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Post by Boomzilla on Jul 27, 2023 5:31:04 GMT -5
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Post by garbulky on Jul 27, 2023 7:50:40 GMT -5
What a fantastic journey. Thanks for helping out the readers with your eloquent thoughts. |
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Post by Boomzilla on Jul 27, 2023 12:53:28 GMT -5
Just for the record:
The Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website publishes my reviews whether or not they agree with my conclusions about the item under review. They may correct my grammar or spelling, but there is no editorializing on their part beyond that.
The item manufacturer gets to correct the review before publication, but only in terms of fact checking. Whether the review is positive or negative, the manufacturer gets no input about.
Anyone who reads the review is welcome to agree or disagree with me. It's a free country. As a reviewer, it's my obligation to fairly and honestly record my impressions of the item under review. There are no financial or other incentives to slant any review one way or another.
Having been involved in audio for decades, I have experience with a LOT of equipment. That experience informs my reviews. Just because the most recent item reviewed sounds better than an item I previously reviewed doesn't make the latest review item "state of the art," "the best on the market," or even "the best value out there." I evaluate the review item in the whole context of all the equipment I've been exposed to.
I have the benefit of not only my own experience, but also the experiences of a number of audio amigos all of whom like different types of music, own different equipment, and have their own opinions about what aspects of audio reproduction are important. I appreciate their opinions and input, but ultimately it is MY opinion that I base the review on.
The more that my readers learn about my personal likes and dislikes in both music and audio equipment, the more valuable my reviews have the potential to be. As an example, my local newspaper used to employ a movie critic from New York. One of my coworkers strongly disagreed with the critic's reviews to the point where if the critic hated a specific movie, my coworker could predict with a high degree of confidence that he'd LOVE that movie. So, knowing the reviewer is what makes the review valuable.
I'd suggest giving all reviewers the benefit of the doubt. You may or may not agree with the review, but the opinions expressed are probably fair, honest, and thoughtful.
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Post by leonski on Jul 27, 2023 15:27:19 GMT -5
The more that my readers learn about my personal likes and dislikes in both music and audio equipment, the more valuable my reviews have the potential to be. As an example, my local newspaper used to employ a movie critic from New York. One of my coworkers strongly disagreed with the critic's reviews to the point where if the critic hated a specific movie, my coworker could predict with a high degree of confidence that he'd LOVE that movie. So, knowing the reviewer is what makes the review valuable.
THAT, above, Boom.....has been MY viewpoint for years. Know what the reviewer does or does not 'value' is important in the reviewing-the-review process.
And AGAIN. I know a couple movie revewers who make me wonder if they saw whatever it is they are reviewing. I can predict MY reaction as a 'like' if they 'dislike'....and so forth.
Your review input will be missed....but you left a good record.....
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Post by bluemeanies on Jul 29, 2023 8:49:57 GMT -5
WHY I HAVE RESIGNED AS AN AUDIO REVIEWER: Over the past two years, I have noticed a decline in my high-frequency hearing acuity. I've been HIGHLY fortunate up to this point in my life that my audiograms have shown little significant hearing loss with advancing age. But presbyacusis (age-related hearing loss with genetic influencers) comes to all of us sooner or later. Apparently, my time has come. I really can't complain - I've had excellent hearing up to this point in my life, and I've really enjoyed being an audio reviewer - an option that very few ever get to experience. But it isn't fair to manufacturers for a person with declining hearing to be reviewing their products. For that reason, I've tendered my resignation to the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website. As an aside, I recently read in "The Absolute Sound" magazine that the majority of their reviewers are almost as old as I am (70), and I can't help but wonder how many of their writers are also affected with declining high-frequency hearing? I notice that none of THEM has resigned their reviewer status, which brings into question how accurate their reviews are. I also note that their reviewers seem to be assigned the privilege of reviewing the most expensive items on the basis of seniority. Really? In any case, my latest audiogram is attached. I see that my suspicions of declining high-frequency hearing are confirmed by the measurements. Some of this can be compensated for with DSP, but it still won't be exact. Although I'm not yet in "need a hearing aid" country, I'm not too far away. So for those of you who have enjoyed my audio reviews over the years, thank you so much for your support and feedback. For those of you who have cringed at my reviews, be happy - you won't have to hear from me any more! I'm also so happy that I knew that it was time to hang up the "audio reviewer hat" without someone having to point it out to me. ...never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. View Attachment |
