! I bought a used CD on Amazon a few minutes ago. I could have bought a download from Presto for $ 0.60 more but I needed to use Amazon points. A couple of days ago, I discovered a knockout performance of the Mendelssohn PC No. 1 with...
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    Jaguar Videos - Assembling a Complete Video Production Kit.

    Thanks for the detailed description of things to think about and your choices. I've been working up a video interview project for some time. I may decide to do the recording myself rather than hiring a videographer and if so, I'll need some gear. Your post will be of real value to me.
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    Digital Upgrade: Is Full Frame Worth it for Our Use?

    LL21 mentioned a Nikon D750 in his OP. Only 25 MPixels there. It's more than his current D5100's 16 Mpixels but still thoroughly inadequate by your criteria. I don't think that "magazine print quality" applies to LL21's application. Much of his discussion has been about increased reach.
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    Digital Upgrade: Is Full Frame Worth it for Our Use?

    I understood your decision and am not suggesting that you reconsider it. I was writing to respond to Ron's blanket statement that there is no downside to a full frame sensor. In your case, there is a downside. The Nikon 18-300mm lens you are considering is designed for a DX sized sensor...
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    Digital Upgrade: Is Full Frame Worth it for Our Use?

    Sweeping generalizations aside, Nikon doesn't sell a 27-450 equiv. lens for the Nikon mount that covers a FF sensor. Nor do Tamron or Sigma. With a FF Nikon body, you would have to carry two lenses to cover a 27-450 equiv. range. Plenty of photographers think carefully about their specific...
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    What are the 10 must-have classical recordings?

    I strongly agree with edorr's advice. I'd add that concentrating on audiophile recordings at this stage is a mistake. I'd suggest that the things that matter are the composer and work first, then the performance and sound quality as the least important. There is universal agreement on few...
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    Digital Upgrade: Is Full Frame Worth it for Our Use?

    In your OP, you described your current lens as 28-200. In this post, you refer to it as 18-200mm. Which is it? You would probably see little different in image quality in moving to a Nikon 18-300 lens. Be aware that Nikon offers 2 18-300 zooms with considerable difference in cost and...
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    Digital Upgrade: Is Full Frame Worth it for Our Use?

    To get back to your question about upgrading from DX to FF. Suppose that you are looking through 12X binoculars at a bobcat. The bobcat is large enough to be seen clearly and properly admired. Now suppose that the same binoculars are only 8X. The bobcat is much smaller and you can't see it...
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    Digital Upgrade: Is Full Frame Worth it for Our Use?

    LL21, " Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 (We understand that our current DX means our 18-200 gives us 300mm in practical terms, whereas the full-frame lens 70-200mm would give us less zoom capability.) " It will give the same 300mm (full frame equiv.) as your 28-200 lens. Full frame vs. DX doesn't...
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    Welcome to the HIFi Miser Forum!

    I don't like the blatent self-promation anywhere but let's keep it in in the manufacturer specic forums if it is here. $ 1000+ cables don't fit with the idea of a HiFi Miser in any real world way. If you are limited to $ 1500 for a pair of speakers, $ 1000 for a pair of cables is ridiculous.
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    Welcome to the HIFi Miser Forum!

    Well, the HiFiMiser forum is off to a fast start with a commercial for $1000+ cables.
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    Favorite piano concertos...

    Tastes in performances vary. Many people (including me) consider the Fleisher/Szell performances of the five Beethoven and two Brahms (1st in particular) piano concerti to be outstanding. You can get them in this box set...
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    A question for Amir

    I would be interested in hearing about plans for more powered JBL PRO monitors. I presume that Tim was asking about replacements for the 4 series and/or the 6 series. The 7 series look as though they might be good performers but I want active monitors (with the amps tucked away in the monitors.)
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    What cars are you looking forward to?

    My wife and I buy cars (rather than lease them) and keep them for 80-120K miles. For years, we have had two different cars: a 4 door, 4 seat hatchback that hauls stuff for habitat restoration and other projects, goes on long trips and is fun to drive: It is currently a VW GTi. The...

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