bdp24
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| What’s your latest high-end audio purchase? "high-end audio"? Define your term ;-) . A plain ol' audio purchase isn't good enough? I don't like the term audio anyway, it's too general. Hi-fi has more meaning, in terms of the reproduction of music, a very specific thing. | |
| The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them No @hotei, and no one is saying that. But their ethical behavior over the past 15 or so years certainly has been. It doesn't matter anymore, there are plenty of audiophile LP reissue companies putting out fantastic product: Analogue Productions, ... | |
| The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them I'm really curious as to why Fremer left Stereophile for TAS. They must have made him an offer he couldn't refuse.I gave up on TAS when Robert Harley took over. | |
| Dual Subwoofers? The Rythmik F12 is great, and is also available with a paper cone instead of aluminum, model F12G (for GR Research.). For those wanting to move more air, there are also the F15 and F18, aluminum cone only. For those with dipole loudspeakers, ther... | |
| School bus / Tiny Home Speaker Recommendation? NHT Zero. | |
| Reviews - Your Pet Peaves The QUAD ESL? Made in England and out-of-production, so perhaps not. Call Nelson Pass and ask for a recommendation. He himself prefers single/full-range driver designs. | |
| What measurements from the rear wall? Go to one of the online room mode calculators, and put in your room dimensions. The calculator display will show where in the room are located all the room’s modes (areas where standing waves accumulate). Position your speakers (and subs), as much... | |
| Mixing tube brands Your power output tubes (and small signal pre-amp and power amp input & driver stage tubes) had better match in electrical characteristics (gain, mu, etc.). If they don't, your electronics will create more distortion than if they do. Read up o... | |
| Mass-loading subwoofer The best way to combat resonance in a subwoofer enclosure is with internal bracing. But that the job of the designer/builder. The consumer cannot add internal bracing, as the braces eat up some of the enclosure's internal volume, which affects th... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @bslon: I myself just happened to return home last night with a copy of Leon’s Will O’ The Wisp in my record case. With J.J. Cale, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Duck Dunn, and Jim Keltner playing on it, how could it not be great?! The cover’s kinda b... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? Oh, this is an easy one: The London Reference. And priced at $5295 retail, a bargain ;-) . | |
| I have seen a lot of ideas concerning Cable lifters @sbank: Thanks Spencer, now I just need to Google what "paste the ULR" means ;-) . Coincidentally, I've daily been watching the clip from The Last Waltz of The Band and The Staples performing "The Weight" live on a soundstage, and the clip of Emm... | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? - Acoustic Research XA turntable, $78 retail (!) in 1969. - Decca Blue pickup, $140 in 1972. - SME 3009 Mk.2 Improved, $295 (iirc) in 1973. - Townshend Audio Rock Elite turntable, $650 in the early-90’s. - A couple of used Zeta arms, $600 a... | |
| Is symphonic music kind of like Phil Spector got hold of chamber music? In response to the above post by @twoleftears, let me say that Spector didn’t have a deep enough education in music theory and composition to have alone created his 1960’s recordings, with their relatively-sophisticated horn and string arrangement... | |
| I have seen a lot of ideas concerning Cable lifters @lukemaximus: No problem! Providing a link is always helpful, as not everyone is motivated enough to do a Google search him-or-herself. I really gotta learn how to do the link thing. Is it simple enough to post here? Perhaps I'm not alone ;-) . |