2channel8
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| How do you store and catalog your vinyl? My small collection of about 400 LPs is broken down to 4 levels: Audiophile; about 42 that are in some way specially manufactured or pressedSpecial: Real favorites that are of normal manufacture.The bulk or main collectionThe upstairs collection (... | |
| Best $40 I've spent...maybe ever "Cleaning with Ethyl alcohol produces slurred vocals." Good one. | |
| "The End of The Road" I keep trying to get off at the next exit but.....My last end of the road purchase lasted 16 months. A bit short of forever, huh? | |
| Your Favorite Cover Songs? Excuse My brain fart. I forgot I posted 1/2 of the above in March. That's happening more and more these days. | |
| Your Favorite Cover Songs? bdgregory," Thunder Road (Springsteen) by Cowboy JunkiesDarkness, Darkness (Youngbloods) by Cowboy Junkies"Thanks for these! I consider myself a huge CJ fan; but that album totally eluded me. Their new one, All That Reckoning, is fantastic BTW.I ... | |
| Accuphase or Esoteric? I have a $17,000-ish system including an Oppo BDP-95 and about $1,300 to spend on an upgrade. I have about 60 hi-res albums including downloads on a USB drive and 350 RBCDs.There are a number of used players on the market that interest me right ... | |
| MFSL worth it? Tonykay, Why did you never listen to them? Bought as an investment? Josiesdad, maybe if you share which AB album one of us could let you know if it's one of MFSL's winners. | |
| Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre? My speakers.That was a jest. | |
| Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money I believe the OP was simply looking for some informed advise on good value on interconnects, not a lecture or comedy.I'll add my good experience with WireWorld. I don't have their phono cable; but I do use their RCAs between my phono stage and pre... | |
| Speakers under $5000 maintained a reputation for quality sound over the last 15 years. @waterzlife " My best friend had Sound Lab A1's. WHAT THEY COULD DO!For fun...we played 350 w/channel into each - and played an excellent recording of a steam-powered ralroad train approaching at max speed from afar...getting closer ( you start ... | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? @goose , I second your observations. It sound like we are into a lot of the same treasures.For older blues recordings Verve and EMI rarely, if ever, put out anything that was not excellent. On EMI. I especially like Long John Baldry. Also, Ricky L... | |
| Any Experience with Stax headphone? I have the SR-30, SR-40, (electrets) and SRX Mk3 (electrostatics). The SRX MK3 is probably the most balanced and realistic; but the SR-40s sometimes do earn my favor. | |
| Speakers for aging audiophiles - What's with today bass emphasis ? After you try stuffing the port (experiment with full and partial stuffing) Experiment with toe in. I have some old Boston Acoustics T-830 3-way mini towers that sound great very close to the wall. They are sealed (Acoustic suspension).I upgraded ... | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. I Agree with @teo_audio; but I'd go with the RA-1070.https://www.ebay.com/itm/ROTEL-200-Watt-RA-1070-Integrated-Amplifier/173427303684?hash=item286112a50...I had a Rotel RX-1052 much preferred it to a NAD 7250 PE (not a fair match), a Creek (forge... | |
| Upgrading from Integrated Amp to Separates @snackeyp , is there an update? BTW, which phono-pre and cartridge do/did you use with the I32? |