Search results

Looks good to me. I'm curious enough to try one.

Amen to that.

I've used a Phillips Sonicare for about a dozen years. I did not go to the dentist for three and a half years because of the pandemic. When I did, it took the hygienist about half an hour of very minimal work to clean my teeth and I had no cavities. I'll stick with what I've been doing.

I found a sealed copy on LP a few years ago. I've enjoyed it a lot. It only cost a dollar.

I have Monitor Audio Silver 8i speakers that I bought new in 1999 In my living room. I like them as much or possibly more than my Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2ex that I have in the TV room. Be careful with sweeping generalizations. I see no reason to ever replace the Silvers.

I've used a HSU VTF-2 mkII for a couple of decades. I like it a lot.

Of course. Just walk a meter into some woods or go behind some shrubs and you can hear it for yourself.

85dB A weighted peaks are loud enough for me. Most listening is 5-10dB lower than that. I mostly listen to jazz and classical. For jazz, I want to be able to hear everything the drummer and bass player doing.

For decades I've used 25' coiled headphone cables that I've gotten from local hardware stores. They work well and typically last me 10-15 years at a cost that was under $10 the last time I got one a few years back.

On her iPhone.

I mostly listen to CDs and some LPs in the living room and a lesser amount of the same in the TV room. What little streaming I do is almost all YouTube. I do a small amount of listening to CD and FM in the bedroom. I've tried various streaming options, but haven't felt any real enthusiasm for...

About fifteen years ago I got one of those used for $65. Since then it has been playing problem free eleven hours a day, five days a week in my wife's office system. I don't know about the New Optical Class A business, but I do know it's a reliable, good sounding, low noise unit. It has an...

This has been my experience as well. Well designed Omnis need a lot of real estate to be heard at their best. They generally aren't cheap either.

Ascend Acoustics HTM-200 SE might work. Or the Ascend CMT-340 if you want to play really loud or don't have a sub and want more bass. The 340 is capable of prodigious output. Both will give you a wide soundstage and excellent dialogue clarity. I have the 200s. They can sound a lot larger than...

If I had to start over, I might be tempted to do streaming. As it is, I have a substantial collection of curated music that I like and a limited amount of time for listening. If I did start from scratch, I'd still likely be using passive speakers and an integrated amp from Yamaha, Marantz, NAD...

Try Jennifer Higdon or Max Richter.

I don't buy cheap junk no matter where it was made. Nor do I waste money on audiophile bling.

I have a Rotel CD player in my bedroom I got in 1989. It still works fine. It doesn't appear to sound any different than the Sony Blue Ray player I got last year. I don't buy separate DACs. DACs just seem pointless to me.

Customer support and long term reliability matter to me, consequently I'm disinclined to buy products from unestablished brands. Having to ship defective units to China for repair is a deal breaker for me. I don't care how cheap the stuff is, I don't have time for the hassle. And I'm not buying...

I saw Hilary Hahn in recital with Corey Smythe at the Troy Music Hall in 2014. It was one of the most transcendent concerts I have ever attended. The hall has superb acoustics. My wife and I saw Box Scaggs there in 2018. That kind of music also sounded really good.