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| How important is "brand name"? Stehno makes good points. I would just add that I think that "brand names" are VERY important to some audiophiles (you'll note I didn't say music overs), whereas uniqueness is very important to others and they don't worry about the manufacturers g... | |
| Do cables age or become too old at any point? I'v had my big rig all copper speaker cables 6 years, and another pair 8 years, and as far as I know they sound as good (or better) as when well broken in. And I used a 25 year old length of 6 ga stranded copper as a mainline for a dedicated syste... | |
| Horrific Confession And Puzzling Questions Cw; I can relate. Several different points here though: 1. CDs are incredibly tough rascals-- have you ever tried to break one in half with your bare hands? 2. I like CDs and take just as good care of them as vinyl lovers do their LPs. 3. I have n... | |
| In the last 20-30 years, what has changed most... I agree with Albert. And would just add that digital has improved HUGELY since its introduction in the early 80s. Cheers. Craig | |
| Global Music Sales Fall- Solution go analog What was the LP percentage of sales? Or dollars spent on LPs? | |
| What is a "shaded dog?" Albert; great opening comment-- laughed my butt off. Thanks. Craig. | |
| What is the most decadent, most self indulgent-- Oz; enjoyed your post(s), and David happy house hunting--especially in finding one with a GREAT STEREO ROOM. Cheers too. Craig | |
| Digitizing LPs: General advice wanted I was posting at the same time as Dopogue. I agree with his advice. I also considered the TASCAM pro machine-- the Marantz was $675. from BSW in Tacoma, WA. And he's right on about how tedious the recording process is when going from LP to CD. Che... | |
| Digitizing LPs: General advice wanted Hi Captain and Scott; Yep I own and like the Marantz Pro CDR500, and consider that the easiest way to record LPs, but then I've never used a computer "burner".As far as I know, there is no recorder that records at 24/96, as there is no player that... | |
| MOST tubelike solid state amp I have associated Classe' (before 201/301 etc. series), Plinius, and Pass with a tube-like mid-range, but HQ SS bass. I would also include the McCormack DNA2, and especially the up-graded versions in the tube-like mid-range group. I have a DNA2 Re... | |
| Wife stepping on speaker wire .........rig the necessary bare wires, plugs, etc. and occasionally plug the speaker cables into a 110 outlet. She'll probably only step on them one more time.......... | |
| How long the most you have listened to music... I routinely listen to music for 4-5 hours EVERY night, and have had 6-7 hour sessions-- of course that was with sweet, quiet, non-fatiguing digital;>). Cheers. Craig | |
| What is the most decadent, most self indulgent-- Yeah, Viggen nailed a big one for me too, ie the amount of time I spend here on the 'Gon, and the i-net in general. According to my wife, I SHOULD be mowing the %^$#%&** grass etc. Beers. Craig | |
| Best Blues Rock recommendations? Maxsound; your post (above) is the 1st time I've seen John Campbell's "Howlin' Mercy" CD mentioned on this site-- nice call-- except when I have. That's a fantastic CD, but DARK lyrics. His song "I Ain't Afraid of Mid-night" has tremendous rhythm,... | |
| Best Blues Rock recommendations? Ross is right, Buddy Guy's "Damn Right I've Got the Blues" is certainly one of his best. I saw Buddy Guy perform this LIVE-- and also "Mustang SallY"-- here in W. Oregon. He has a smile that can light up the whole state! I'm making a copy of this ... |