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| Think twice before concluding some thing sounds better Mapman said: " I think there is a limit to what anyone can hear in total and at any instant we focus on or hear certain things more than others. Then our focus changes over time and we hear what’s there differently with a different focus. Even wh... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report The Band - Cahoots, SHM-SACD. My first SHM. I'm trying to decide if I like it. I don't have any other version to compare it with except one track, Life Is A Carnival, on a best of CD. The SHM seems very bright, thin is more like what I hear. I can... | |
| Experimenting with reversing polarity to speakers Do you think this only works with LR crossovers?Would you reverse all 8 connections if you bi-wire?Would it make any difference in a bi-wire configuration?Does polarity switching only matter with tube amps? | |
| Dumb question #643: should speaker cables last a lifetime? " Like your car needs a regular oil change - speakers cables pick up all kinds of crap and gunk as well as carbon build up from the power amplifier - best to change cables every six months."........Said the salesperson. ;^) | |
| So you want to buy a turntable? Meanies! | |
| What's your latest album purchase? My first real bargain find in the pre-owned realm:Robert Palmer's "Clues", the promotional use only edition in mint condition. I paid $4 at a local tobacco/news store that recently put a few boxes of vinyl and a small sign in the front window. | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? This is a useful discussion for someone who is unhappy with their system's sound or who has been debating spending a boatload on cables.'Tis an ancient debate and will never be settled in the court of critical listening although I think it gas in ... | |
| Quack System Upgrades "No comments about the Shun Mook record clamp at $3,200?'This extra heavy century old ebony root which were immersed in the swamps of Africa has a unique power that no other wood possesses" That claim has to be a criminal offense in some jurisdic... | |
| Schiit taking orders (as of Dec 23) on Freya preamp With a Mani, a Ragnarok, and a Saga or Freya one could have a system that was pure Schiit. I'm 1/3 there.(mea culpa) | |
| Quack System Upgrades @mikethehunterguy: " A good whisky is the best tweak ever."I disagree. Now that I remember, the best tweak I ever heard was joint of some mystery pot that a biker tipped me in the late '60s. When I smoked it in my room and put Led Zep II on my ch... | |
| Quack System Upgrades I don't have any funny stuff today. I do have some observations and questions.I used to think that cable break-in was a fairy tale. Now I'm not so sure. I got a new phono cable a few months ago. Not expensive; but made with very different specs th... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? All the LPs I'm re-cleaning with a better method. | |
| Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable? The hard acrylic mat The hard acrylic mat represents a significant improvement with respect to the original Oracle Groove Isolator that was used by Oracle until the end of the 80’s. The acrylic mat is machined with a slightly concave surf... | |
| Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable? @atmasphere I assume you are referring to Oracle's newer acrylic platter mat. I have the original Groove Isolator on my Alex. Would the new mat make a significant improvement? (clearly discernable with mid-fi electronics and hi-fi speakers) Most o... | |
| 5 most recognizable voices in American music? I'm a little surprised that no one cited Bobby Darin. Didn't his "Mack the Knife" hold the record for most played single on American radio for decades?@bdp24 , He also played "Then He Kissed Me" for one interviewer and proclaimed "That's the sound... |