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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Herbie Hancock - Thrust, Music on Vinyl LP Eric Dolphy Quintet - Outward Bound, Analog Productions LP Eric Dolphy - Out There, Analog Productions LP  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Donny Hathaway - Everything is Everything; Atlantic 75 Series 2 x 45, No 000059  
Soeaker cables technologic dilema…
The result of twisting or braiding and shielding insulated conductors reduces inductance and increases capacitance.  
Which amplifier
@mfdamon Though I'm sure both are outstanding integrated amplifiers neither in my opinion are an appropriate match for a Cornwall. You might be better served, have better sound quality and save a great deal of money by looking at something along t... 
SACD Player/Transport Choices
Gentlemen, I think what we’ve been arguing has become somewhat of misnomer. I’m in the process of further discovery on this issue, though I’ve drawn no conclusions, the term "native" is where the argument lies. I think we’re trying to differentiat... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw This 2 LP was half speed lacquered by Stan Ricker. "Mark Knopfler "Kill To Get Crimson" 2007/Warner Brothers"    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Dusty Springfield - Dustin in Memphis; Analog Production Atlantic 75 Series 2 x 45, No 000059    
The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening
@mahler123 That's definitely a dodge and completely out of context with respect to my response to your previous post.   
Soeaker cables technologic dilema…
@squared80 Well, there's no equipment listed in your profile so I guess we can only assume you speak from experience. "Solutions? Solutions to what? Increasing margins for snake oil companies? This cable won't be any better than a coat hanger. I... 
Why Does Expensive Gear Seems To Sound Better?
@roxy54 Really! @bjpd57a1 So what equipment do you listen to?   
The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening
@mahler123 Interesting, I owned two Rega turntables, an Rp3 on that I used Exacts on which uses a fine line stylus and a Planar 8 where I used The Apheta 2 that has a similar geometry as the Exact (Vital) and the Apheta 3 which is Rega's proprieta... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Miles Davis - In Person at The Blackhawk San Francisco, April 21, 22 1961; Impex 2011, 2LP   
Soeaker cables technologic dilema…
@mitch2, @milimetr I appreciate your thoughtful responses to my post.  I currently use a 30-foot pair of Kimber Kable 12TC which recently replaced a 30-foot pair of 8PR that I purchased in 2009.  The 8PR had a total capacitance of 2547pf for each ... 
Soeaker cables technologic dilema…
Well first you said. "We have two technological solutions when it comes to speaker cable" Then @cleeds said. "A shielded speaker cable? I've never seen such a thing in a home installation. To what would the shield be grounded?" Seems reaso... 
The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening
@mahler123 How many LPs do you own that are only 15 minutes per side?  Very few in my collection have less than 20 minutes and it seems most have at least 25 or more and some with 30+. "After being with a bunch of millennials for a few days it o...