drmuso
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| Music first or sound first? Music first. I definitely prefer to listen to good music that suits my mood than a demo disc that has great sound but not-so-great music. Fortunately, I own some discs that have both, but the combination is unfortunately rare. The good recordin... | |
| Are You A Disciplined Audiophile? I have enough of a scientific background to know that you need to change just one variable at a time to avoid confusing results, so I adhere to that sort of scientific discipline. From my experience, I would say that generally I have heard improv... | |
| Streamer only @soix I have a Node 130 and use the USB output to my DAC; two other posts mention the same thing. You repeatedly have said the Node lacks the USB output, which only applied to older versions of the Node. @pal I recently added a Teddy Pardo l... | |
| Found a Milty Zerostat alternative @lewm @ghdprentice I found the box in which my most recent Zerostat 3 came. Here are the instructions: Hold Zerostat about 300mm (12 inches) away from the object. Squeeze the trigger slowly; a powerful stream of positive ions projects over a ... | |
| Found a Milty Zerostat alternative @lewm I am eager to try your method, since it would save time and extend the life of the Zerostat, since fewer shots per LP would be needed. The slow pulling away of the Zerostat from the LP in your method sounds like how one uses a demagnetizer... | |
| Found a Milty Zerostat alternative It is not clear to me how you are using the gun; at what points in relation to the LP surface do you squeeze then release the trigger? @lewm My bad, I could have stated this, but was struggling to think of how; now it's obvious to me--I aim t... | |
| Found a Milty Zerostat alternative I have used Zerostats for about 50 years, and they definitely reduce static on my LPs. I can test the static by using a small piece of styrofoam taped to a thread. If there is a static charge on the LP, the styrofoam will cling to the LP. I bel... | |
| The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change I liked waytoomuchstuff's classification. I consider myself to include all three, with less of the hobbyist component than the other two. I suppose if either of the first two factors outweigh the third in a listener, that would lead to conti... | |
| The real truth about recordings More than that there is no alleged perfect reproduction by recording being equal to all possible location of the listeners at a live event but add to that the alleged reproduction through a system playback in your room acoustic is in fact an aco... | |
| The real truth about recordings I read the Stereophile article mentioned above. It has some good points, but I think there are some problems with the viewpoints expressed. Obviously, there are pop studio recordings that in no way represent a single performance in an acoustical... | |
| Anybody using the last record preservative I've used the LAST record preservative since the 1980s, always after cleaning the LP first (mostly with a Nitty Gritty vacuum cleaning machine). I don't recall the preservative being claimed to improve the sound of the record, just prevent wear--... | |
| Differences in YouTube, Spotify, etc. Mostly Qobuz, occasionally Tidal, which has more classic rock albums than TIdal. Qobuz generally has better sound quality than Tidal, distinguishable even on my Bluesound Node. Qobuz also has more info/reviews on albums than Tidal does. I have ... | |
| New Streamer, DAC or Let it Be @traubr I have a Node 130 with a modestly-upgraded power cable feeding an Denafrip Ares II DAC, and I have plenty of "wow" experiences because 1) I try to use high-resolution files from Qobuz when streaming, 2) my room is a good one for a stereo... | |
| Records and CDs In some cases a good pressing of an LP will sound better than a CD or CD-quality file in my system. I have some digitally-recorded jazz LPs that sound better than their CD counterparts, even. But in some cases a CD sounds better than even an ana... | |
| Streaming Curious @fburkeen I own a Node 130 and a system that is near-state-of-the-art as of the late 1980s. My turntable is a SOTA Star Sapphire with an ET-2 tonearm and Monster Cable Alpha Genesis 1000 cartridge. Using hi-res files from Qobuz, there is virtu... |