I just wanted to comment on some things here (not too much b/c it's 5am in my country so i go to sleep soon)...
YES i also have monster cabels (i got them just to compare with others, i got two 75cm)
i would say everybody must buy cabels for specific music for himself so YES they make BIG difference, i also have AKG headphones (but have not used them for more than 20 year)... i had a AIWA walkman (better than sonys) in the '80s it is good like listen music in cars but that's all then!
So metallica, the singer (Hetfield) can NOT sing - i was watching them live!
Also in the DVD with SF orchestra Kirk Hammet just shows how he can NOT play or imitate Hendrix hahahahahaha so HELL_boyLAB is maybe right, thunder can be better :laughing: Metallica dissapointed me so much i left the concert, but i had luck b/c the intro group Cult was very good indeed! I know what i m talking about b/c i was playing guitar...
I also was at PINK FLOYD concerts they CAN PLAY very well and have such sound setups that i heard the first time in my life sound traveling from front to right and them in the back of me then to the left and BACK to the front !!!
That was a very impressive concert! I m sure i m not the only persons that had that great live experience...
@save2600 nice
Magneplanars or ELEKTROSTATICS (i think this ones, right?) Interesting stuff is when you buy some you have a break in period for them to settle down properly (playing non stop some music for a few days).
hehehehe i like the sound of them but not my thing really, i wanted to upload an quick cellphone of my livingroom hehehe it is silimar to yours but imageshack just sux (did not uploaded the picture???) try tomorrow again... ok here it is...
Sorry, there is stuff lying everywhere you know i have two little kids and a life too!
;p
...and there was adjusting sound level with panasonic nv HD700 (i also have some pro vhs, can't remember the right now) but
my Nakamichi deck was just a little bit better than my vcr-s and vcr are not so practical for listening music at all...
I also have magneplanars but small ones just for watching HD movies on my DLP Infocus until i get a GOOD 5.1 amp so i can use my hifi again only for vinyls (so hard to get good LP's these days)...
So keep in mind when listening i move the speakers left and right about 1,5 m from the corners and the wall and put them on spikes (btw they are not so heavy ;p) i have a good big carpet and curtains in the room what's also important for good music!
@speelgod
audiophiles always rebuild their rooms to create an optimal acoustic space IF THEY CAN - you are right, my friend build his house with the idea of creating a big living room b/c the bass needs to travel about 6-7m for optimal quality, my friend made the living room with a sub bass system (what i personaly do not like) so his bass is coming from the room above thru a channel into the room it looks like someones fire place with his hi and middle speakers hanging from the ceiling (i m not living in a house) ;p
btw Save2600
GREAT turntable you have !
cya
i go to sleep now.... zzzzz....
p.s. sorry for my bad english...
;p