boxcarman
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| playing "top-damaged" CDs ? Some CD players are fussier than others. I cannot tell you why. Doesn't seem to have anything to do with price or supposed quality, or cleanliness. Mystery. | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? I recently replaced my beautiful looking amp with a plain Jane looking one that performs much better, especially at higher volumes. Would I go back to the pretty one? Heck,no. Most of us want to close the eyes and just listen anyway. | |
| Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile? I have found that the great majority of people from any walk of life are not appreciative of HI-FI sound or equipment. They invariably will say things like "that's nice", or "sounds good". I do not take is personally, the hobby is not that popul... | |
| Moving Up from a Jolida JD9 Once you star streaming, your TT will not get nearly the usage as before. Trust me on this. I always loved spinning vinyl, but it will definately play second chair after this. | |
| If you want lame advice DON'T do this! I would never put my TV and surround system in a dedicated listening room, regardless of what somone else does. You are compremising one or the other. | |
| Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights Using a clamp seems to stifle a lively sounding recording. I know not everyone will be in my corner on this, but I prefer the livelier unclamped sound. I don't use mine anymore. | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum @oddiofyl. I hear ya. Bad customer service is unforgiveable. | |
| Randy Meisner has passed away. All 'a my heroes | |
| Am I broken? Am I stuck? Do I have to return my audiophile card now? About 99% of us do not have as good of a system as you. Most of us are still happy with what we have. Unless the $$$ is burning a hole in your pocket, I would suggest staying away from your HI-FI for a few days or a week. Then go ahead and see... | |
| Will China become the poor man’s dealer for high end audio? Whenever anyone develops a great new technology or product, the Chinese will figure out how to do it cheaper. | |
| Quality power question #2 Thanks, guys, for the suggestions. I will be shopping around. | |
| New cd player Musical Fidelity makes CD players at any price that make even older CD's sound special. I am surprised this brand is never talked about. No, I don't sell them. I just upgraded to one of their better models. | |
| And Awaaay We Go! @Baylinor If you look like Bowie, you may or not be. Opinions vary. | |
| Phono Preamp Recs under $200 for My System The Rega foni mini outperformed $400 dollar phono pre's. Maybe mine is older, but is MM only. | |
| Help this old rookie with speakers Who would buy speakers because the resale value is high? I would buy what sounds the best to you and keep it. |