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| How Does the Soundsmith Aptquark,I mentioned in an earlier post that I own the Universe. It's a good product.However, there are better phono cartridges available. I know this is contrary to some of the cheerleading you'll read here. Some of these folks are surrogates and... | |
| How would you compare Ayre to Parasound? >>have listened several times to the KX-R, which may be the best of the best right now.Cipherjuris<<Well, until there is a universal definition and understanding of "best", this is just silly rhetoric.>>the vast majority of Vande... | |
| How to listen to the Beatles re-releases? No problemEven a caveman could make those points.Nice job. | |
| How to listen to the Beatles re-releases? >>09-09-09: Dcrugbyi can hear chashmal in a previous life, 20,000 years ago in a cave in southwestern france...<<There's no need to insult Neanderthals by comparing them to this guy. | |
| Chinese Audio Shopping >>I think I'll stick to western companies that manufacture products there. Hotgonzo111<<You're a true audio patriot. | |
| Ordered from beatles.com - BS >>09-09-09: Seditious3I guess I'm getting the one after 909.<<Or perhaps the long and winding road.The End. | |
| How Does the Soundsmith The Universe is a very good cartridge but it is not among the finest available as inferred in an earlier post. To that extent I agree wholeheartedly with Teres.Let's be very clear on this as folks having very limited experience with other products... | |
| Damaged Dynavector 20XL If you have kids, housekeepers, curious friends, etc. stylus guards serve a valuable purpose.They don't work well when dismounted. | |
| CD Player Under $1.5k With Vinyl Sound >>CD Player Under $1.5k With Vinyl Sound<<Doesn't exist; don't kid yourself.Find something that's not fatigueing and stop chasing the "vinyl sound". | |
| B&W 8 Series Newbie "Newbie" and B&W are quite common. Many new audio hobbyists make the same mistake. It's a dinosaur brand living largely off a reputation.Look (listen) to other brands for better value. | |
| Anti Cables to join my system, are they enough? This pains me but I agree with Stanwal.I had a used pair here for about 2 weeks and tried them in 3 different systems.Generally they are lean, without body, and lack detail when used in very high resolving systems.Now to appease all the flame thro... | |
| Do I need a record mat? It never hurts to experiment if you have the time.Statements such as "No, acrylic platters do not need a mat" are absolutes and generally need to be ignored as theyre born out of inexperience.Whether or not a mat will be beneficial is a factor of... | |
| Beatles Box Sets Update I guess the "There will only be 10,000 sets" thing worked fairly well.Now what do all the greedies do with the 5 extra sets they purchased hoping to make a killing on ebay?Maybe a Beatle Bail Out. | |
| RCA cable lenght >>08-31-09: StanwalYou can do it, you may get a little degradation but shortness of speaker wires will compensate for it.<<Incorrect.Short speaker wires will not "compensate" for any degradation in a system.Sorry. | |
| Rolling Stone top 100 Guitarists - Howe/Van Halen Top 100 (or whatever number you choose) lists are intended for entertainment and controversy.Take a deep breath and relax.They're not important. |