If you could travel back in time, what would you tell yourself as a young audiophile?

[Al M.]

I am not sure I fully agree here as some speaker placement rules really do give optimal musical engagement. That’s less about personal taste, at least in that one parameter.

An optimal speaker placement will not necessarily optimize every single parameter to a maximum: bass, soundstage, dynamics, body in low midrange, cleanness of sound (avoidance of excitement of room distortion) etc. There will be trade-offs, even though the overall most optimal musical engagement may be achieved.

Rules or not, in practical terms the optimal speaker position will depend on many parameters, and to some extent also on individual taste.

 

[MarkusBarkus]

I guess y'arent familiar with how we speak in the South?

...yeah, we know what yous guys mean up here in NY. Second-person hyper-plural, in the vernacular of some of y'all. Why not? Language is a virus.

 

[PYP]

To younger self: You won't believe how much you will have invested in audio gear!

Also: Don't work so damn hard.

 

[DeYoung]

I would desperately try to remind myself of the definition of "Snake Oil" and the potential of sliding down the gulible audiophile rabit hole to the detriment of my future bank account balance!

 

[Rt66indierock]

I am an honorary North Carolinian, having had a beach house in Sanderling in Duck in the Outer Banks for 16 years.

Sorry Ron, you are a Yankee tourist.

 

[tima]

I am an honorary North Carolinian, having had a beach house in Sanderling in Duck in the Outer Banks for 16 years.

I am from the south (Virginia, Tennessee, Florida). You're a carpetbagger from Hollywood putting on a phony accent to sound folksy.

 

[MarkusBarkus]

...so much for southern hospitality. Sincerely,
Neil Young.

 

[PYP]

I am from the south (Virginia, Tennessee, Florida). You're a carpetbagger from Hollywood putting on a phony accent to sound folksy.

Do carpetbaggers get any credit for liking Maker's Mark?

 

[tima]

...so much for southern hospitality. Sincerely,
Neil Young.

...like he would know, being from Canada. Sincerely
Dicky Betts

Down by the river, etc.

 

[MarkusBarkus]

...you're a gem @tima and I want to be buried in the same coffin as you! Always my best...

 

[jeromelang]

buy up taiwan/hong kong hokkienpop, mandopop, and cantopop vinyl records
buy and keep pass labs aleph 1.2 and aleph p

 

[JackD201]

Given how frenetic my early pace was, I would tell young me to slow the F down. LOL

 

[Ron Resnick]

You're a carpetbagger from Hollywood putting on a phony accent to sound folksy.

I am from New York. Please try to get your fake news correct.

 

[PYP]

I am from New York. Please try to get your fake news correct.

@tima , suggest you not push him too far!

 

[tima]

I am from New York. Please try to get your fake news correct.

chuckle

 

[tima]

...you're a gem @tima and I want to be buried in the same coffin as you! Always my best...

heh ... Light My Pyre

 

[tima]

@tima , suggest you not push him too far!

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"The pale-faces are dogs! The Delawares women! Magua leaves them on the rocks, for the crows!"
-- J.F. Cooper *

Hurons ... what can you say?

 

[andromedaaudio]

Dont people from the south all have bookshelve speakers ?
What else fits in a trailer

 

[MarkusBarkus]

heh ... Light My Pyre

...can't believe you're opening that Doors. Now you've broken on through to the other side. We're gonna get in hot-water from Tom. Shhh. I'll be quiet now. Carry on.

 

[PeterA]

...can't believe you're opening that Doors. Now you've broken on through to the other side. We're gonna get in hot-water from Tom. Shhh. I'll be quiet now. Carry on.

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