• RE: You seem to be imparting that news with pride? nt - JBen 23:56:34 09/07/12 (8)
  In Reply to: RE: You seem to be imparting that news with pride? nt posted by andyr on September 07, 2012 at 21:31:33

  Now, Andy, don't be cruel! : - ))
  
  Or did you forget that just because a few of us think we see the "light" does not really mean that we see it. Merely, that we see "a light".
  

  ---

  • "Andy, don't be cruell ! ;-))" ... - andyr 00:08:04 09/08/12 (7)
    In Reply to: RE: You seem to be imparting that news with pride? nt posted by JBen on September 07, 2012 at 23:56:34

    I wasn't being cruel, JBen ... or at least, I wasn't trying to be. :-))

    I simply asked the question because to me, although I am well aware that not everyone contemplates "tinkering", anyone who proudly declaims they have no wish to improve anything simply displays their lack of the "optimisation gene", IMO. ;-)) Which is a fundamental human attribute - again, IMO - otherwise homo sap would still be walking around throwing stones at animals, to try to get food.

    So I was simply interested to knlow whether Alan felt good about his " I haven't modded my XOs " comment ... or whether he simply put it out there.

    Regards,

    Andy
    

    ---

    Edits: 09/08/12

    • RE: "Andy, don't be cruell ! ;-))" ... - ahendler 18:31:02 09/09/12 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: "Andy, don't be cruell ! ;-))" ... posted by andyr on September 08, 2012 at 00:08:04

      I don't think that I indicated that I felt good about not modding the xover.
      I have spent most of the time upgrading amps and cables to derive the sound I want out of my system. I have never said that anybody should not modify the xovers if they want to try that. My almost stock maggies (ceramic fuses and Cardas jumpers)give me immense pleasure especially since I got my Gilmore Raptors. If you can remember the late and missed Al Sekela abandoned
      a triamped system with electronic xovers and OTL amps and went back to the stock xover with the Raptors and felt thatcombination was the best he ever heard. There is no one way to better sound but many different ways and we shouldn't put down people who do it different than you
      Alan
      

      ---
    • RE: "Andy, don't be cruell ! ;-))" ... - JBen 00:43:22 09/08/12 (5)
      In Reply to: RE: "Andy, don't be cruell ! ;-))" ... posted by andyr on September 08, 2012 at 00:08:04

      [just sent you and email request, please check]
      
      There was a time when I, foolishly, decried mods that did not work for me.
      
      Then came the time when I realized that I had no right to make anyone feel defensive or unhappy with what they heard.
      
      We all perceive things in a different manner. Many share commonality of perception. Many don't. And then there is a range in-between.
      
      We all see a light when we are happy with what we have.
      
      Yet, in cases like yours and mine, our light may be powered by our delusions. Really, stock Maggies are just fine. We are the ones trying to make them what they are not by kicking our light further into the impossibly long tunnel.
      
      I am back to my headphones while I install some new caps on the MMGs...to further delude myself. I am determined that they will catch up with your Frankies! See, there goes that delusion of mine, again...kicking the light further in.
      
      Yours may be that the Frankies will sound like the Sydney Opera House in concert season. So, you practice your football kicks every day...because you really are going to need them for that.
      
      In the meantime, we have been beat by someone who grabbed the light and stayed put. As long as we all have our fun, what use is there in attempting to spoil it.
      
      Now, if someone says "my light is not shiny enough, how can I fix this?", then we can pitch in with our ideas for shared delusions!
      
      
      
      
      

      ---

      • Choose your caps carefully or you may not hear an improvement. - scruffy_ 02:01:32 09/11/12 (1)
        In Reply to: RE: "Andy, don't be cruell ! ;-))" ... posted by JBen on September 08, 2012 at 00:43:22

        The Obbligato Oil caps work nicely on the high and low pass, and they are not too expensive. Stay away from the Soniccaps and Clarity.

        • http://www.diyhifisupply.com/catalog/35   (Open in New Window)

        
        

        ---

        • RE: Choose your caps carefully or you may not hear an improvement. - Don G 02:40:32 09/11/12 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: Choose your caps carefully or you may not hear an improvement. posted by scruffy_ on September 11, 2012 at 02:01:32

          As someone said in an earlier post, it's all about mindset.
          
          For the fortunate amongst us, we can listen to Magnepan speakers and can appreciate the beauty that they can impart to the presentation of recorded music, others on the other hand will listen only to pick fault with technical aspects of the reproduction.
          
          In the end, to a large extent it comes down to whether you love the music or whether your bent errs towards the equipment.
          
          I know what I'd rather be doing!
          
          
          

          ---
      • 'scuse me but your post wins Most Obscure Post of the Millenium [no text] - Hi-fi Nut 02:04:27 09/08/12 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: "Andy, don't be cruell ! ;-))" ... posted by JBen on September 08, 2012 at 00:43:22

        .
        

        ---
      • Of course stock Maggies arevery much fine, JBen ... - andyr 00:47:18 09/08/12 (1)
        In Reply to: RE: "Andy, don't be cruell ! ;-))" ... posted by JBen on September 08, 2012 at 00:43:22

        It's just that I believe that no-one should believe they cannot be improved. But if a person has no urge to do so - that's fine with me. :-))
        
        Regards,
        
        Andy
        

        ---

        • RE: Of course stock Maggies arevery much fine, JBen ... - JBen 01:16:10 09/08/12 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: Of course stock Maggies arevery much fine, JBen ... posted by andyr on September 08, 2012 at 00:47:18

          Thanks!
          
          Yes, I fully agree. Otherwise, what use is there in spending time with us ladies here! One has got to be after some kind of improvement or fix. Or, willing to share and help. Or, truly demented...a masochist even : - ))
          
          I think that some people have been fortunate in using the shared advice about non-modded ways to improve sound. They are happy, for now.
          
          This is a basic and significant step. So, while it is not as radical (as we can be) it still indicates the ambitious urge to improve.
          
          Like you well said earlier, there is a set of skills and urges that need to be in place before ones ventures into some mods. I've been modding electronics since...well, right after the asteroid wiped out the large critters.
          
          Yet, even now, I approach some new changes with caution...even trepidation. The happier I am with the darn things, the more I fear that I may mess them up and lose the charms by pursuing more.
          
          Thankfully, there are people like you who can guide when our urges to take a "next step" kick in. And they do kick in, at different rates, but they do.
          

          ---

Post a Followup:

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Sonic Craft

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---