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Post by bluemeanies on Jul 29, 2023 8:51:55 GMT -5
WHY I HAVE RESIGNED AS AN AUDIO REVIEWER: Over the past two years, I have noticed a decline in my high-frequency hearing acuity. I've been HIGHLY fortunate up to this point in my life that my audiograms have shown little significant hearing loss with advancing age. But presbyacusis (age-related hearing loss with genetic influencers) comes to all of us sooner or later. Apparently, my time has come. I really can't complain - I've had excellent hearing up to this point in my life, and I've really enjoyed being an audio reviewer - an option that very few ever get to experience. But it isn't fair to manufacturers for a person with declining hearing to be reviewing their products. For that reason, I've tendered my resignation to the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website. As an aside, I recently read in "The Absolute Sound" magazine that the majority of their reviewers are almost as old as I am (70), and I can't help but wonder how many of their writers are also affected with declining high-frequency hearing? I notice that none of THEM has resigned their reviewer status, which brings into question how accurate their reviews are. I also note that their reviewers seem to be assigned the privilege of reviewing the most expensive items on the basis of seniority. Really? In any case, my latest audiogram is attached. I see that my suspicions of declining high-frequency hearing are confirmed by the measurements. Some of this can be compensated for with DSP, but it still won't be exact. Although I'm not yet in "need a hearing aid" country, I'm not too far away. So for those of you who have enjoyed my audio reviews over the years, thank you so much for your support and feedback. For those of you who have cringed at my reviews, be happy - you won't have to hear from me any more! I'm also so happy that I knew that it was time to hang up the "audio reviewer hat" without someone having to point it out to me. ...never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. View Attachment |
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Post by bluemeanies on Jul 29, 2023 8:53:12 GMT -5
WHY I HAVE RESIGNED AS AN AUDIO REVIEWER: Over the past two years, I have noticed a decline in my high-frequency hearing acuity. I've been HIGHLY fortunate up to this point in my life that my audiograms have shown little significant hearing loss with advancing age. But presbyacusis (age-related hearing loss with genetic influencers) comes to all of us sooner or later. Apparently, my time has come. I really can't complain - I've had excellent hearing up to this point in my life, and I've really enjoyed being an audio reviewer - an option that very few ever get to experience. But it isn't fair to manufacturers for a person with declining hearing to be reviewing their products. For that reason, I've tendered my resignation to the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website. As an aside, I recently read in "The Absolute Sound" magazine that the majority of their reviewers are almost as old as I am (70), and I can't help but wonder how many of their writers are also affected with declining high-frequency hearing? I notice that none of THEM has resigned their reviewer status, which brings into question how accurate their reviews are. I also note that their reviewers seem to be assigned the privilege of reviewing the most expensive items on the basis of seniority. Really? In any case, my latest audiogram is attached. I see that my suspicions of declining high-frequency hearing are confirmed by the measurements. Some of this can be compensated for with DSP, but it still won't be exact. Although I'm not yet in "need a hearing aid" country, I'm not too far away. So for those of you who have enjoyed my audio reviews over the years, thank you so much for your support and feedback. For those of you who have cringed at my reviews, be happy - you won't have to hear from me any more! I'm also so happy that I knew that it was time to hang up the "audio reviewer hat" without someone having to point it out to me. ...never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. View Attachment |
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Post by bluemeanies on Jul 29, 2023 9:03:28 GMT -5
