bdp24
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| How can it be that some old recordings sound sublime? In the 70’s I made some recordings of my Jump Blues/Swing band playing live, using a pair of omni condenser mics straight into a Revox A-77. No pre-amp, no mixer, no EQ, no compression, no limiting, no noise reduction---no nuthin’. Those recording... | |
| I have seen some Interesting comments about Mcintosh lately They sure made great tuners, didn't they? Not many companies have a Richard Modafferi designing for them. | |
| I notice a lot of reviewers buy the sample piece Arthur Salvatore has a lot to say on this subject on his Reference Components website. | |
| Best speakers for $3000 Magnepan 1.7i good, Eminent Technology LFT-8b "gooder"! | |
| Do you think audiophiles are the most gullible hobbyists Actually Andrew, it was Ned Beatty who was doing the squealing, not Burt. | |
| How can it be that some old recordings sound sublime? All the above I agree with. But I am struck by the assumption implicate in the question, that newer recordings should sound better than older ones. In many fields, newer is almost always NOT as good as older. In Vintage Drums for instance, the mos... | |
| Upgraded banana plugs For another upgrade (which is what the new plugs are), replace the binding posts on your speakers and amp with Cardas Rhodium over Copper ones. Brass reeks. | |
| Do you think audiophiles are the most gullible hobbyists Speaking of Cognac, have you seen the movie Soul Plane? Funny movie with a scene involving Cognac and a blind man. | |
| What are you favorite artists and songs to listen to on your system? Great story Marty! What a loss. Wish I could have seen him live; I don't think he ever came West. | |
| blending Magnepan MMG with SVS subwoofer bgoeller--Right you are! OB/Dipole is the ultimate sub for use with planar speakers. Anyone seriously interested can read about a particularly good one (featuring the Rythmik Direct Servo feedback system and dedicated 12" woofers used in opposing ... | |
| Would you be more likely to buy new gear out of state if there was no sales tax All of the Internet Sellers I buy from (including Amazon and Tire Rack) add California sales tax to my purchases. But I'm moving to Portland in a week-and-a-half, so that's the end of that---no sales tax in Oregon! The State makes up for it in hig... | |
| When I have seen people listing their systems lately The UK market for LP’s continued after it had declined greatly in the U.S. Looks like the same is happening with CD/SACD. Maybe Brits and Europeans don’t feel like they have to be the first on their block to get the latest gadget the way we Americ... | |
| What are you favorite artists and songs to listen to on your system? Very cool Marty! One of the best times I ever had was recording with Danny's early partner Evan Johns for a week (on his Moontan album). A Telecaster player himself, he told me Danny was the best musician he ever worked with. | |
| What the *#$@ happened?? shawn, is the DIY isolation table you refer to a slightly inflated inner tube under a plywood shelf? If so, I’m with ya. I first saw it suggested by Frank Van Alstine about thirty years ago! Max Townshend offered a (discontinued) commercial produc... | |
| Best Powerchord for DIGITAL sources? what are you. I sure wish Audiogon would add a "Like" icon I could click on for postings such as the one onhwy61 made here! |