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| Cartridges: Complete Scam? I don't think you do. Buying a used cart is worse than buying a used smartphone. Yes there will be honest sellers who have took great care of their stuff. They are usually the ones who will point out the smallest of blemishes and have kept all of ... | |
| Searching for the most "accurate" speaker (below 15K) <kurtis>Linkwitz LX521.4 system is about $10k but you have to have the room. Agreed. You could also check out the Eclipse TD712s or active ATC SCM 40s. All of the above are precision instruments, with the ATC being the most benign for once! | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? <geoffkait> I have always wondered is it only me who thinks why Einstein was/is so hated by certain people, because he was a jew... Or Jesus Christ because he was/is a humanist, in the first place ...No one likes a smartarse. Here in the UK ... | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? Its very easy to get carried away by rave reviews of expensive cartridges. However, when you think about it, a cartridge is just doing one thing - its converting stylus movement into electrical signal. Therefore as far as I am concerned, tracking ... | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? <jl35> and that's before you get to amps, DACs, CD players, and of course, cables.What a state audio is in. Even hi-rez remastered downloads are often crushed and squeezed to death.No wonder many stick to vinyl / tube systems and have done w... | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? Anyone who wants to make a quick easy buck in this industry can try their hand at the following time honoured practice. Get a deal with a manufacturer of cheap electrical cables to supply you with a variety of cables. You can specify various desig... | |
| Most overrated bands <tomcarr> I think Classical music (Opera included if it's in a different language) is so popular is because its near impossible to think, study or follow a line of thought whilst vocal music is being played. Non- vocal is a non intrusive ple... | |
| Non-subjective speaker test at home If they sound good to you a month from now then that's enough.Speaker testing is not a science (outside $$$$$$ r&d facilities). There's just too many variables, the recording, the room, etc. Whilst there's no such thing as a recording that sou... | |
| Most overrated bands <kosst_emojan> The Beatles? 3 different musical phases, early, mid, and late and 4 different vocalists! That's a lot of band to not like. I get that pain in my ears every time an Adelle song is played. They were playing one in Asda (Walmart)... | |
| Support table or shelf for turntable I guess the pursuit of audio satisfaction can be stressful (time and money). It often leads to disappointment and desperation.The great thing about forums is that we know we are not suffering alone. We can even begin to laugh together.I'd be the f... | |
| Top 3 Most Overrated Artists contest in R&R. The Rolling Stones after Brian Jones. Whatever Jagger is, he is not Rock and Roll. Their output has been dire for decades.Prince. Apart from a mild Hendrix influence, his whole career has been based on scandal and hype. Ultimately only the songs r... | |
| Most overrated bands I welcome the arrival of singularity, it can't come fast enough. The human race is reaching its sell by date.But in the meantime I think that whilst Radiohead are a good band - a few good songs (No Surprises, Everything In Its Right Place etc) - t... | |
| So, What is the Verdict on the Beatles Box Sets? The stereo 2009 CD box set just sounds odd to me, a little bit unfamiliar if you like. I'd go as far as to say it sounds like remix. The effect is almost subliminal, and won't be apparent if you have not heard the vinyl recordings. For me the bigg... | |
| Steve Hoffman site Beatles discussions? For me it's more to do with the artists original intention and periodic authenticity. 1950s recordings should sound like 1950s recordings and not like whatever the current musical fashion is. Every work of art is a product of it's own time.In any ... | |
| Steve Hoffman site Beatles discussions? jafant - well, since Neil Aspinall (the keeper of the flame) died in 2008 Apple have changed course and have been milking the cash cow. Very successfully too.The high res definitive digital versions will be along anytime soon, give or take a decad... |