cundare2
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| Physical degradation of CD's There are a lot of reasons why CDs fail to play correctly. A case of "CD rot" -- i.e., oxidation of the aluminum layer -- is very, very rare in all but the earliest replicated discs. It can be identified with the naked eye as black layers of oxid... | |
| T+A's new R 2500 R integrated amp https://darko.audio/2024/10/ta-r-2500-r-video-review/ I just discovered this R 2500 R Darko review, which covers most of the points I outlined above, even confirming some of the reasons why an old monoblockhead like me, for the first time, chose ... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? The OP can answer this question him (or her) self. Reverse the situation. You invite a buddy to listen to your great, great system, one that you've spent years tweaking. Your friend has her own spectacular system, which cost her about the same,... | |
| Sub suggestions please There are some great suggestions in this thread but, not surprisingly, nobody is mentioning the exquisite Perlisten line. Perlisten has a low profile on Audiogon, perhaps because the company rarely submits its products for review. But make no m... | |
| Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget exley_99 +1 I’m in very much the same situation as the OP. I’m older and not able to handle heavy components, live in an isolated area & unable to travel to shows or dealers to hear before I buy, have a relatively small (14x17) listening r... | |
| Physical degradation of CD's Many years ago, when I was a contributing editor to various mainstream tech publications, I did a large feature on disc rot. Spoke at length with engineers, large manufacturing & fab facilities, the whole nine yards. At this point, I don’t rem... | |
| Qobuz and Tidal comparison Long-time (content) Tidal user here. But I'm always open to other opinions. I have a lot of obscure musical interests (like 1970s Soviet and Eastern European jazz & progressive rock) that Tidal serves surprisingly well. But I have one big i... | |
| Looking for more advice on purchasing a new turntable. And now for something completely different. A few years ago, I ordered a GEM Dandy Polytable in your price range, a table that was suggested to me personally by no less than Michael Fremer himself. Despite the witty name, this table is pretty ser... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital @richardbrand Yes, the brain works in mysterious ways. I think we could have a long conversation offline or in another thread about psychoacoustics. | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital @richardbrand You may be able to tell that my last response was posted before I’d finished editing. There was a lot more there, which would take me too long to reproduce. But the gist of it was that you can find outstanding recordings used if y... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital @richardbrand D:\Gr - Vid\QUADRichard: As I’m sure you know, "KoB" is one of the most highly respected releases in that particular genre, and it’s a good entry point if you’re not already a fan. But I can understand your reaction. I remember many... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital This is based on nothing more than my personal experience -- like every other personal opinion posted here -- but in the interest of full disclosure, I've been buying records, without interruption, since the mid-1960s, probably 5-10,000 sides. T... | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album @porchlight1 Absolutely stunning is what I understand is the first digital recording made available to the general public, the LP Fredrick Fennell conducting the Cleveland Symphonic Winds on Telarc Stereo 5038. ========== +1, and not just the Fe... | |
| Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters +100 re:WAM Engineering ("Wallytools"). J. R. Boisclair is one of the most knowledgable engineers in the country, maybe in the world, when it comes to optimizing the performance of cartridges and tonearms. His site & online channels are pack... | |
| Electrostatics and tubes @whart Your message made my heart beat faster. I also restored a pair of ESLs and Quad IIs during the 70s and still groan at having been forced to sell them at liquidation prices when I was forced to downsize in retirement. FWIW, after spending ... |