Recent content by AJM1981

Nice. I think someone can not really go anywhere wrong with Sansui's 70s au line, apart from perhaps the exceptional issue mentioned, which might be a deal breaker for someone starting in vintage audio. I currently own the Au505 and the au101. It started a few years ago with the entry au101 for...

What I like about certain loudspeakers or amps or anything that achieve it, is when there is a bit of "blur" at the top end that reduces the shimmer in a reproduction. It decreases or erases "the idea" that there is a microphone. Trading some "HDR" for a more coherent picture.

Indeed.. a personal preferred sound signature matters most overall. For most users it seems a comforting idea to look at the volume knob being at 10% and already being at adequate listening gain. The idea that someone could blow off the roof seems to be a plus. Sometimes or maybe mostly hi-fi...

The only audiophile thing for me to do is killing the heaviest of reverb to a subjective 80 or 90% and create a cozy room that would be ok for a good regular conversation (curtains, carpet blabla). Then just anything goes. I prefer these kinds of rooms and (let's exagerrate) someone's soundbar...

The room is indeed the first place to start with. And if it is not a reverb chamber, it is already better than a lot of average rooms world wide.

My experience with subs for stereo for the past 6 years or something at home (in two rooms) is that I could live without them. It really works well when you get a modern amp with a tight grip on bass that leaves a lot of floor. But a lot of modern amps are also designed for the whole ecosystem...

After having kind of a fair impression of the classic Pioneer and Sansui era for years, I came across a Luxman L2 in great overall conditon.

An album really worth buying on any medium is the Soundtrack of Midnight express. Why it is a bit of an overlooked album is the fact that Giorgio Moroder's name is just mentioned almost hidden in the top right corner and many people who have seen the movie only remember the track 'Chase' as...

Besides that, it was a "gigantic" CRT. So it has a weight and size advantage for loudspeaker integration Probably not 'this' gigantic, but stil big I assume.

My B&W T7 is stereo and it does pretty well 'for a reasonable compact bluetooth loudspeaker'. Though, if you want to have a better stereo image go for a modern bluetooth boombox like Harman Kardon produces or home hi-fi if it has to be "perfect".

Some (maybe most) hi-fi dealers understand that optical pairing to the masses works better for sales compared to "logical" pairing for the smaller groups (luckily a lot of logical pairing is also a good optical one as black and silver was range-wide). And from a 'hifi is furniture' or 'hifi...

I (also) see Hi-Fi as furniture-extension and I usually buy something that integrates well or what integrates with the hifi (the other way round). I have chosen the 'other' option as it is usually silver-ish or black with woodgrain edges. Combines well with the mix of industrial and colonial...

Well done, nice work! These loudspeakers are omnidirectional. It seems they perform best a bit inward the room, not too close to the walls. I don't have the space to utilize them, but what I would suggest is a short stand or a direct mount to a solid column in the same or contrasting color...

5.1+ sound has not really impressed me enough to buy dedicated gear for it . A good stereo or 2.1 system for a good film or series is already an experience.

Point for sure. A little to counter; Hi-fi demonstrations aimed for selling gear to the largest average group of consumers would not do really well if they would mainly throw in Opera or Choral. Unless it uplifts the aura around their flagship model or something. Quite arbitrary. Something a...