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| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. The problem with any of these measurement-oriented sites is that so few of the principles seem to have any deep acquaintanceship with acoustic music. Even the online reviewers nowadays just talk about features rather than the music. From what I’ve... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. It’s the people who have never actually owned Wilsons who seem to criticize them the most. As an owner of the WATT/Puppy system all the way back to 1986 (Puppies came out in 1988), I found little to criticize other than an overly tight treble, an... | |
| Shunyata Gemini or Hydra Delta D6 & What XC cable I’d go for the Hydra, since it’s a higher quality line conditioner. As for the cable, apparently Shunyata recommends the XC for amps, but I expect it would work very well with the line conditioners, too. I have quite a bit of Shunyata in my system... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? I am on the same page as @ghdprentice. Absolutely there is a highly audible difference between even very good cartridges and ones that, performance-wise and price-wise, are a significant leap forward. This holds true for electronics, speakers and... | |
| Townshend Audio Seismic Podiums Review @johnread57 Having twice moved into homes where I picked the basement for my listening room, I found that, right off the bat, music sounded better on the concrete basement floor than on suspended wood floors, even one room where I built as ASC W... | |
| The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worse!! I used to say that older music had melody and newer music does not (for the most part). So we used to be able to hum a tune. That changed around 1984 or so, when music became more technology based. They used a drum machine, keyboard and guitar. Le... | |
| Speaker cables with good timbre @audiogabby If you want to test out cables, the Cable Company has a lending library. I use it just to hear other manufacturer’s designs, or, if Shunyata comes out with a new design, I can listen to it. They do charge for that (I think 5% of the ... | |
| Furutech Flux50 NCF shoutout I found, over the years, that Furutech accentuates the leading edge at the expense of the "body" of an instrument, giving a "cool-ish" flavor to the sound of components. Harmonic richness is not something that the Furutech endows its products with... | |
| Origin Live Silver Mk4 tonearm install issues I’m glad they did, so you can get everything sorted out. Did they offer any explanation about the tonearm movement? The bases for the OL Silver haven’t changed in the past 20 years. I had a Mk 1 Silver, sold it and got a Mk II. And I still have a... | |
| Townshend maximum super tweeters that they sell on Audiogon My error. I owned the Elac ribbon tweeter. I only evaluated the Townshend. | |
| Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question Okay. Have you had any luck with the suggestions from the board? | |
| Favorite scream in rock? Merry Clayton in ’Gimme Shelter’ when she wails "Rape, Murder/it’s just a shot away, it’s just a shot away." Her vocals MADE this song legendary in rock annals. | |
| Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos? I love Odyssey amplifiers. I owned a Khartago years ago. A GREAT little amp!! | |
| Class A\B or D for summer months (vs Class A) I had a Benchmark DAC back in 2007. I found Benchmark to be extremely clean and clear, but a bit sterile. Voices in real life never sounded as "clinical" as they did thru the Benchmark. So, the OP's concerns might be justified. I admired it, but ... | |
| Bluesound Node versions SQ @soix I’m sure you’ve heard the (TRUE) story of Bill Johnson, the founder of Audio Research, being accosted by an engineer back in 1972 for introducing tubes back into audio when transistors had just shown - by Golly! - that tubes were antiquate... |