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| Vinyl comeback now, cassette tapes next? Bring back the Edsel and Corvair.Rotary phonesandLeisure suitsandFloppy discsyuk yuk yuk | |
| Vinyl comeback now, cassette tapes next? Sure.Right after the 8 track resurgence. | |
| Bands that had a "masterpiece", w/ common theme Sgt Pepper is not a concept album. McCartney is very clear on this and stated such in numerous interviews.There is no common theme among the songs.The Beatles playing themselves is the gimmick. | |
| Bands that had a "masterpiece", w/ common theme The 6 Wives of Henry VIIIDesperadoLamb Lies Down On BroadwayNebraskaIn Search Of The Lost ChordClose To The EdgeRadio KAOS | |
| Go analog or upgrade digital If your budget is $5K, be prepared to spend more than you expect to spend.That's how vinyl plays out for most folks. | |
| Audiophile Addiction >>07-22-10: Loomisjohnsonwhy would anyone choose to spend more time with his family than with a high-end system?<<Some times it's better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you're a fool rather than open your mouth and prove ... | |
| CD vs. Vinyl >>07-22-10: S23changA better MC can track way better than the low end MM<<Pointless.A better MM can track way better than a low end MC.Next. | |
| CD vs. Vinyl S23chang, unfortunately that is a very bad example and for a couple reasons.First, this particular album, "Introducing the Beatles" is basically a sonic nightmare to begin with. First pressings are no better than later pressings.Second, there are ... | |
| Amp for Dynaudio C1 Mcintosh 402 or Cary CAD 500? The XA30.5 drives my Dynaudio Sapphires effortlessly and should handle the C1 with most source material in most rooms without a problem.Dealer disclaimer. | |
| Help with Turntable selection I'm with Viridian and Hifiharv on the Nottingham and Well Tempered but would also include the Music Hall MMF-7 for your consideration.The Scout is a decent table but the JMW-9 is not a good tonearm.IMOI have no financial interest in any of these b... | |
| New Tom Petty >>07-20-10: BongofuryAudiofeil, no rap<<Correct, no rap. No hip hop.I'd rather have a root canal. | |
| What did you own in the 60's? 1959 mono system:Eico HF-12 (kit)Garrard 210Pickering (forgot model)Acoustic Research AR-2First album purchased:"That'll Be The Day"Buddy Holly(still have it) | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Agree with Raul on the ADC TRX series. The re-tip of my TRX-2 was recently completed and this cartridge will embarrass many of today's lomc.Another one of my favs is the Signet (Audio Technica) TK7SU. I prefer this to the ADC TRX-2. Both are diffi... | |
| New Tom Petty Ok, I'll take one more bite of the apple probably to the consternation of most readers but this is it.To my ears this is simply a good but nothing out of the ordinary recording. As a frame of reference let me use another over-hyped (IMO) album rec... | |
| Bel Canto Ref 1000 vs. Spectron Musician III Mk 2 >>07-19-10: CoxhausMy speakers are mainly 8 ohm speakers not 4 so the Bel Canto amps are a weak 500 watts amp not 1000 watts.<<A "weak 500 watts".Very interesting. Reviewing the Savoy specs indicates that should be more than enough pow... |