bdp24
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| I was thinking the other day about all the audio stores that were around when I was a kid Century Stereo! I used to go there all the time in the late 60’s-early 70’s. The Audible Difference in Palo Alto too, where in 1971 I heard the Infinity Servo-tatics driven by SAE electronics (Audio Research hadn’t made it to the West Coast quite ... | |
| Desperately needed quality amp stands!! If you want to isolate the amp from the floor (and why wouldn't you?!), and aren't adverse to a very slight amount of DIY, the following will make a great amp stand:1- Buy a sheet of 3/4" Baltic Birch plywood, and have the supplier (a small indepe... | |
| Is it possible to be an audiophile and be happy with what you have Having recently turned 65 has changed my perspective quite a bit. Awareness of my mortality, impending eventual death, and number of hours left here to listen to music, has resulted in me letting go of the impulse to buy equipment, and to instead ... | |
| Noticed the Patriot Act's effects on PayPal? Bought and paid for, Schubert. Ted Cruz's wife works for one of "them" (Goldman Sachs I believe). You think he's going to "fix" Wall Street?! Hillary made $600,000 in speaking fees last year from one of them. They're her "peeps". You think Trump i... | |
| I have seen some Interesting comments about Mcintosh lately tubegroover---I didn’t make my point very well. The McIntosh tube electronics of the 50’s and 60’s were unquestionably among the best available at the time, and found in true audiophile systems. And Frank and Gordon were creative, inventive, excel... | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... In a very early Stereophile, Gordon Holt (a good recording engineer himself) showed a graphic equalizer as it was adjusted in a studio during a recording. He then showed the measured frequency response of the monitors in the studio. He pointed out... | |
| Noticed the Patriot Act's effects on PayPal? Unregulated Wall Street was making a fortune. They were also paying a fortune in bribes, oh, I mean campaign contributions, to Politicians. | |
| When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad I saw a short segment on Rachel Maddows show recently (I think it was), wherein an activist was promoting the idea that non-racist is not the same as anti-racist. | |
| Best speakers for $3000 One problem with the LX521 is that it requires six channels of amplification---three stereo power amps. That nullifies it's low price. | |
| I have seen some Interesting comments about Mcintosh lately McIntosh has never been considered a sound-first product. It has always been about quality of construction and aesthetics. Audiophiles in the 60's bought Marantz, not Mac. When they went solid state, only non-audiophiles bought Mac. It looked real... | |
| Audio Research discontinuing lower lines components? It’s a matter of priorities too. If good sound is important enough to you, you’ll find a way to get the money. Audiophilia has always been an exclusive club---the people who don’t care enough now wouldn’t have in the 70’s either. I had to sacrific... | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... Those damn Yamaha NS10s are everywhere, and Auratones (!) are still around, to mix singles for Radio play (they sound like car speakers). I've been seeing Tannoys in studios lately, but never, ever, audiophile type loudspeakers. Pros use a complet... | |
| KUDOS to Music Direct Jed, if you're talking about the New Record Day review of the GR-modified Elac, know that he is talking about the "advanced" mod---there is also a "basic" one, much cheaper with most of the other's benefits. | |
| Upgraded banana plugs If you REALLY want the best, solder your speaker wire ends to the x/o in your speakers on one end, and the circuit board of your amp on the other. | |
| Neutral electronics are a farce... "Rich recording engineer"? You think recording engineers are rich?! I'll bet you think professional musicians are too. News flash: Most musicians live in abject poverty, making barely enough money for food and rent. Recording engineers make a mode... |