big_greg
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| Headphones I have about a dozen headphones, including top of the line cans like LCD-4. The Sennheiser HD-6XX are the ones I probably use the most. They are not the "best" in any way, except maybe comfort (especially with upgraded pads). What I like about the... | |
| amazing video about listening, in a very special heartfelt way. I haven't watched the video yet, but in my youth there were some deaf guys that lived nearby and would come over and party. They loved music! And knew how to party! | |
| Canton Reference ? any comment? I have the Canton Reference 9.2 DC. Very nice speakers for the money and easy on the eyes. A surprising amount of bass for their size. I would call them neutral, maybe even a little on the warm side, but that was with class D amplification. What i... | |
| SoundSmith cartridges how good? I have the Aida II. I would characterize it as very quiet, neutral, with great channel separation, and excellent imaging. I also own a Kiseki Blue NS, Van Den Hul MC Two Special, Hana SL, Zu Denon DL-103, and a couple of nice MM carts, the Clearau... | |
| Moving up the Harbeth line I had my SHL5s about 2 feet from the wall. They definitely sound better when pulled further out into the room, but they sounded great there. | |
| Moving up the Harbeth line If you're sitting that close to the speakers, they should be great. As others have mentioned, consider more power, subs, and/or room treatments. I have both SHL5 and P3ESR. The SHL5 are not too big for that room. My friend has 40.2s in a smaller s... | |
| Any good tube headphones and headphone amps for vinyl playback? Your phono stage has nothing to do with amplifying your headphones. Don't underestimate the importance of the headphone amp. An affordable set of headphones like Focal Elex or even $200 Sennheiser HD6XX with a good amp can sound a lot better than ... | |
| Neil Young - Way Down in the Rust Bucket My bad, I confused this release with what I've been listening to - Archives Vol II. | |
| Which to upgrade first: Turntable or Phono Preamp Having to mount the cartridge on another turntable would stop some of you from upgrading the turntable? | |
| Which to upgrade first: Turntable or Phono Preamp @elliottbnewcombjr I too like having options and being able to change things out and understand that better isn't always "better". I love my Technics SL 1200 MK2 because I can easily swap out cartridges and change the sound. It has a lot of the... | |
| Neil Young - Way Down in the Rust Bucket 62 bucks for almost 9 hours of music doesn't seem like such a bad deal when I often pay close to that for one MFSL release with 40 minutes of music. I have a hard time making the time commitment to listening to big vinyl box sets though, it's muc... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Cowboy Junkies - Whites Off Earth Now! | |
| Any good tube headphones and headphone amps for vinyl playback? Echo Audio in Portland has a pair of Sennheiser HD 800 headphones for sale for 700 bucks. They won't last long. There are more analytical than Harbeth speakers but are very nice headphones and very comfortable. | |
| Neil Young - Way Down in the Rust Bucket I've been listening on Qobuz the last few mornings. Good stuff! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @mammothguy54 Your hopes are a reality! Give them a call and get it pre-ordered. I learned a couple of interesting things. They do the pressings at the beginning of the year and then release them "throughout the year". In other words, who know... |