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| Buying a new TT today hshifi,"So many people have spent a lot of money trying to turn their Honda Civic into a Porsche. Just save up for the Porsche and sell the Civic when you get enough money."Wise words. Unfortunately some of us had to find out the hard way.The Pro-... | |
| Doe you enjoy your listening to music and your system more with others or alone? I used to really look forward to music nights with a couple of friends both into audio. Great music generally, going by the latest reviews from Uncut magazine with tea and biscuits etc. It was usually a Thursday evening and often finished late. Wo... | |
| What's the worst speaker or stereo set-up you've ever seen? Err.. a friend of mine has serious hoarding issues and over time was running out of storage space for his DVDs (+X-Box / PS3 games). Eventually he began stacking them on the floor on front of his Eltax Symphony speakers. Eventually the pile began ... | |
| Which is the most important part of a stereo system? Your subconscious largely composed of memories also happens to be the most unreliable part of the sonic equation.Yet it is the one most targetted by advertising and marketing. You will see these attempts everywhere.There are even some here on AG w... | |
| Buying a new TT today chakster,"I’ve been posting about it before but i want to remind that Neumann Lathemachine operates with Direct Drive Technics SP02 motor. Every record pressing production starts from this Neumann with Technics motor."I'm glad you reminded us. The... | |
| What About Kuzma? three_easy_paymentsMaybe Kuzma need to have a look at the Pro-Ject business model. It can be done. I remember reading about Kuzma turntables back in the 80s. Great reviews but they always seem to be outsiders.For sure it's a competitive market out... | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life stringreen,"I suggest going to real live concerts....the sound is way different than are the recordings. The difference is animation vs reality."Yes, the often repeated but no less relevant advice. I'd have to travel an hour or so to get to a con... | |
| New Turntable or Better Cartridge? Unfortunately you're in a difficult place I feel, as I'm sure you're more than aware. The Well Tempered turntable is no entry level deck. A substantial improvement is difficult to suggest.As well as the Rega 8 you owe it to yourself to check out o... | |
| Buying a new TT today Turntable. You will recoup a lot more for your Debut Carbon than you might for your cartridge.You will need to listen carefully as any potentially huge improvements on your Pro-Ject deck will be hard to find.The price of turntables and associated ... | |
| A challenge to all turntable manufacturers poprhetor,"ELP claims no digitization in the process."I missed that. Thanks.Well, that’s one major bugbear out of the way. If records could be cleaned scrupulously, a big ’if’ I know, then the implications not only for audiophiles are huge. Draggi... | |
| Articles You Feel Should be Shared djones51,Listener Preferences and Perception of Digital versus Analog Live Concert Recordings John M. Geringer and Patrick Dunniganhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/40319018Excellent research article from 2000 of the kind that the audiophile press neve... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other Reel to reel original master tape is still the highest quality source for most of the world's back catalogue. Elvis, Beatles, Dylan, Eagles, Pink Floyd etc. Basically almost everything between 1945 and 1990 was recorded on reel to reel tape. Even ... | |
| A challenge to all turntable manufacturers It's a great idea but unfortunately the twin problems of D/A conversion and vinyl imperfections (scratches, dust and pressing issues) still remain.Is it still better than dragging a tiny diamond at high speed over relatively soft vinyl? Maybe. But... | |
| What integrated should I upgrade to? jasonsim,I’d also suggest checking out tube amps if you’re looking for something different.Interesting conundrum."as I figure it is what’s holding things back from a resolution standpoint. I moved a better DAC (PS Audio Direct Stream Junior) to th... | |
| What makes for a "good" musician? I know a couple of guitarists and can’t understand why they get obsessed about the technical side of their playing. It’s a shame but they're very hard on themselves and rarely seem satisfied with the accuracy of their performances.I sometimes try ... |