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In Reply to: Just want to say thanks... posted by pkats on March 21, 2007 at 09:18:37:
If you want to get into this hobby become an acoustic nerd. Take measurements in the room. Adjust speakers. Build acoustic treatments or buy them. A 500$ pair of cables is not going to do what a 500$ acoustic treatment will do. Do try tube gear!You do not need to spend thousands more on audio equipment. If you can use the basement as a dedicated audio room I suggest building large open baffle speakers. Have your redneck buddy bring some power tools and a sixer of malt liquor and cut you a hole in some shabby plywood. Add a full ranger driver with suitable Q for the baffle. Now drill it, tack the driver to the board, running a modest 5watt DIY kit from Bottle head. Scratch yer head and say "Dang them simple acoustic principles sound better than my fancy gear!"
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and the one from Scott Woebcke above is a perfect example! I think I understand what he started with but the bus skidded off the pavement at "redneck buddy" and just got worse from there. Is this a serious post or did I miss something here?
... strangely enough not built according to his recipe. No shoddy plywood, open baffles, 5-watt kits etc.May be it's better to stick with In-line skating (also there).
May be it's time to spend some money on a system that can show difference between cables?It won't even cost that much, by the way - since you're talking about $500 room treatments, it doesn't seem that you're opposed in principle to the idea of spending on audio.
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