chronoglidesky
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| My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions. My beloved Onyx (my cat, RIP 2 years ago now) managed to destroy TWO top-end Lyra cartridges (at different times). Bless. I wagged my finger sternly at him and said "no, bad puss" each time, but I suspect he didn't quite get the message. | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment As Jello Biafra (of Dead kennedy's fame) once sang "Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill The Poor" ... well, looks like CV-19 and dumb-ass politicians are doing that for us. Also, in a much earlier posting, someone grumbled about "people who wear $10,000 watc... | |
| RIP Art Dudley Very sad news. I'll add my voice to the universal chorus of well-deserved praise that Art deserves. His writing and clarity were almost always "on point" and beautifully succinct: the Hemingway of audio journalism? R.I.P. | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? Most "vinyl-like" CD sound I've heard comes from Audio Note (UK). I got a Level 4 CDT plus equivalent DAC (so way above your stated bracket) ... BUT the more affordable Audio Note transports and DAC's (which are really quite reasonably priced) hav... | |
| CD Transports I'm an analogue guy myself (never much of a digital fan) but I do have quite a few CD's. I was skeptical about CDT's but I proved myself wrong.I got a Moon Neo CDT and used the DAC inside my Aavik U-300. The sound was pretty darn good, but still h... | |
| Best LPs to Test Turntables Sorry. Reading through the responses was slightly depressing: most (though not all) of the recommended LPs are really SO unimaginative, so expected and all the usual suspects are there -- ZZZzzzzz. Yeah, yeah, "it's to test the gear not the music... | |
| BUSTED: UK company is raided for fake vinyl production Indeed, these records were cut direct-to-disc. The process used was beautifully demonstrated and filmed on the recent American Epic PBS documentary, URL herehttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/american-epic/Look under "American Epic Sessions". This shows mod... | |
| BUSTED: UK company is raided for fake vinyl production As an interesting, and Hi-Fi related, aside concerning Skip James ...John Peel (the most important British DJ of all time) had a small section of his late evening show called "The Pig's Big 78" ("The Pig" being his affectionate name for his wife w... | |
| BUSTED: UK company is raided for fake vinyl production Here's a few 1-copy-wonders (literally only 1 copy known)...Son House "Clarkesdale Moan" (found c.2008) Blind Joe Reynolds "Cold Woman Blues" (found c.2000)Jaydee Short "Tar Road Blues" (found c.2015)Charlie Patton "Jim Lee Blues Pt2" (poor condit... | |
| BUSTED: UK company is raided for fake vinyl production The key wording on this article was here... " ... specialising in Northern Soul records ... "Any Record Collector will tell you that this genre is THE hottest and most expensive of any genre (save, of course, pre-war Delta Blues 78's ... but that'... | |
| Greatest Rock Drummers Simon King of early Hawkwind.OK, he's not the most technical drummer in the world, but he could keep a great Neu-like motorik beat going while the rest of the band were flying their Silver Machines on some other planet. I heard he gave up music an... | |
| Raidho speakers..any interest ?? I had a Chord SPM600 (and a Chord pre) powering Raidho D3s. It had all the power I needed but it lacked an element of timing and separation/detail of individual percussion instruments were somewhat "blurred". I have since upgraded to an Aavik U-30... | |
| Lars Kristensen and Michael Børresen leaving Raidho ... I wonder if the "separation" agreement between Raidho and the guys includes some for of non-compete clause? Just wondering.I'm using D3s, U-300 and D-level speaker cabs (+MainzD8) and a couple of C-level pc's. D-TC speaker cable upgrade is really ... | |
| Lars Kristensen and Michael Børresen leaving Raidho ... I'm all giddy with excitement as I will be getting my D-TC loom next month. The "energerizer" box alone makes a difference when connected to the system by a power chord to the distibution bar - with nothing else plugged into it. Agreed, Michael is... | |
| Lyra Delos Cartridge - Underrated? Currently on my third Lyra - this time an Etna. Very realistic indeed. Fast and - to me - a controlled treble and is exceptional on percussion (you can hear the tuning of the drum skins). I had a Micro Benz - nice cartridge on classical, but I fin... |