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| Best turntable under $4000 $4000 for a turntable? lol That's more than I spent for the used Lexus that I've been driving for the past seven years or so... I have an old Sansui turntable that still performs just fine... I think I spent $100, maybe, plus a decent cartridg... | |
| What CDs to buy Mothership - Led Zeppelin | |
| Why didn't I sell my vinyl rig? @alerrico +1 "I'll say it.... My digital setup sounds better than my analog setup!" | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey @synthesianguy +1 yes, diminishing returns + self delusion that there is some sort of ultimately attainable "perfection" somewhere out there "over the rainbow" are both powerful forces that can drive discontent and damage actual enjoyment ... c... | |
| Why didn't I sell my vinyl rig? I absolutely do not have, and have never had (since the 1980s anyway), the problem of vinyl sounding better than digital. Vinyl does sound different, noisier actually, and I do acknowledge that some people like it, and that's fine. I guess they ... | |
| Where does "MidFi" differ from "HiFi" or "LOFI"? @grislybutter yes, Robinson's been following the evolution of the soundbar tech. Soundbars make a lot of sense for a lot of people, and the best ones perform very well indeed for the task at hand, as they are designed specifically for that tas... | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey @pwayland +1 on building around the speakers. | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey and, I also agree that the OP is rather out of control... 10 amps in three years ? come on, that's crazy. Relax. Pick something good, and then just enjoy it. | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey @grislybutter but "weakness of the source and amp" is far more subtle than better speakers... even resolving speakers still sound great on something like the Marantz n40, or even my Pioneer Elite. Would speakers sound even better w a more expens... | |
| Where does "MidFi" differ from "HiFi" or "LOFI"? @secretguy +1 and as Andrew Robinson loves to say, and it's again worth heeding him: "The only person who has to like the sound of your system is you." | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey @switzer145 and @jond And what jond says also makes sense, too... a Naim Unity or something like that | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey @switzer145 You’re right to start with the nice speakers. Think about something like the Marantz n40 amp... old school/new tech: has a streamer and all the modern hookups, plus has bass, treble, balance controls right on the face. That’d sound ... | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey @akg_ca "An affordable speaker with high-end amplification and source makes more sense in audio performance, than an expensive speaker matched up with a cheap amp and source." I must disagree. The speaker is where the rubber hits the road. The... | |
| Expensive Dac to keep or cheaper and change overtime @charles1dad +1 "the merits and longevity of really well designed, engineered and implemented DACs stand the test of time easily. Things do improve and change over time but I believe this is often greatly overstated." | |
| A perfect song? What are your choices? OK... let me try these on, too... these, from a unique and generous artist : Annie's Song - John Denver Sunshine On My Shoulder - John Denver crank 'em up on your fine audio system, and prepare to cry just a little bit... |