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| Best debut album I'd still have Never Mind the Bollocks as the best debut but I wish I'd mentioned both Unknown Pleasures and The Velvet Underground. One influenced Bowie and the other was influenced by him. Neither can be very far behind. | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life alfa100,A timely reminder. The nature of this addiction (the bloom, the air, the dynamics, the timbre - yes all mainly from those vinyl years!) which can lead to many problems including that 'you could end up playing the same 12 tracks all your li... | |
| Best fan for cooling your music room I'm afraid not, I never get on with fans. To me it just feels like they move hot air around. I'd rather use a cool mist spray bottle to keep myself cool, if necessary.You should try to elevate the boxes a little to allow max airflow. A periodic cl... | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science erik_squires,"..unless you have previously worked to establish those were desirable."Could not agree more, but isn’t that what Toole, Olive and co have been doing at Harman for the past 30 years or so?Furthermore as some have mentioned here before... | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science whoopycat,I understand the emergence of sporting stats. Modern day football (soccer) is now riddled with terms like assists, blocks, tackles etc which were not deemed necessary some 20/30 years ago. I still believe there’s only a dubious relations... | |
| Is it possible to transfer analog tone and soundstage of vintage reel to reel to digital. I believe you’re right. But really only at the edge of perception. Might have been better if you asked which we preferred without telling us beforehand. You know expectation bias and all that.Listening over headphones my preference was as follows.... | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science whoopycat,I'm sorry but I don't see any correlation between studying random seasonal basketball stats and studying precise electrical measurements.None whatsoever. | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? asvjerry,"....then discovered one could use a VCR to make seriously good recordings, near CD quality..."Yes, I always wondered whether VCR with a bit of tech tweaking could have matched reel to reel quality audio.Nice wide tape and up to four hour... | |
| Articles You Feel Should be Shared The Cable Null Test by Ethan WinerWARNING : those with expensive cables may find the subject matter disturbing.For the rest of those interested, if you're pushed for time you can skip to the last 3 minutes. https://youtu.be/ZyWt3kANA3Q | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? mhztweaker,"I have collected many tape decks and learned to perform repairs and restoration on them using the tools of the trade."I tried too, but as Clint Eastwood once said, 'A man's got to know his limitations.'Mine fell short at replacing driv... | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life larry5729,"A lot depends on where you live and the dealers there. Reviews are misleading because it depends upon how much the manufacturer discounted the equipment to the writer.Audio shows are helpful. However, how many years before we have on... | |
| Unbelievable eisen0169,Thanks for that, it was a pleasure to read such an informative post! It just confirms that when these giant corporations such as JVC, Pioneer, Sony, Yamaha etc really put their minds to it, it's often well worth having a closer look. E... | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life jssmith,"Start with Ethan Winer's The Audio Expert.Like any other subject, you can go in blind, stumbling around, being pulled from one claim or review to the next, like almost everyone. Me included. Or you can educate yourself."Stumbling around b... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon jjss49,Excellent post. I think listening to loudspeakers can be a bit like listening to people. Sometimes those you find immediately impressive can later turn out annoying, and sometimes the opposite can happen if you're patient enough. As for inn... | |
| Too good a post to waste roberttdid,"40 + years, and not one, yup not one that I can find, demonstration by a cable vendor that definitively shows an audible difference, let alone an improvement between good wire (low resistance, reasonably low capacitance/inductance), an... |