Recent content by Arkay

Horner - could there be a more appropriate surname for a composer? The man was truly born to make music. His passing is very sad news, and a loss of us all. Condolences to those closest to him, on their loss, which is of course much greater than that of us who only knew his music. Rest in...

Breathe deep, the gathering gloom... (The Moody Blues) :D Seriously, that's terrible. If I were you, I'd try to run good air filters indoors while keeping windows and doors shut as much as possible, perhaps even sealed off with plastic film and/or tape. If it isn't too much, consider using...

Obviously not a Roxette fan... Regardless of the album chosen, I didn't find that very funny. :no: :thumbsdn:

I teach part-time, mostly test-prep stuff. I recently went back to work for the Kaplan organization. Nearly all their teaching staff here are "independent contractors" --not even employees. No benefits, no perquisites, no tenure - just an hourly wage for contact hours taught. I actually...

One of the most effective mosquito repellents is Vitamin B12. I used to get bit to pieces. My wife and I would go out for a walk together in the woods, and she'd have no bites or maybe just one or two, and I'd have a bunch (sometimes more than a dozen) of very painful ones. Then I started...

Thread bumped for relevance. :D

Were the other speakers monopoles, instead of bipole/dipole types like the RS 2.5s? That changes room interactions, and may change the optimal EQ settings. Vintage Infinities just sound better, anyway, with or without fiddlin' around. :D

That bubble wrap is hilarious. :lmao: The inventive stupidity of people never ceases to amaze. I'm surprised the bubble wrap wasn't attached with Scotch tape. I once saw a set with chamois/suede surrounds, carefully done by a Japanese audiphile, in a high-end shop. He claimed they...

As an upgrade for the smaller/lesser classic Infinities, besides the things already mentioned you could also try finding a pair of Sequerra Pyramid Signature series (complete pyramid speakers, not just Met/Met 7 stuff). Pretty rare and hard to find, but their ribbon speakers deliver the kind of...

In my systems, the center speakers have always gone through either one of two processes: 1. They are initially sold as a pair, and then pass through a magical transmogrification process of prior ownership and physical dislocation, by means of which the two speakers are forever separated from...

The current economic situation aside, I'm sure glad I "stockpiled" some decent turntables when I did, several years back when they could be found cheaply. Here in Hong Kong, one can still find the occasional deal --I bought a Kenwood KR-650 recently for just over $100, for example, which I...

I think perhaps it's worth stepping back a little bit and looking at the larger picture. The government has been pumping out HUGE amounts of money since 2008, ostensibly to "stimulate" the economy. If all that money had flooded into the system, we'd have had massive inflation by now, but it...

There is another reason to get and keep RS-IIs. Set up right, they sound really, REALLY good! :music: :thmbsp: :yes: I have sold or am selling a lot of my speaker collection, but not those RS-IIs. :no: And yes, I do have other Infinities, including Gammas with the servo box.

There is another reason to get and keep RS-IIs. Set up right, they sound really, REALLY good! :music: :thmbsp: :yes: I have sold or am selling a lot of my speaker collection, but not those RS-IIs. :no: And yes, I do have other Infinities, including Gammas with the servo box.

In the right room, paired with the right gear, there is nothing else like them. They set the bar for, and "define" what hi-fi really is (IMO). The first time I heard them, those speakers spoiled my ears for all other speakers for several years afterward. They started a personal obsession with...