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| Amp Around 60 lbs Which Sounds Like A Gryphon 300 A new acquisition strategy? Buying amps by weight. It won't catch on. When I needed a cheap Japanese SACD player decades ago before multi-players I told the dealer I didn't need to listen to them, they all sound the same (was wrong on that). I... | |
| Should I Capacitors can fail suddenly, and spectacularly. That can cause damage to other components, not excluding speakers. These amps run hot and after 30 years the caps will be well cooked, dried out and ready to blow. Why not take it back to Rowland... | |
| Female XLR to RCA? This is correct. Running balanced has many benefits, not least reducing noise and making the connected system more robust. I have run balanced for many years, from cartridge to power amp. By the way, I wonder if we should be referring to con... | |
| The problem with PLC With measurements like that, the speaker would sound fine. | |
| Anything more resolving than 65 year-old speakers? Yes, the 57s were great in resolving lightweight programme, ideally chamber music and especially the female voice in recital. But for other music they had poor dynamics, no 'slam' at all. Few will disagree that if resolution is your first priori... | |
| What's all the fuss about late 70s and earl 80s run of the mill midfi turntables? @curiousjim I never found the Zerostat worked well on those fortunately few LPs that got static. But a few times it was so bad a small crack could be heard when the edge of the disc was earthed. I bought a Nitty Gritty years ago and still h... | |
| What's all the fuss about late 70s and earl 80s run of the mill midfi turntables? @curiousjim I don't know how you get 'all the clicks and pops'. I sometimes get a couple on the run-in groove but very few while the music is playing. Have you tried not eating dinner off your LPs? Interesting point about audience noise in c... | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? @richdirector You are along the right track! The effect of being bored with the sound is nothing to do with the manufacturer, still less any intent to deceive. We simply get bored with the sound of our equipment. It familiarises. It doesn'... | |
| What should my heirs do to dispose of my vinyl and CDs? Some posts here discuss the timing of such disposals. Fact is we don't know when we're going to go. This is really elegant. Science fiction has discussed the horror that arises in a system when we do know. | |
| Jazz like this? Suggestions @stuartk There is nothing wrong with improvisation per se. But necessarily if a a large percentage of performances are mainly improvisational. performers will be unable to maintain a high standard for many of them. Absent the ones that could ... | |
| Jazz like this? Suggestions Jazz in limited quantities is OK. Just try to avoid noodling. FZ. | |
| Home audio or pro audio? Just listen and see. | |
| What's all the fuss about late 70s and earl 80s run of the mill midfi turntables? @ghdprentice Yes, nostalgia for sure. I liked my Garrard but swapped it back in the early 70s. There is a notable number of audiophiles said to have good ears who still use 'upgraded' Garrard 301s and 401s and various Thorens. Art Dudley was... | |
| Integrated Amp Shopping Decisions @glennjohn Budget point $1800 won't buy much in way of separates. At this level much better sound quality will be obtained by not buying two boxes, two power supplies, extra cabling and connections etc etc etc. Certainly stay with integrat... | |
| I noticed brightness/harshness more than usual from my system a couple months back. OP I am sorry to have to inform you, you have early onset audiophilia nervosa. A psychological condition build up by sub-conscious activity in the imagination. In its early stage it affects only the music that is your most favourite; other music... |