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| New LFD Zero LE mkIV "If it measures good and sounds bad, it is bad. If it measures bad and sounds good, you've measured the wrong thing." | |
| Rolling Stone Mag 100 Greatest Guitarists More fluff. So many better guitarists than the ones listed. They should have specified they meant pop guitarists. But what musicians in the classical/Jazz world take RS rankings seriously? Some seniors may remember the quip, "it was never the same... | |
| Best Tube/SS Amps for Harbeth 7ES-3 "..and you can put the money you save into more (LP's/SACD/Redbook) source material."or downloads (c; | |
| Itunes or Cds, the smartest purchase? ..and soon enough our kids kids will look at their ways as old school, and so it goes. | |
| New LFD Zero LE mkIV Denjo. The LFD's are great bare bone integrated's (the simple box w/o extras turns off most US shoppers, but their loss), especially a used one with b/i phono stage, the used LE3 is a bargain. I owned an LF3 and had time to A/B with NCSE. Took mor... | |
| Best Tube/SS Amps for Harbeth 7ES-3 7ES-3's strength IMO are smaller ensembles and voice, not large orchestral or rock music (I have found those who listen to mostly pop/rock prefer other brands of speakers). I have owned three different models of Harbeths and presently power my 7's... | |
| Oppo 95 worth the up grade from Oppo 83 SE? Certified anti-FAN fan, advocate for plug in and play components, lover of no PC near dedicated audio setup. I'm a Dino-phile and OK with it (c:If you use players (or any component for that matter) with fan(s) in a near field setup it may not be s... | |
| Your favourite Internet Radio Station in 2011? Radio Swiss Classic | |
| Squeezebox Touch Power Supply Issues If it helps you feel better, my Tivoli Model One shipped with the stock powercord that was too tight to fit into the socket, I called and they sent another powercord that was so loose that if I moved the Tivoli at all the powercord fell out of the... | |
| Audiophiles are older than dirt 78'sMetal toy soldiers. Shoe store x-ray device for sizingSturmey Archer shifter on bike top tubeOnion-skin marblesCherry Mash candy (still available) | |
| Are CD players dead (continued from previous post) Not so dissimilar to reading. I enjoy a quality hardcover book with a pleasing font printed on good old paper. The nook, iPad, squinting at a cellphone yeah yeah has value, but not so much for me. Messing around with... | |
| Are CD players dead I'm keeping my biggie load of discs in all their various formats (mostly SACD versions). I spent a lot of time researching and tracking many of my CD's down. I take pride like a peacock in my disc collection which has many discs that now sell for ... | |
| S/N ratio vs. dishes and stupid cats. Another PITA audio assault for some is house water softener, especially in backwash mode. The more modern life becomes, the more noise intrudes in life. | |
| S/N ratio vs. dishes and stupid cats. A huge sound killer - (most) energy-efficient refrigerators that hum, whistle, click, thud, shutter, etc. at least thirty minutes for every hour of operation. Especially dreadful when placed in homes with so-called "great rooms" (nothing great abo... | |
| Balanced to RCA interconnect--is it beneficial? Dr. Richard Bews:Balanced operation has advantages in environments of high noise or where cables have to be very long. Studios are a good example. The domestic environment normally doesnt require balanced operation from a technical viewpoint. Bal... |