bpoletti
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| What percentage of digital vs. analog? Some evenings 100% analog vinyl. Other evenings 75% analog, 25% CD. It depends on what MUSIC I want to listen to. | |
| Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge I agree with @lewm. If the owner cannot set up a cartridge correctly, then they shouldn't try to set it up at all. MicroLine, Shibata, Line Contact and similar stylus profiles are MUCH more desirable than spherical stylus. Spherical stylus wear... | |
| help choosing a turn table Used VPI HW-19 III with a decent arm. | |
| Subwoofer Basics Help If your sub isn't powered, you can bi-amp (buy amp) to power the subs separately from the mains. | |
| Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge My preference in that price range would be an AT OC9XML. It's very detailed, neutral and has very good dynamics and slam. I have had a lot of experience with AT cartridges. PROPERLY SET UP, the cartridge is quite good. | |
| "The Ultra High-End Speaker." The ONLY way to get the best performance out of ANY speaker is to first, use the best electronics and front-ends, second, to tune the room, and third to set up the speakers in the best position and then tune the crossovers to the room and electron... | |
| ARE AUDIOPHILES OVERLY SENSITIVE BY NATURE?FEELINGS AND OPINIONS? And just WHAT does "overly sensitive" supposed to mean? | |
| surface noise reduction Before spending on a different cart, try cleaning your record. There are several good cleaning systems that you can use on your turntable without spending of a cleaning machine. DiscDoctor makes such a product. Second, clean your stylus. That’s e... | |
| Integrated Amp ideas for a very young audiophile Find an original Dynaco SCA-35. Sounds quite nice, low maintenance, pretty bullet-proof, simple operation. Tubes last a LOOONG time. | |
| Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation. It's NOT tubes or solid state. Its the designer's voicing of the component. | |
| What’s the most underrated used Audio Research gear? ARC D-79B and D79 were quite good. ARC made a lot of underachiever tube amps. | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. It all depends on the quality of musical reproduction and enjoyment an owner gets from their system. Other people don't matter. Dealers don't matter. Reviewers don't matter. It's all about personal enjoyment and satisfaction. Don't try to g... | |
| Room Too Dead @soix It's OK for you to be wrong. We're used to it. If you like that kind of distortion, so be it. There have been plenty of other "tests" that contradict your comment. In one case, playback of a recording in Powell Hall of a SLSO recordi... | |
| Room Too Dead @soix "Maybe all music venues should be lined with wool so there are no reflections whatsoever. That sounds fun! " If the sound of the original venue is on the recording, then that is part of the performance. But distortion, reflections an... | |
| Room Too Dead All those who are suggesting that the room needs to be lively miss the point completely. The need is to reproduce exactly what is recorded, not what is distorted by room interaction. A dead room does NOT interfere with the signal coming from the s... |