WHY I HAVE RESIGNED AS AN AUDIO REVIEWER: Over the past two years, I have noticed a decline in my high-frequency hearing acuity. I've been HIGHLY fortunate up to this point in my life that my audiograms have shown little significant hearing loss with advancing age. But presbyacusis (age-related hearing loss with genetic influencers) comes to all of us sooner or later. Apparently, my time has come. I really can't complain - I've had excellent hearing up to this point in my life, and I've really enjoyed being an audio reviewer - an option that very few ever get to experience. But it isn't fair to manufacturers for a person with declining hearing to be reviewing their products. For that reason, I've tendered my resignation to the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website. As an aside, I recently read in "The Absolute Sound" magazine that the majority of their reviewers are almost as old as I am (70), and I can't help but wonder how many of their writers are also affected with declining high-frequency hearing? I notice that none of THEM has resigned their reviewer status, which brings into question how accurate their reviews are. I also note that their reviewers seem to be assigned the privilege of reviewing the most expensive items on the basis of seniority. Really? In any case, my latest audiogram is attached. I see that my suspicions of declining high-frequency hearing are confirmed by the measurements. Some of this can be compensated for with DSP, but it still won't be exact. Although I'm not yet in "need a hearing aid" country, I'm not too far away. So for those of you who have enjoyed my audio reviews over the years, thank you so much for your support and feedback. For those of you who have cringed at my reviews, be happy - you won't have to hear from me any more! I'm also so happy that I knew that it was time to hang up the "audio reviewer hat" without someone having to point it out to me. ...never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. View AttachmentDisappointed to hear this as I enjoyed your reviews as well as your comments here on the EMO forum. You have many followers ( myself included) that while I appreciate your candid remarks wish that you could have preserved your integrity in another matter. My first thoughts after I read your opening statement was “who hasn’t lost some hearing ability” especially at our age. Nonetheless I respect your decision and who knows you may get an itch to getting back into the game. Hell look at all the bands who announce their last “forever tour” and they get back in the saddle only to reinvent themselves. Lastly..THANKS |
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Post by Boomzilla on Jul 29, 2023 9:52:14 GMT -5
Disappointed to hear this as I enjoyed your reviews as well as your comments here on the EMO forum. You have many followers ( myself included) that while I appreciate your candid remarks wish that you could have preserved your integrity in another matter. My first thoughts after I read your opening statement was “who hasn’t lost some hearing ability” especially at our age. Nonetheless I respect your decision and who knows you may get an itch to getting back into the game. Hell look at all the bands who announce their last “forever tour” and they get back in the saddle only to reinvent themselves. Lastly..THANKS Thanks kindly, bluemeanies - Appreciation from Lounge members means a LOT to me because youse guys are FAR more knowledgable than the general public. My audio amigo, garbulky, keeps encouraging me to abdicate my resignation as well (as does my coordinator/editor at the Secrets website). As an experiment, I've tried compensating for my hearing loss with an inverse DSP curve in Roon and I've discovered that music that is equalized to specifically reverse the curves of my individual ears sounds really, really BAD. How so? Equalized music sounds brittle, harsh, and unenjoyable. I went to listen to some live (acoustic) music the other day, and it sounded perfect - like live music! But my stereo sounds more like live music to me WITHOUT any DSP compensation. This makes sense - If I'm hearing live music with my presbacusis (high frequency hearing loss), then hearing reproduced music with the same hearing loss "intact" would also sound more "real." Since I can't listen to live music with equalization (unless I wear a hearing aid or headphones with a microphone and equalization), I think I'll quit worrying about my ears and just continue to enjoy music without DSP. Should I continue audio reviewing? If so, should I preface each review with my latest audiogram? Glenn Young |
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Post by tchaik on Jul 29, 2023 10:24:19 GMT -5
WHY I HAVE RESIGNED AS AN AUDIO REVIEWER: Over the past two years, I have noticed a decline in my high-frequency hearing acuity. I've been HIGHLY fortunate up to this point in my life that my audiograms have shown little significant hearing loss with advancing age. But presbyacusis (age-related hearing loss with genetic influencers) comes to all of us sooner or later. Apparently, my time has come. I really can't complain - I've had excellent hearing up to this point in my life, and I've really enjoyed being an audio reviewer - an option that very few ever get to experience. But it isn't fair to manufacturers for a person with declining hearing to be reviewing their products. For that reason, I've tendered my resignation to the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website. As an aside, I recently read in "The Absolute Sound" magazine that the majority of their reviewers are almost as old as I am (70), and I can't help but wonder how many of their writers are also affected with declining high-frequency hearing? I notice that none of THEM has resigned their reviewer status, which brings into question how accurate their reviews are. I also note that their reviewers seem to be assigned the privilege of reviewing the most expensive items on the basis of seniority. Really? In any case, my latest audiogram is attached. I see that my suspicions of declining high-frequency hearing are confirmed by the measurements. Some of this can be compensated for with