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| Is it me or new audio gear is too perfect and give ear fatigue? @wturkey Don't agree. If the set-up has a near flat frequency response and low distortion then...............'it's you'. Could be something mechanical in your ears - both ears?? - or your state of mind/mood at the time of listening. Our brain... | |
| Do Recording Studios Use Silver Cables Gold cables haven't proved popular Wonder why? But there are plenty of gold-plated connectors. Gold doesn't oxidise, so this obviates the need to clean connectors often. In many cables the cores are sealed by a partial vacuum that reduces the ... | |
| Higher sensitivity - more dynamic sound? @realworldaudio "to reduce the errors made by the additional amplification" Nonsense. Why should high power amplifiers have more 'errors'? Presumably you mean distortion. Fact is the flea-power single-ended single-figure watt valve amplifie... | |
| Your experience in "in their day" brands/components that you remember foundly? @klh007 I agree with you entirely about the KSA50. There was something magical about it. It is often the case that a new company's break-through product is a killer. But the magic is probably mainly that it is full-range Class A. It was Jo... | |
| The Future of Hifi is just being Discovered Be sure to wear a warm coat. | |
| Euro Tumble Depends on what you buy. US brands are a lot more expensive in Europe. European dealers might not wish to export to the US. Shipping is currently very costly. There may be warranty issues. There will be US import duty. You can't audition unl... | |
| Your experience in "in their day" brands/components that you remember foundly? Krell Krell I don't fondly remember, I stiil use. Pure Class A (class A all the way up to full power) is a thing of the past, even at Krell. But truth is you just can't match the sound if you're prepared to buy the watts at today's prices. I a... | |
| Why Music Has Lost it’s Charms (Article) The article author is described above as 'myopic'. That's about right. All he is saying is that he doesn't 'get' current music. Nor do I, but that's no reason for spilling ink. Fact is that current music appears to be just as popular as old mu... | |
| Best Sound Track Ever Vote for One Dead Man, starring Johnny Depp Soundtrack by Neil Young For much of the footage he improvised on solo guitar while watching the film. It's wonderfully loose, spare and atmospheric and suits the film action really well. And on LP | |
| Which USB reclocker is as good as the Innuos Phoenix USB? Don't mess with the clock. It is the Achilles heel of everything digital. | |
| After the thrill is gone A bit like looking over the fence when you've been with wifey a while. But the relationship with wifey should deepen over time as you get to know each other even better. Can this work with speakers or an audio system? | |
| How did you get started in this hobby @curiousjim Thanks Jim. My father's experiences map other people's grandfathers'. It is mind-boggling to think he was a teenager 100 years ago. The changes he saw were mind-boggling. He kept up with it into his 80s. He left two diaries of hi... | |
| How did you get started in this hobby My Dad. He had 'listened in' when at boarding school during the 1920s at the dawn of radio before there were any commercial or entertainment stations. Goodness, that's 100 years ago. He built crystal radios from components or kits and as soon a... | |
| Uneven room dimensions/reflections = uneven toe in as solution? Every reason to move speakers around a little to get the sound that pleases you best. If it sounds good to you that's what matters. | |
| Mono block Preamp Most of the advantage of going monobloc is to reduces cross-talk (channel separation). Monobloc is of more advantage when there are big voltages running around, like in a power amp. The volume control requirement in a pre-amp is an inconvenience... |