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| Technics moving all turntable production to Malaysia There is this announcement, which looks rather legitimate. | |
| Looking for my Final Pair!! dave_b Fun fact...most equipment cuts off at 20khzThat's completely mistaken, unless you confine your remark to CD players only. Most good amplifiers, preamps, DACs and other components will easily sail far beyond 20K. Preserving HF helps maintai... | |
| Blown tube issue jasonbourne52Manley and other tube amp companies should always provide information for proper bias adjustment.They do.Tube amps do need this done when output tubes are changed.A cathode-biased tube amplifier may also require periodic re-biasing a... | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well jasonbourne52 In controlled A/B tests nobody can distinguish a $100 DAC from a $1000+ one.Please tell us about the tests you’ve conducted that led you to this conclusion. I’m also interested in why you confined your efforts to simple A/B tests. Fo... | |
| Looking for my "last" CD transport I agree with @chayro and suggest you avoid used transports. Repair of older units can be impossible because of parts unavailability or - when parts are available - can sometimes be quite expensive. Please don't ask me how I know that. | |
| One Cord To Rule Them All millercarbonCredentialism is bunk. All a degree means is you know all the same stuff everyone else ...It’s worse than that. Here, most users post anonymously, which is their prerogative. But that also means there’s no way to verify anyone’s creden... | |
| Can anyone recommend an FM Receiver that would play into a relatively high end system? patrickorlandoWhat's up with this unhappiness with HD ? Is there some technical reason that it is not much better than plain FM ?As implemented in the US, HD radio uses lo-res lossy compression. So while it can be quiet just like all digital, ... | |
| Chicago Transit Authority This is a fantastic album and one of my absolute favorites. I have several different pressings of it (including the Rhino) but the best hands-down is MFSL, imo. | |
| The Contour System – Directional Wiring of Audio Parts mijostynThe lay audiophile does not have access to this kind of equipment thus is flying blind. It is easy enough to build AB switch boxes. I'm surprised nobody sells them.They are available from multiple vendors. Van Alstine's has been one of... | |
| The Contour System – Directional Wiring of Audio Parts clearthinker Differences in SQ can only be confidently distinguished by properly run blind testing.Blind testing certainly has its place in audio - although not so much for the typical audiophile - but this statement is completely false. Those wh... | |
| One Cord To Rule Them All koestner OPWhat about Anticables? I’m not trying to come up a rebuttal, but they’re in my price range, and also solid core I think.They are stranded, according to Anticables’ website. | |
| Now they're planning the crime of the century Great album with great sonics! Still holds up after all these years. | |
| One Cord To Rule Them All Ugh. What I meant was you won’t find any UL-listed solid core power cords. | |
| The Contour System – Directional Wiring of Audio Parts bluemoodriverNo amount of wire fiddling is going to clean that dull and noisy vinyl ...Agreed. If an LP sounds "dull and noisy" then something else is amiss, e.g. dirty disc, bad or worn pressing, worn stylus, improper setup ... | |
| Bryston BDP Tidal-connect and Qobuz-connect nm_macBryston has said, some time back, that they are working on a major update to their current provided software, which is the web-enabled Manic Moose.To be clear, Manic Moose is not "web enabled." It is browser based but the web has nothing ... |