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| Anybody want a laugh? ’Fidelizer Etherstream Network Switch - RRP - £395NEWEtherStream Network Switch is a modified Cisco SG110D-08 network switch with the following modification: -Input capacitor upgraded higher capacitance and ultra low ESR tuned for optimal performa... | |
| Emotional rollercoaster boxer12, "High end audio isn't a sham. The sound I have now is something I could only dream about 20 or 30 years ago. The stage is wall to wall, deep, with ambiance accurate to the recording.""BTW, it took a far amount of tweaks & cable change... | |
| Will a $700 turntable outperform a CD player? Sometimes, but it all depends upon the recording.I once heard a basic Pro-Ject deck (way under $700) playing an Elvis LP totally outperform a Sony ES CD player playing back the same songs. The CD sounded flat and restrained, whilst the LP had punc... | |
| $1000 bookshelf speakers with "recessed", "laid back" or "flat" mid-range? leemaze,"Rega RS1 are nice, detailed and mellow. I have them with the A-S801 currently."I'll second that. No deep bass and flimsy grilles but the rest of it is as good as I've heard in a small speaker. I know it sounds like a fault but they have a... | |
| Turntable feedback rumble problems with new sub ronribbons,The LS50s must have been triggered by the REL sub and feeding back into the turntable via the cabinet and then feeding back into the sub etc. As rdk777 said, this is something to keep an eye on in future.Glad you’ve sorted it, you shoul... | |
| Emotional rollercoaster barts,Good for you. As Clint Eastwood used to say, "A man’s got to know his limitations."Maybe it’s the same for audiophiles - knowing when enough is enough. audiorusty,'If you can imagine your perfect audio system in your mind, what would it soun... | |
| to my ears digital audio does not sound natural? something is wrong! mahler123,'With vinyl, with its decreased dynamic range, it can sound as if the music is more naturally frame. With digital, it can sound as if there is wasted space. Think of the way DVD players can crop the images on large flat screen TVs, par... | |
| Emotional rollercoaster glupson,’If we ignore speakers. do those British magazines ever do group tests of other higher-end equipment?’No, sadly they don’t - and never have as far as I know. For sure experienced reviewers like Ken Kessler will cover high-end products. I d... | |
| Oldest Recordings that sound “audiophile” mapman,’Its only in recent years have I learned to appreciate recordings made in the pre- Beatles era. Growing up, all that “old” music was deemed uncool by the likes of the rock music press and few young people then ever gave it a serious listen.... | |
| ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION TO ANSWER ... Blood on the Tracks - Bob DylanIf for no other reason than it was my first demo disc when I was checking out my first turntable. It's still a great recording today in any format. | |
| Emotional rollercoaster barts,'I'm not on another upgrade path....this is it, the last rodeo, just like every other time. Time to sit back and and reap what I have sown.'Yes, but what if a loudspeaker finally comes along that does most things right?Texture, timbre, dynam... | |
| Turntable feedback rumble problems with new sub Yes, as slaw and others have said, it’s a turntable problem. One that needs addressing asap before you wreck the voice coil/spider assembly through heat.Some amps have built-in filters to cut subsonic signals from reaching the speakers but most do... | |
| Name an artist that had a great debut album and a great final album Buddy HollyJohn Lennon too - but only if you begin with John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. | |
| Emotional rollercoaster glupson,"British magazines had comparison tests of speakers. I am not sure how believable they were and if they ever had high end"In my experience they were never high end. No one does high end group tests - for anything. It can’t be for lack of i... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Lenny Bruce Bob DylanLenny Bruce is dead but his ghost lived on and onNever did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to SynanonHe was an outlaw, that’s for sureMore of an outlaw than you ever wereLenny Bruce is gone but his spirit’s living on... |