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| Why recordings made before 1965 sound better. @rvpiano Openness was the major quality I looked for in a system up all the way up til my 30s. One wonderful discovery was finding out that tape decks usually had an adjustable screw which enabled you to fine tune the azimuth. In my experience... | |
| How much gear do you own? @ryder, Congratulations and well done! You're better off for it, and so are the new owners. For me to get rid of my extra stuff is going to be a far far harder challenge than I could have imagined some 10 years ago. I remember buying a set ... | |
| How much gear do you own? @audiodwebe, Perhaps some of the following tips taken from the Hoarding Disorder article by OCD UK might be of help. I know they're not specifically audio related but OCD does seem to be a particularly adaptive form of affliction. I should know... | |
| Why recordings made before 1965 sound better. @emrofsemanon, Interesting points. Perhaps it is the heavy handedness of certain jobbing engineers that’s the real problem. I’ve got a couple of oxygen deprived CDs (Nat King Cole and Marilyn Monroe) that have almost been ’nonoised’ to death. ... | |
| Why recordings made before 1965 sound better. Difficult to say why, but I never liked Dolby (B or C) on any of the tape decks I used. Even today's mastering software such as Nonoise seems to behind sonic fingerprint. And not a pleasant one at that. The science of recording tells us that tod... | |
| 15 Dollar Roon Endpoint @reubent, Thanks for the information. I've been getting a bit behind the times with technology recently. This is surprising to me as I used to enjoy keeping abreast of developments in audio/visual matters. The Bluetooth route was chosen as it s... | |
| How much gear do you own? @rosco88 , Great post. "Definitely, you really need help as I have heard that its a serious compulsive disorder." There is a funny side to this, but it can be tragic as well. My dad had (still probably has, but just can't maintain it like b... | |
| How much gear do you own? @audiodwebe, "Do you have multiples of amps, preamps, speakers, cables, etc? I do, and am starting to realize it's leaning hard toward a sickness rather than a passionate hobby." Me too. Somehow I've ended up with half an attic full of spare... | |
| 15 Dollar Roon Endpoint @reubent , The Auris BluME certainly looks the business. I had been looking at the similarly priced iFi ZEN Blue. It's good to know there's some purpose built products put there. Great advice to about the Raspberry Pi streamer option too, espe... | |
| Player Piano videos Here’s an interesting comparison video that caught my eye. Seems like Yamaha take their pianos very seriously indeed. Good for them. | |
| The easiest way to solder multi pin connector? @russ69 , I’d second that. There’s nothing like practice when it comes to soldering. Cleanliness is crucial. Otherwise the solder doesn’t stick well. I used isopropyl alcohol when replacing the 3.5mm jack on my Sennheiser headphones. Here's th... | |
| 15 Dollar Roon Endpoint Unfortunately that soon went a bit above my head but I am becoming increasingly interested in streaming options. Particularly via my android smartphone. I'm not sure if I would need Room. Couldn't I just stream directly via a well designed Bluet... | |
| Dang it, I'm Deaf.... @sandthemall, "He explained that he would not treat my ear. He would treat my body...get it back in balance...and the body would heal itself." 3 years ago over Christmas I began to get dizzy spells and felt like throwing up at the same time.... | |
| Headphones to keep you honest @cindyment , "Headphones are rarely ever flat. Not even close." I've sometimes wondered why this was. Is there some kind of anomaly in the space/time continuum that prevents a truly flat pair from ever being built? Even after a century? Not ... | |
| Rega Planar 3 : Heavily upgraded yet produces a sound that I don't like @auditionaudio , Err.. yes, but the Townshend Rock was a unique design that's hardly likely to bettered in its areas of strength. Particularly in the bass, which is not something Regas are known for. |