fleschler
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| Tweaks, money pit or real value? In 50+ years of using good to great audio equipment in 5 audio rooms, I've removed three times more tweaks than those I keep. For example, I had the SR Atmosphere XL4. Sure it could improve recordings but at what cost? I found that there were t... | |
| I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls.... For LPs, R2R and CDs, I have not used tone controls or loudness adjustments for 40+ years. However, my 2 TVs use Yamaha CR620 receivers, with speakers which are high end but not optimally positioned. I use the loudness control judiciously to bo... | |
| The problem with streaming As of last week, I have two close friends who are using dedicated Dell laptops as servers (Linux) with high end/quality DACs with high end/quality USB connection. The media are CDs of theirs (about 3,000+ each of them) downloading them to thumbdr... | |
| The problem with streaming Well, this is not my type of music after sampling it through. I don't believe any vinyl or CD iteration would make any difference. Enjoy. | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes Why are Sophia Electric 6SN7s unavailable? Is it just in some countries? | |
| The problem with streaming @clearthinker I have 28,500 LPs (7,000 78s/7,000 CDs and RR&Cassettes). I agree with every comment you made. Friends and relatives cannot tell whether I am playing an LP or a CD 75% of the time. I have many 1,000s of less perfect LPs in master... | |
| What made you change to a 6SN7 preamp? Andy @ Vintage Tube Services is a great guy and helped me decide on the best 6SN7 for my monoblocks. Question-I have not had microphonic tubes in 50 years of audio gear. For the past 20+ years, my pre-amp and phono stage uses subminatures which... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes My 1948 Raytheon 6SN7 tubes are about the same price now at Linai per AiiExpress. I chose them over Ken-Rad (very close) and RCA from the 40's to 50's era of 6SN7 as they had the best package of dynamics, warmth, extension, etc. I'm using them... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? I'm 66 and loved the 50s doo wop, opera, rock and roll and classical music when I was a child. PRAT must have had a lot to do with my desire to hear music as the quality of the sound was mediocre from my tube record players. It wasn't until I wa... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @jssmith I like to watch Rick Beato videos. I've learned much about modern music from him and about guitars. I suppose I am not a Sigma. However, I never want to retire. I run a full business (which is now mostly from home, real estate rent... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @dabel Without PRAT, there is no music. Could be a tone or a note, but with PRAT, one has music. | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @jssmith I doubt I’m a Sigma with my low creativity and average I.Q. However, I’m self-taught on computer since the mid-80s DOS, have a JD as well as having taken science courses at UCLA along with my history and political science BAs. Became a to... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? Yes, I've sold 18,000 records in the past 35 years. I have a rule for myself, if I don't potentially want to listen to a recording 3 times a year, out it goes (except for ethnic music which I have 3,500 records/78s/cds). I have about 5,000 LPs ... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @beasmooth1 Yes, patience is required to listen to music. The most important factor in music is rhythm, the timing of music (even one note repeated in time can be considered music). Streaming and earpod listening to music on phones does not conv... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @hilde45 Why don't you just delete your first posting. It is lacking in context and appears to be an equity play for young people versus boomers. Equal opportunity is available to young people. They spearhead technological innovations today,... |