boxcarman
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| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? No name calling here. I go through Qobuz new music each Friday, usually 12 to 18 new albums, trying anything that looks interesting. Maybe 14 out of fifteen don't deserve to be played twice. Ditto for the playlists. Once in a while though, I st... | |
| High Performance Moving Iron Cartridge Candidates? I used a Grado MI cart with a phono preamp that had a MM setting and a MC setting only. MC was too bloomy and MM was too thin. Seems like it was somewhere in the middle. I would suggest a preamp that has a selection of settings. | |
| Need advice from the gurus. Depends on your room size. If you have room for a bigger pair of Maggies, it is a huge upgrade. Then consider adding a decent sub. | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I will have to let my audio magazine subscriptions go before I can quit buying new gear. But my wife just booked an expensive trip with her girlfriend so I feel OK to spend the same on me. [Possibly more]. | |
| Most recent concert I didn't catch their name. A local violin/keyboard combo on the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta Sunday night concert series. Truly unique show preceding Dia de los Muertos. [Day of the Dead] | |
| How to find local audiophiles On the other side, being a music lover with an appreciation for good equipment is a good way to spend time for introverts like myself. I think being in sales for 45 years and talking all day long has tired me out of talking a lot. Being introve... | |
| One of my favorite bands, one that many have never heard. If I wasn't so old, I would get up and dance to that. Little Feat had a song by the same name, Lowell George naturally. Maybe a reference to a doobie? | |
| Short in my system? Nylon carpeting is often a culprit. Synthetic materiels in clothing can hold what you pick up from your feet. Solutions can vary. | |
| Tubes and less sensitive speakers Thanks for all the info and opinions. I admit I have a case of upgradei itis and am approaching this with caution. I am also considering Magnepan's new X models from which I have heard very good reports. | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) I admit, my TT gets the most use when I have company and they notice my collection of LP's and my rather slick looking Thorens. Otherwise I mostly stream. There IS something to be said about vinyl being superior sounding vs digital,but streaming... | |
| Speaker or amplifer Hegel is for sure a "more bang for your bucks" amp. I use an older model H360 that I am happy with. But, it does not sound like a tube amp but will power less sensitive speakers very well. Give and take, if you ask me. | |
| Which end is which? +1 @panzrwagon. Just install it red end gozinta and don't think about it anymore. | |
| How many times can u visit a hifi store before it annoys the store if u plan on a purchase ghdprentice is right. | |
| Unipivot tone arms @dinov I bought the original VPI Scout, same JMW 9 tonearm. Unipivot works just fine. I never liked the anti-skate feature using fishing line, feeling it had to be re-set too often. | |
| AC Power If you are gonna spend good money on power conditioning, get a good warranty, then use it to see if you have an improvement in SQ. If not, well, lots of us haven't been able to tell the difference. |