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Basics of choosing hifi and AV equipment for the home
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<blockquote data-quote="croak" data-source="post: 133881" data-attributes="member: 361"><p>Agree with the colonel on the % being a bit skewed and the importance of knowledgeable set up.</p><p></p><p>That old "chain is as strong as it's weakest link" is also IMO tired and actually over stated BS. I have heard some great sounding systems that are badly balanced in the traditional sense. For vinyl a lot of the budget remains mandatory on the front end, especially at the entry level.</p><p></p><p>Forget the chain and it's links. From an old Audioquest brochure, rather consider several slightly tinted not entirely clean panes of glass placed one behind the other. </p><p></p><p>Imagine trying to see through these panes. </p><p>Every time a pane is cleaned a little or partially and every time a tint is reduced or removed, you see more and better. Irrespective of which pane (front, middle or back) it is that gets "improved". </p><p></p><p>(Granted, if any one of the panes has 2 mm of mud splashed on it, no matter what you do in front or behind will make much difference.)</p><p></p><p></p><p>I have tried to live with cheap centre and rears and good stereo speakers in the past and IMO the imbalance is distracting and I ended up switching off the centre. I was much happier with cheap crash bang wallop HT and separate stereo then trying to integrate with the same budget but with the main focus on stereo.</p><p>Decent stereo set playing a movie can be very very good too. Myself and colleagues in the past have more then once accidentally not switched on the surround sound and still sold the surround system....</p><p>At least get the matching centre speaker, the rear is more forgiving.</p><p>Consider buying the centre and rears later.</p><p></p><p>Just my few P.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="croak, post: 133881, member: 361"] Agree with the colonel on the % being a bit skewed and the importance of knowledgeable set up. That old "chain is as strong as it's weakest link" is also IMO tired and actually over stated BS. I have heard some great sounding systems that are badly balanced in the traditional sense. For vinyl a lot of the budget remains mandatory on the front end, especially at the entry level. Forget the chain and it's links. From an old Audioquest brochure, rather consider several slightly tinted not entirely clean panes of glass placed one behind the other. Imagine trying to see through these panes. Every time a pane is cleaned a little or partially and every time a tint is reduced or removed, you see more and better. Irrespective of which pane (front, middle or back) it is that gets "improved". (Granted, if any one of the panes has 2 mm of mud splashed on it, no matter what you do in front or behind will make much difference.) I have tried to live with cheap centre and rears and good stereo speakers in the past and IMO the imbalance is distracting and I ended up switching off the centre. I was much happier with cheap crash bang wallop HT and separate stereo then trying to integrate with the same budget but with the main focus on stereo. Decent stereo set playing a movie can be very very good too. Myself and colleagues in the past have more then once accidentally not switched on the surround sound and still sold the surround system.... At least get the matching centre speaker, the rear is more forgiving. Consider buying the centre and rears later. Just my few P. [/QUOTE]
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