daveyf
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| Linn LP 12 @malbor If you are upgrading the LP12, the place to do it is from the inside out...which is the Linn Protocol. Therefore, the bearing would be the first place to put money. Having said that, your question is still valid in your OP, as the tonearm... | |
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| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable @no_regrets As can be seen in this thread, member mijostyn has some very absolute thoughts about the Linn LP12. The ONLY thing that I think we can take away from all of his posts that are in fact 'Absolute' is the fact that he has a) never heard a... | |
| MoFi controversy Looks like the ’One Step’ Evans SATVV is an AAA recording, one of the very few! If so, I would think that this would increase its value, certainly to a higher point than ’Abraxas’, which is determined to be from a DSD source! | |
| MoFi controversy Tonight I brought out my copy of ’Monk’s Dream’ on the ’One Step’. I wanted to hear how the sound of the piano came through, as this instrument has always sounded a little off when sourced from a digital file, at least to my ears. The SQ of the pi... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @fleschler I would suggest that you reserve your judgement of the new Wilson Alexx V's until such time as you have the opportunity to hear them with an appropriate setting and gear. I suspect you will then have a different opinion of the present... | |
| MoFi controversy Given that I have now viewed about half of the "interview" on Youtube, and that it is certainly possible that this question gets answered later on, one thing strikes me as also shocking, and it really is not to do with the digital aspect. These gu... | |
| MoFi controversy @whart I’m not sure, is that the video that is in the OP? That I did view. Is there another video with an "interview"? One question though, and I do agree with your last two sentences 100%, is this: MoFi absolutely should have been more tra... | |
| MoFi controversy While all of the posts so far have been interesting, no one seems to know for 100% certainty that ALL of the MoFi "One Steps’ are sourced from digital mastering/ files? For example, i would be surprised if the recent Muddy Waters ’One Step’ was s... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @fleschler Sounds like you heard a classic mismatch of gear that had little synergy. When i heard the Alexx V's, they were in a huge room ( 45'X30'!) partnered with D'agostino amps/ preamp and a MSB Select 2 DAC. Superb sound with a huge soundst... | |
| MoFi controversy This thread brings back a memory of attending a meeting prior Covid that featured a rep from MoFi who discussed their new releases, including the ’One Steps’. The rep did answer questions about the mastering and the ability to use the original mas... | |
| MoFi controversy The price of the ’One Steps’ has a lot to do with the packaging (box) and the expected profit. Whether they are originally cut from a digital file is questionable, but as the gentleman in the video states, in order to make 40K records, something h... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @keithr I tend to agree that the price tag of some of these candidates tends to be off-putting, when considered against their abilities, or lack thereof! When I heard the big Stenheim's, I was also pretty unimpressed. I was impressed with the ... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @fleschler Your friend is very typical of a number of a'philes who much prefer putting their money into gear than into the room acoustics! Crazy to do this, IME. The benefit he would get with going to similar lengths as you did to treat his room... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @fleschler Great point about the cost of the room. I would think that anyone who has the ability to buy the mega $$ speaker would have a room that could accommodate it. Not just from a size perspective ( although this is a given) but also from th... |