The Ten Commandments of Audio

Loudspeaker performance and price are not always commensurate. Neither is size.

Always choose speakers before selecting electronics.

Avoid corner placement for speakers unless designed to do so.

Do not be overly concerned with equipment specifications.

Do use a power controller to switch vintage equipment on/off.

Do not focus unduly on the sound of the system.

Exercise common courtesy to others in your musical enjoyment. :)
 
Generally:

1. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you - this one is good for audio and every other endeavor.

2. There is more than one way to enjoy music, and gear.

3. No one has all the right answers; often it is enough just to ask the right questions.

4. Value others' input, but trust your own ears.

Specifically:

5. Unplug power, or power down when connecting wires/cables.

6. Don't touch another man's stylus (unless he consents).

7. Don't lie about cost.

8. Experiment with speaker placement.

9. Don't break what isn't fixed.

10. Enjoy the music.
 
This I totally disagree with. The sound is what audio is all about. If it doesn't matter what's the point?

I think the point is to duly focus on the sound of the system, or in other words, make it about the music, not about constant criticism of the system. If the system forces you to focus unduly on the sound quality, well then, it's inadequate to do what it needs to do.
 
The sound of a system is what music sounds like to you when being played. It's either pleasing to you or it isn't. That IMO is more important than anything else.
 
Thou shalt not start any discussion regarding Bose, nay under any circumstances (except involving some of their better gear).

Thou shalt not covet thine amplifier's ass.
 
This I totally disagree with. The sound is what audio is all about. If it doesn't matter what's the point?

The operative word is unduly.

By the same token, one can also say the music is what audio is all about. If you're not enjoying the music because you're overly preoccupied with the way it's being reproduced, what's the point of that?
 
"Always remember that there will be gear superior to yours, but there will always be gear not as good.

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Never hookup, or unhook audio gear, (be it a turntable, tuner, tape deck, SPEAKERS, etc.), without being absolutely, positively sure all power to everything is either turned off, or unplugged.
Your opinion of how your gear sounds is all that matters. (No 2 people hear the same).
 
The bottom line is if others don't like the way your system looks or sounds but you do,you bought it right,so you must like it by looks or sound quality or both regardless of costs:)
 
Never hookup, or unhook audio gear, (be it a turntable, tuner, tape deck, SPEAKERS, etc.), without being absolutely, positively sure all power to everything is either turned off, or unplugged.

I've violated that one a few times.:oops:
 
It is not critical that the maximum wattage rating of your speakers match the maximum output rating of the amplifier.

Speaker sensitivity ratings are important in determining how powerful the amplifier should be.

Woofers with deteriorated foam surrounds can almost always be refoamed rather than replaced, and shouldn't be used until repaired.

Upgrading speakers by replacing all the drivers with better ones is far more complicated than it may appear, and it almost never works the way you thought it would.

Woofers interact with the cabinet much more than the other drivers, and replacement of a woofer with anything other than a matching original is a complicated business.

>>>>> Woofers are woofers, and subwoofers have a different name because they are a different thing.<<<<<<<

Damn kids and their new fangled terminology.

And those round usually black colored things that produce music when used with the proper equipment are RECORDS.
Not vinyls.

And for the unenlightened hoping to make a fast $$ selling stereo gear, the power CONSUMPTION rating is NOT the power OUTPUT of the unit.

And speakers do not produce power...
 
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