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| Half speed masters. Are they worth the extra scratch? I do have Beatles for Sale DMM and it may be the worst sounding record I own.Not a good match, a Beatles record from 64. Things like ECM records make more sense. | |
| transistor pre with the sound of tubes There is NO such thing as "tube" or "transistor" sound! Only a CIRCUIT has a SOUND! The big advantage a solid-state device has over a vacuum tube is that the former is free from aging effects.If “only” a circuit then why does tube rolling change s... | |
| Half speed masters. Are they worth the extra scratch? I've mastered a handful of releases at half speed, have one to do in 2 weeks time for a composer from the Bavarian State Opera who's completed a modern chamber music / electronic hybrid 2xLP. I find that works with vast dynamics suit half speed, a... | |
| Heat from amps? I have Aleph 1.2 monos and they’re on almost all day, hot to touch and idle at 300w, but I feel no room temp change and I live LA. | |
| Half speed masters. Are they worth the extra scratch? Half speed mastering has nothing to do with what speed you play it back at. It’s simply cut at a slower speed and the music is cut at half the speed, so when you play it back it’s back to normal. It just halves frequencies as they’re cut into lacq... | |
| Technics SL1000 MK3 (SP10 MK3) performance/value VS modern turntables? Nice photo @chakster ! | |
| Technics SL1000 MK3 (SP10 MK3) performance/value VS modern turntables? I’m using the TTM Monitor Mat, no complaints and is much better than the stock rubber (in either thickness). I’m curious to hear the difference l, however subtle, between my stainless mat and the Micro Seiki.I recall seeing the TTM mat in your sys... | |
| How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to? Approx 10,000 here and I listen to something new about 10-15 times per day. It’s a life not a living. | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear I reckon a lot of A goners will like this... https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/floating-points-pharoah-sanders-london-symphony-orchestra-promises-luaka-bop/ | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear https://raymondrichards.bandcamp.com/album/the-lost-art-of-wanderingRaymond Richards - The Lost art Of Wandering | |
| Technics SL1000 MK3 (SP10 MK3) performance/value VS modern turntables? @richardkrebs I’ve been on the fence of getting your upgrade a few times, but have been hesitant because of the irreversibility. Not really fussed about measurements, but, have you or anyone A/B’d a stock vs modded MK3 and recorded? Would be very ... | |
| Record for vinyl. Record Store Day is a joke and shouldn’t count, but sure makes up a portion of this “growth”. The majority of vinyl purchases are by people playing with a novelty. That article is trash. | |
| Technics SL1000 MK3 (SP10 MK3) performance/value VS modern turntables? I have very low mileage MK3. JP fully serviced. New chip. No Krebs! FR66s arm. Couldn't be more happy and would def concur with the term "endgame". Don't sell it! | |
| What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital? @chakster CDs are still very popular in Japan! | |
| What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital? As someone who runs a record label I can tell you that the “vinyl resurgence” is propaganda. It’s a niche and it’s never really coming back. That said I’m about 35 years and 10k records deep, won’t be jumping ship anytime soon. |