abnerjack
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| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? Whoops, forgot to mention I'm referring to the Magnepan 1.7. | |
| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? From Jonathan Valin of The Absolute Sound"I have now listened to the 1.7s for almost four months, and I can say with confidence that they are worthy successors to the 1.6s, the speakers I have long thought (and often called) the best buys in h... | |
| I dislike so much new music, but I am liking this very much! toddnkaya,Thanks for the Mutual Benefit recommendation. Here is the first sentence from allmusic.com review: ""Gentle" and "reassuring" aren't necessarily the most exciting compliments to give an album, but Mutual Benefit's Jordan Lee turns those... | |
| Looking for CD player recommendations that are a great match with Classe & Vandersteen I have had what I think is a wonderful cd player, Simaudio Moon Supernova, for several years and enjoy it, but have been using it as a dac only to stream Tidal via a pc. I have forgotten about cds. Tidal offers 40 million tracks at redbook quali... | |
| My Audio Research experience davidpritchard+1 | |
| Speaker recommendation for married couple audiotroy +1. The man speaks the truth! | |
| Help: Feedback Needed for Monitor Audio Silver RS Pricing Hifi Shark works well for this purpose.https://www.hifishark.com/ | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... I thank God for making me an atheist. | |
| Wife trouble It is an understatement to say that with women, things are not always as they seem. The equipment thing may just be something she can hang her hat on and go for a weak spot. I would never have spent the small fortune on equipment were my wife s... | |
| My Audio Research experience roxy54,I agree that grammar police have much to keep them busy here. For example the following sentence: roxy541,765 posts03-30-2017 8:14pmJoking aside, a lot of women have very little consideration for their husbands interest in audio. Does th... | |
| Improve volume from turntable with a new cartridge? Eric,When I decided to get more serious about sound quality a few years ago I was disappointed in the sound I was getting from my low-fi vinyl rig. I wanted vinyl to sound better, but found that for me, I had to invest quite a bit more on the anal... | |
| coupling or decoupling of vinyl to/ from platter atmasphere,Thanks for the explanation a four year old can understand. I did the experiment you suggested, turned the volume down all the way and could hear no groove noise at all with my ear within inches of the cart/stylus. I am running a MM ca... | |
| Has anyone had experiences good or bad with speaker isolation or isolation in general ? mains,Google " audio snake oil" and you will be amazed at how much the term is a part of the current audiophile vernacular. Then google the word naive and read the definition. Sound familiar?I too worship at the alter of music and enjoy improvin... | |
| coupling or decoupling of vinyl to/ from platter I don't understand the answer to the op's question. Are we decoupling the record from the platter by using a mat, and then coupling the record to the mat via the clamp and sometimes a peripheral ring?In my case, with a Classic 1, VPI recommends a... | |
| Harvard U. article on hearing loss research Nice article Erik. My grandson works with pancreatic stem cells at a Harvard lab. Maybe since he's in the neighborhood, he can score a few for me. I'll contribute to the research and determine if it's a meaningful tweak for old baby boomers. |