DSP, but it still won't be exact. Although I'm not yet in "need a hearing aid" country, I'm not too far away. So for those of you who have enjoyed my audio reviews over the years, thank you so much for your support and feedback. For those of you who have cringed at my reviews, be happy - you won't have to hear from me any more! I'm also so happy that I knew that it was time to hang up the "audio reviewer hat" without someone having to point it out to me. ...never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. View Attachmentsorry to hear about that. I appreciate your honesty about this. my own hearing loss journey has a gradual 20 db decline from 250 to 2000 hz. after 2000 it drops like a rock. and yes, I am almost 70. I use ear correction for speech and my classroom activities but I remove the ear buds when I listen to music or go to a concert. for some reason it all sounds 'right' to me. I wonder if our brain is filling in missing information with music we are familiar with? tchaik..................... |
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Post by bluemeanies on Jul 29, 2023 11:33:48 GMT -5
Disappointed to hear this as I enjoyed your reviews as well as your comments here on the EMO forum. You have many followers ( myself included) that while I appreciate your candid remarks wish that you could have preserved your integrity in another matter. My first thoughts after I read your opening statement was “who hasn’t lost some hearing ability” especially at our age. Nonetheless I respect your decision and who knows you may get an itch to getting back into the game. Hell look at all the bands who announce their last “forever tour” and they get back in the saddle only to reinvent themselves. Lastly..THANKS Thanks kindly, bluemeanies - Appreciation from Lounge members means a LOT to me because youse guys are FAR more knowledgable than the general public. My audio amigo, garbulky, keeps encouraging me to abdicate my resignation as well (as does my coordinator/editor at the Secrets website). As an experimentu, I've tried compensating for my hearing loss with an inverse DSP curve in Roon and I've discovered that music that is equalized to specifically reverse the curves of my individual ears sounds really, really BAD. How so? Equalized music sounds brittle, harsh, and unenjoyable. I went to listen to some live (acoustic) music the other day, and it sounded perfect - like live music! But my stereo sounds more like live music to me WITHOUT any DSP compensation. This makes sense - If I'm hearing live music with my presbacusis (high frequency hearing loss), then hearing reproduced music with the same hearing loss "intact" would also sound more "real." Since I can't listen to live music with equalization (unless I wear a hearing aid or headphones with a microphone and equalization), I think I'll quit worrying about my ears and just continue to enjoy music without DSP. Should I continue audio reviewing? If so, should I preface each review with my latest audiogram? Glenn Young Glenn…as a mere mortal when it comes to audio I found this very interesting.. Take a gander www.soundguys.com/hearing-test-20567/ |
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Post by Boomzilla on Jul 29, 2023 14:09:44 GMT -5
Thanks, bluemeanies - that is interesting. Now I'd like to contemplate and speculate about the future of hearing technology. Per current tech, hearing loss is permanent. You have X number of sensory whiskers in your ear canals and once those croak, they're AWOL for good. Note, however, that the nerves that convey "sound" to your brain are still there - it's just that the "microphones" in your ear canals (the sensory whiskers) that feed those nerves are either gone or no longer work. Now I'm NOT a doctor or audiologist, and I might misunderstand how this works, but... it would seem to me that in this age of technical wonders, SOMEONE would invent a way to grow NEW sensory whiskers in the ear canals. Failing that, might the nerves that feed "sound" to the brain be sensitized such that the remaining "sound whiskers" in the circular ear canals could restore full-range hearing with fewer microphones? If the debris of broken hairs in the cochlea interferes with the motion of new (or the remaining existing) hairs, then perhaps an "oil change for the ear" could be developed that removed fluid and broken hairs from the cochlea and refilled the cochlea with (a lighter viscosity?) fluid that allowed for less restricted motion for the remaining hairs? Current solutions to hearing loss - microphone/amplifier/speaker combinations that are inserted into the ear canals (even with frequency compensation) make deafness WORSE over time by exposing the ear to even LOUDER sound (and on a semi-permanent basis). Think about it - You got deaf because your ears were exposed to loud noises - so now we're going to "treat" you by playing even more loud noise directly into your ear canals? Sounds stupid to me... Now the analysis above ignores the possibility of age-related hearing loss - things wear out and stop working with age (don't even ask...). But the "solutions" I've proposed would be effective against BOTH ambient-noise and age-related hearing losses. I'd also contemplate that if neither of my ideas is feasible (restoration of hairs in the cochlea or sensitization of the cochlear nerve), a microphone/amplifier/ transmitter combination might be developed that completely bypasses the cochlea and transmits sounds directly to the cochlear nerve? In this way, even those with the most severe hearing loss (or those who were born deaf) could hear provided they had a cochlear nerve. We're still in the profoundly primitive ages of hearing medicine. Certainly we can devise better solutions than what is currently available! Lest y'all accuse me of illiteracy: "sensory whiskers" or "microphones" or "sound whiskers" = hairs of the cochlea "nerves that convey sound to your brain" = cochlear nerve "circular ear canals" = cochlea Boom |
