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| My best retort to those that think we listen to our stereos more than the music Back on topic......Listening to well recorded music has introduced me to music genres I now enjoy. If the playback quality is not that great I still enjoy the music. | |
| stereo review magazine Ah Stereo Review. Prior to that my only access to available Hi-Fi was Telefunken radio and the Lafayette radio catalogs. The year I purchased my first "Audiophile type" system in 1973 I was in Lafayette Electronics main store in Syosset NY. I had ... | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well I own several DACS . Some current and some Vintage.Not to promote one against the other. i.e. My Krell SBP 32X sounds way better then some of todays moderately priced DAC's.The ones you're considering are very good. If you can get them at a reason... | |
| Best lower end cables for B&W speakers...? If you want a nice project and have the skills I would recommend https://youtu.be/Uqx6VhWq9E8 This video includes the use of Mogami W3104. I have used many different cables over the years and have been very satisfied with Mogami. BTW Mogami's RCA ... | |
| Audio Companies with Integrity?? Retailer: Take 5 Audio Bob Carisimi Krell: Raymond Mutchler, Walter Schofield PS Audio: TJ. Paul McGowan | |
| D’Agostino Progression integrated vs Gryphon Diablo 300 Not going to bore everyone. That being said I heard both. Separate places so n AB comparison. They sounded as you would expect -really good . Both with Wilson Sabrinas. The only thing I can comment on is that you need to listen to separates before... | |
| WILSON AUDIO.....BIG NAME, BIG PRICE........ARE THEY THAT GOOD? Wilson makes Phenomenal Speaker's. Big fan since the early 90's IMO probably one of the BEST. The WATT PUPPY's the WITT's and the Sophia all sound great with the start of the Watt Puppy V However they are not for the budget audiophile. You can ge... | |
| Which to upgrade first: Turntable or Phono Preamp IMO Phono Stage first.Parasound JC3 Clearaudio ConceptConcept MC Cartridge | |
| Some interesting stats from Discogs Discovered Disccogs this past year. So far so good. I have had tremendous luck purchasing vinyl from all over the world. Nice way to expand your library. Oh yeah.... Cds as well. Considering the pandemic just about all I purchased was delivered i... | |
| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? Monster Cable M1 Sonic reference Speaker Cable 10 ft or. Using in one of my Systems since 1990 Still great | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? There are a couple knock offs that do the job. Not quite as good as the real ones but none the less they are ok. The Bad News.... Pretty difficult too get repaired if needed. If they fail (amplifier 's) they usually take down a good part of the u... | |
| New Audiophile going crazy Sit back and listen to some music.Be very Careful....................enjoy the ride or live with the consequences . | |
| Audiogon Is Still Relevent...Don't Listen to the Naysayers. Its a great site ! This hobby like most people I read about has given me years of enjoyment. I truly appreciate the effort and time people have put in sharing their knowledge and experience . A good friend of mine who introduced me to the site in... | |
| Which Component Has the Greatest Affect on Low-Level Listening Start with clean power feeding your Amplifier Perhaps a conditioner regenerator or as stable as you can get it into your system. Then as much power as you can supply with your amplifier.I work from home and 75 % of my listening is low levelHigh le... | |
| Substantial Upgrade You may want to look at the Clearaudio Concept with the concept mc cartridge. Got back into records a year ago and this was my plunge.Started out with Clearaudio phono preamp. Sounded Great. Since then have moved over to Parasound Jc3jr. Nice upgr... |