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Should tweeters be aligned with ears or…?

  Audiogoner Tboooe recently purchased some new speakers and non-adjustable stands, which puts the tweeters vertically about 3-4″ higher than his ears in listening position.  Should the speakers be...

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Google’s Music Timeline might be the coolest thing ever

  (Or at least the coolest thing of 2014 so far.) This neat little Google visual is interactive, so you can spend hours going down that rabbit hole of lost hits.  Each album you click on will take you...

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Debate this – XLR or RCA?

Audiogoner Elegal writes: It was recommended, in another post, that I try a difference IC cable. I was considering the audio quest columbia XLR. ( I am currently using xlr cable between by c2300...

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Most educational auditions?

  Jimmy2615 asks,  ”What’s your most educational audition? Not what was the best preamp or amp or speaker you heard, but what audition changed your pre-conceived notions of audio in one audition, for...

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2013 Vinyl sales show largest increase since 1999

  Last summer, it looked like vinyl sales were making a comeback.  After Record Store Day in April, the numbers were up over 2012, but words like “cautiously optimistic” were used to describe the...

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Afraid to buy new speakers due to poor room acoustics

Audiogoner Rg500g is in a concrete box of an acoustic pickle: I’m stuck with hideous acoustics that simply couldn’t be worse, and I have to place speakers close to a concrete block wall. There’s no...

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You’ve got $40k and a 15×20 space – design a home theater and listening room!

Stray24 needs your help in designing a HT with listening room emphasis. Ideas? Media room space: 15 feet wide by 20 feet deep; soundproofed walls to be completed Budget: $30 – 40k for all equipment and...

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HiFi Stuff Your Kids Ruined

  One of the perks of working at a family company like Audiogon is that we occasionally get to hear stories about our bosses doing silly things when they were kids. Over lunch one day,  Steve Clay...

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Your latest album purchases?

What have been your recent purchases and what should people look out for? Trainleader Artist: Roger Waters, Album: Amuzed to death. So..now is this “must have” album also in my possession. Pbnaudio...

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New neighbors are noise-intolerant

What happens when you move into a new apartment or condo and your new neighbor isn’t really a fan of your hobby no matter the time of day?  David99 finds himself in that very situation right now and...

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