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| The Audio Critic @pwkmaven2 Me too. Unfortunately, more often than not, the result has been a lasting disdain for much of whats been written on the page. Much, if not all of it, simply boils down to little more than an endless stream of advertising driven flavo... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable @pindac "The Linn marketing strategy has made this viable, as the ambition of the average Linn Deck user, is that a upgrade is a must, talk about the power of marketing on a psyche." The Cult of Linn was at its Zenith in the 1980s. Nowad... | |
| Speakers known for great midrange. @vinylvalet Unfortunately here in the UK it's next to impossible to get to hear ATC and Harbeth side by side. When it comes to midrange what's the consensus around the single driver Pearl Acoustics Sybelius? It's designer, Harley Lovegrove,... | |
| A perfect song? What are your choices? @rpeluso Sad Lisa was my favourite Cat Stevens song for a long time. Around 1990 I discovered his '60s output (beyond 'I love My Dog' and 'I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun') and I soon fell in love his Mike Hurst produced work. @serjio ... Unfortun... | |
| What covid research can teach us about audio measurements. Audio measurements are becoming increasingly important as the success of sites like Audio Science Review indicate. Never in the history of audio has the industry has moved in the direction of less data required. The equipment and measurements be... | |
| A perfect song? What are your choices? I wouldn't say it's perfect but I've literally played Cat Stevens' Portobello Road hundreds of times. | |
| Best turntable for the buck The Rega P8 is more than acceptable. It's one of the very best decks I've ever heard. It handles surface noise extremely well. To get an even more expansive sound than that might mean a trip into vinyl insanity. | |
| Books! A couple of people I know recommended Bill Bryson to me. So out of respect I picked up his A Short History of Almost Everything and The Body. They’re interesting enough, but so far nothing new. Apart from this following passage which has lef... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable @daveyf @cd318 Says the man who doesn’t even own a turntable, never mind a Linn! Keep going, I’m beginning to enjoy this--;0) I’m glad you’re enjoying it. I was getting a little worried that that it might get tiring having to continuou... | |
| To Blind Test, or Not To Blind Test, That Is The Question You wouldn't want it. Not on sonic grounds at any rate. | |
| Best turntable for the buck @sokogear Make sure you have the turntable isolated properly, especially if you are on a suspended floor. Absolutely. I don’t know of a single turntable that doesn’t be benefit from this. Some need it more, and some less, but they all ne... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable What's bad? Stolen design? (AR, Thorens td150, Ariston) A giant money pit? Unauthentic timbre? Dodgy top plates on pre 2000 models? Needs regular specialist servicing? Motor mounting issues? Needs a better arm than the Ittok? Temporal anom... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable Please. I'm still paying off my analyst bills after owning one some 20 years ago. | |
| Best turntable for the buck The skeletal Rega 8 is very good. I heard one last year at a show and was surprised at how much better than any Rega 3 it was. Inky black silences and rock solid pitch and timing. No Rega 3 did that, and that’s hardly surprising is it? That... | |
| Speakers known for great midrange. @big_greg I'm also wondering whether metal drivers are finally coming of age. As you say, it's difficult to describe the sound, but words like precise and clean come to mind. |