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| To Couple or Decouple Bookshelf Speakers to Stands? Decouple, if for no other reason that it measures much better. At least with most loudspeakers.For example soft rubber pads/foam will decouple more than hard ones, but both will decouple hundreds of times better than wood on metal.Just how far you... | |
| Best debut album bobdg2000,I feel that Chrissie Hynde is a vastly underrated vocalist. Difficult to think of any other current female singer that sounds more human than her.I’d love to hear her cover some of the standards.Did you know she once did a duet with Sina... | |
| Are current audio cable designs superior to 1980s designs? hickamore,There’s dozens of controlled blind listening tests out there that answer this question beyond any doubt.The fact you’re using the same cables since 1987 also must have some relevance to your question. So why does it need to be asked agai... | |
| Articles You Feel Should be Shared 2 hugely inconvenient truths in high-end audio. It’s plainly obvious that the industry does not care for sound quality or for the whims of audiophiles. Not now, not ever. Like others before me I too have sometimes found CD sound quality to be infe... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other mikelavigne,"what did you learn from those moments?"Ha! I don't really know to be honest, other than its fascinating to read about such scenarios. I mean I'd love to try something like the Harman blind speaker test, but yeah, there would be a cons... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other mikelavigne,"so if you compare the golden age of 2 channel analog it’s mid 50’s to around 1970. you have the relative purity of the process and the gear. those recordings are hard for digital to compete with. plus in many ways the expectations to ... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other roberttdid,You're right, it was more of an anecdotal impression of the various formats from Steve Hoffman than any clearly defined conclusion. Still interesting in itself.I tend to respect his work because he claims his mission is to restore rathe... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? rauliruegas,I felt it should be listed with those articles (or online videos) we feel might genuinely advance our collective knowledge.It was a little depressing to read about the irreversible hearing damage that happens with misuse and with time.... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other Renowned mastering engineer Steve Hoffman apparently did a direct comparison a while back between the master, an acetate, CD and DSD files with surprising conclusions.He went on to write an update last year confirming that he feels that with bette... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? recluse,Be careful friend, these vinyl / CD wars have disturbed many an audiophile's peace of mind for decades. Probably even older than the ongoing pernicious sapping cable debates, but certainly younger than the almost timeless solid state v tub... | |
| Articles You Feel Should be Shared Here’s a great article published in SOS way back in 2011 recently posted by fellow member rauliruegas.How the Ear Works by Emmanuel DerutyEverything from Fletcher-Munson, Darwinist speech based EQs, high frequency hearing loss to the 140dB dynamic... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? rauliruegas,Excellent must read article.I will repost it on another thread.Thanks.https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/how-ear-works#para4 | |
| Wow an old album that rocked your world West Side Story.All versions are good.The Tilson Thomas has the best production and the original 1958 Broadway release is a classic recording full stop.https://www.classicstoday.com/review/tilson-thomas-leads-brilliant-west-side-story/ | |
| Most unusual/mesmerizing female voice. Genevieve Waite.Her 1974 album Romance is on the Rise remains a stone cold classic to this day.Produced by husband John Phillips, it's difficult to see why it wasn't a bigger hit.Maybe the odd drug reference put people off but that frankness is al... | |
| Can you live with your current speaker until you die? beetlemania,"I haven't heard everything but from what I *have* heard I think I would need to spend >$25K to get something notably better."Yes, this is the one big obstacle most of us run up against sooner or later. I'm still hoping that <£10... |