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Post by Boomzilla on Jul 29, 2023 14:44:37 GMT -5
And I was blessed yesterday with a visit from my good friend garbulky. We had a fascinating discussion about presence of perfect pitch, perception of harmonics, and how voice resonances can affect feelings. Not only is garbulky one of the most amazing musicians I've heard (as is his lovely wife), but his IQ seems to be significantly higher than mine, which makes conversations with him a pleasure (and a learning experience for me). Among our conclusions - Everyone has "perfect pitch" - but only occasionally. Both physical and emotional states can interfere with (or enhance) the perception of pitch and resonance. The perception of perfect pitch can be cultivated in some people, but it is next to impossible for others - For many, it either happens spontaneously (and usually rarely) or it doesn't. Most don't recognize when those intervals occur. Vocal pitch often changes unconsciously based on the environment where the person is speaking. A person's emotional state can also warp the pitch of their speaking voice (feelings of anxiety, pain, etc.). If your voice isn't tuned to the environment where you're speaking, a sensitive listener can detect that you're "off," but not always the reason. Of course, I may have misunderstood some of our conversation but... Thanks for the visit, Gar! Come again soon. |
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Post by leonski on Jul 30, 2023 14:31:01 GMT -5
I suspect but can not prove that while frequency response of hearing IS important, it may have a few other supporting factors.......Maybe even another 'path' for HF to enter the system........ In my younger years I knew some VERY perceptive persons of age 60+ who really had skills....... I would not give up reviewing simply based on a hearing acuity graph unless it was a Big problem..... BEST way to preserve hearing? Restrict exposure to LOUD. And if using power tools......wear hearing protection......... I have fitted earplugs AND over that I wear some attenuation cans. The cans? Bought at Harbor Freight and while not the best, certainly work well WITH the earplugs. I don't know costs, but Earplugs may be 50$ fitted. I bought MINE at a gun show! An audiologist setup shop and had a 'booming' (so many puns!) business..... Power Tools? Airshow? Auto Race? ALL require hearing protection. And the DAD who was walking around the airshow with his UNPROTECTED kid on his shoulders should be horsewhipped. www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-laryngology-and-otology/article/abs/acuity-of-hearing-in-the-kalahari-bushmen/0116421A2AC9325E3C2FEFF496D07D46First page of a VERY interesting article.......And may tend to support the case for reducing ambient noise in the 'western' environment to help preserve hearing...... |
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Post by Boomzilla on Jul 30, 2023 15:32:38 GMT -5
NOTES:
Noise is subject to the inverse square law. Intensity drops by the square of the distance from the source. Having a power tool at arm's length is FAR less loud than having the tool next to your face. I see workers with hedge trimmers and weed eaters with the motors only inches from their face. At that distance, a two stroke motor is REALLY loud.
Which brings up my second note - When noise levels approach 110dB, using both earplugs and muffs is no longer very effective. You're receiving as much or more noise through bone conduction as you are through your ears, and it's just as destructive to your hearing.
Third note - Hearing damage is not only due to noise level but also to noise duration. Standing in front of the monitors at a rock concert for several hours is far more damaging to your hearing than being exposed to a higher SPL for a shorter time span. In some cases, the only way to avoid hearing damage is to limit exposure duration. In the chemical production complex where I was the industrial hygiene technician, we had what, at the time, was the world's second-largest acetylene plant. There was an elevated walkway that provided access to pressure letdown valves. Several thousand pounds of pressure were being let down to several hundred pounds. As the gas passed through the valves, squealing sounds resulted. I measured SPLs on the walkway from 110 to 115 dBA. There was no way to engineer quieter valves or to provide sound shielding since maintenance access to the valves was necessary. The best instructions I could offer the employees was to wear both plugs and muffs, and to absolutely minimize the time duration that they spent on the walkway. I also implemented a requirement that if, for example, valve number 4 needed to be removed for maintenance, that both trains 3 and 5 had to be taken out of service while valve 4 was being removed and installed.
