Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 10 thoughts on audiophilia

2015-05-10 Thread philippe_44
garym wrote: > I saw this posted elsewhere recently. Worth repeating here. 10 thoughts > on audiophelia: > > http://www.theaudiocritic.com/audio-legacy-2/ > > There are too many good quotes to start listing here. But it's a short > read, well worth it. Good to read something accurate (the whol

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 10 thoughts on audiophilia

2015-05-09 Thread garym
ralphpnj wrote: > Thanks Gary > > The whole thing reads like a manifesto for the reformed audiophile, > which is exactly what many of the members this forum are. definitely *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 10 thoughts on audiophilia

2015-05-09 Thread ralphpnj
Thanks Gary The whole thing reads like a manifesto for the reformed audiophile, which is exactly what many of the members this forum are. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-H

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 10 thoughts on audiophilia

2015-05-04 Thread Archimago
Thanks for the link garym! I remember reading Peter Aczel in the early-to-mid-2000's and his posts were certainly some of the catalysts I needed to question the mainstream audiophile articles of the day. Love this line: "You can still read Floyd Toole and Siegfried Linkwitz on loudspeakers, Doug

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 10 thoughts on audiophilia

2015-05-04 Thread garym
dasmueller wrote: > Nothing beats live music in a good venue. So true! *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 10 thoughts on audiophilia

2015-05-04 Thread dasmueller
Very interesting gary. Especially 8-10 w # 9 getting my vote for top comment. Nothing beats live music in a good venue. dasmueller's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38035 View this thread: http://fo

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] 10 thoughts on audiophilia

2015-05-04 Thread garym
I saw this posted elsewhere recently. Worth repeating here. 10 thoughts on audiophelia: http://www.theaudiocritic.com/audio-legacy-2/ *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, B