eagledriver_22
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| If it sounds 'great', everything is ok? @elliottbnewcombjr My friend lives in Switzerland. Detour ahead 😃 | |
| If it sounds 'great', everything is ok? To all who contributed in a friendly and helpful manner, I say thanks a million for your support. Much appreciated! BDW I'm too old to be a troll, but not too old to rock and roll 😎 Cheers, eagledriver | |
| If it sounds 'great', everything is ok? @elliottbnewcombjr Thanks a lot for your assessement and advise. It will be helpful to my friend, as well as other comments. I agree that 71% more VTC as recommended by Ortofon appears to be a bit too much (Wear and tear on the cartridge and sty... | |
| If it sounds 'great', everything is ok? So far, many thanks to all of you for your time and effort in answering to my question. Which is acutally a question from a friend living 200 miles south. I have some knowledge regarding this topic (and 4 different tt's in operation) but I know yo... | |
| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? @8th-note 'Santana's first album has a very good soundstage with the illusion of depth.' Thanks for your post. I have a near field setup and listened to the first track (Waiting) a few minutes ago. Especially the drums, particularly Ridebecke... | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive @kidcreole123 (off topic) hey kid, how are the coconuts doing? I was a big fan of August and the ladies in the eighties. Still listening to their unique style of music. Best, eagledriver | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? @chcook, I like the title of your post, especially your comments quoted below. Because I share this 'philosophy'. ---> KISS I don't care too much about (..............). I care how it tastes. If I like it, and the value proposition works for ... | |
| Please help with setting up a streaming system 'I would like to start streaming some high res and cd quality music. I am very computer illiterate so please take it easy on me. I would like to set something up fairly easy to use and not spend more than 2k. I would like to use my iPad for contro... | |
| room size question. @lonemountain Thx for your comment which I do like. Your notes inspired me to dig a bit further into the topic. The information under the following link is very interesting to me. Basically the same what you are stipulating regarding room reflex... | |
| Mono Cartridge Question Correction: ..as the two preamps have a completely different build-up | |
| Mono Cartridge Question @goofyfoot 1 What tonearm are you using and how important is the tonearm when tracking strictly mono records? 2 Does the Cadenza sound better with older mono versus newer remasters? 1 It is a 9 inch tone arm, Gold Note TA-9 Ball Bearing. I do... | |
| Mono Cartridge Question @pryso +1 regarding your comment: Nearly all mono reissues were made with stereo cutter heads with smaller size. I don't believe few if any mono cutter heads survive. I assume from this mono reissues may be OK with current stereo cartridges, a... | |
| A free tweak revisited @bikefi10 +1 Exactly the same with me. Indirect low light against the natural stone wall limited to the space behind the speakers does some good to the listening experience, at least to me. However, chances of falling asleep remain a potential ... | |
| Where does "MidFi" differ from "HiFi" or "LOFI"? @johnweiss This is an interesting question indeed. That's what I have found so far (quotations) "The abbreviation hifi stands for High Fidelity, describing in a narrower sense, a normed standard of quality for audio playback devices. The term "h... | |
| Streamer/CD ripper @tony, conversion from flac to wav can be done using your computer and, for example, Foobar2000 (free) or JRiver Media Center software (there is other software available). However, as flac is a compressed (but lossless) audio codec, it could have ... |