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Post by leonski on Jul 30, 2023 15:48:53 GMT -5
Yes. When I worked in fab, I had access to the time / intensity data for noise. I don't remember detail, but at some level, 'they' said it was ok for hours......
As it got louder, duration dropped.....At least a few operators chose to wear hearing protection.....
the OTHER source of very loud noise are the shooting sports. Ranges (indoor) may have sound mitigation in place, but if I want to go target practice, I TRY to go outdoors......
Last time I went to the local gunstore, some guy in the back range was shooting some kind of Hand Cannon......44 mag with high power loads, maybe? Or a 454? In any
event, you could just about FEEL the concussion of each shot thru the well deadened wall.....
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Post by Boomzilla on Aug 4, 2023 8:57:52 GMT -5
Louis DeJoy's Post Office:
I ordered an “Amazon Prime” item, selected for quick delivery on Wednesday, July 26. Item shipped immediately on Thursday, July 27 via USPS. And then…. Tracking stopped on Friday, July 28 with an "arrived at carrier facility" message.
On Thursday, August 3, I finally get an “out for delivery" notice. But there was no delivery. Instead, I get a “delivery failed” notice and instructions that I must go TO THE POSTOFFICE to pick up my item! The text from USPS said that I could come on Friday, August 4 to pick up my item at the counter.
So this morning (August 4), I went to the Post Office bright and early and showed them the text message I'd received from the USPS saying that delivery had failed on the 3rd, and that I needed to come by their location to pick up my package.
The clerk couldn't find it.
She got the driver for my route, who assured me he'd delivered all the mail for the UPS Store (my address) in his truck on July 3.
Then they got the supervisor. She couldn't find my package either. 30 minutes have now elapsed.
The supervisor finally told me that my package was probably still on the delivery truck and might be delivered today. Seeing that any further enquiry was futile, I thanked her politely and came home.
Oh well...
Postscriptum:
UPS isn't any better - they destroyed a thousand-dollar amplifier shipment in APRIL and still haven't paid the insurance claim.
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Post by leonski on Aug 4, 2023 14:24:42 GMT -5
The package I had which 'failed' to arrive in the 3 or 4 day window? SMALL, maybe 6"x4" and 1/2" thick......so I figued it dropped down between the seats. It made the 100 miles from pickup to my house in a mere 16 or 17 days.....
It had been declared 'lost'.....
I could have WALKED it that fast....
Depenidng on the Size of what you are missing? Could be in a crack between panels or anywhere small......But it it is 'registered' into the truck? THAT's where I'd start......
I"ve had mixed luck with UPS. I sent a registered / return receipt requested and NEVER got the confirmation. But? when I sent a letter with 'guaranteed over nite delivery' and it WASN'T?
Refund of excess fees was tendered...
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Post by Boomzilla on Aug 14, 2023 22:56:26 GMT -5
In preparation for moving out of state, I sold all my audio absorbers and diffusers. Now my living room sounds like an echo chamber! May be time to use headphones until we get moved...
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Post by Boomzilla on Aug 15, 2023 11:40:05 GMT -5
...Which brings up a question about moving...
I'm currently running an (excellent) pair of GoldenEar Triton 3+ tower speakers with built-in, self-powered subwoofers. I still have the factory boxes for these speakers.
That said, the speakers ARE large and heavy tower speakers, and if I've got to transport them halfway across the country, I'm wondering if I should just sell them now and then replace them when we get to our new digs?
I could sell them at a break-even price and replace them with a less expensive, but equal quality satellite/subwoofer system later on.
Just in case someone wants to know what I'd consider "equal," my two choices for satellites would be either the Klipsch RP-600m II or the KEF LS50 Meta. Subs are a dime a dozen on the used market.
I'd be keeping my DAC/preamp (Emotiva Stealth DC) and my mono power amps (Emotiva PA-1 pair). These items are small and lightweight.
Your thoughts?
Thanks - Boomzilla
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