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geoffkait

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The Distortion of Sound
Is not that the CDs are compressed, they have always been a little compressed, just like vinyl. Everything is relative, but obviously most systems, ever audiophiles systems could not take unrestrained dynamic range. There are some but not very man... 
Largest audiophile club in the world with over 1500 members
Maybe that's what happened to their economy - they spent all the money on cables. 
The Distortion of Sound
The dr dynamic range database reveals with more than 85,000 listings of original and the various incarnations of CDs, vinyl, SACDs, and downloads the twenty year old systematic institutionalized insidious suffocation of the dynamics of much of the... 
Largest audiophile club in the world with over 1500 members
Is it in Pagglesham? 
Which has higher priority, overhang or VTA?
Can anyone confirm the old expression for cartridge alignment that if you're off 1/10 degree in any direction of alignment the distortion increases by 100%? 
Is it possible to have to many tweeks in your system
There is always the distinct possibility of operator error.  One must be constantly vigilant. 
Has Audiogon Been Hacked?
Who is sarahkendall and why does he/she only have one post?   
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
As we enter the what fortieth year of the cable debate let's hope it never ends.  Let us pray. 
Where did you sink the most cash into?
For a while it was Super DH Cones, I must have had fifty in the room, under components, under speakers, under furniture, on top of speakers and under stacks of those 4" ceramic tiles that were kind of a passing fad about ten years ago, sometimes c... 
Has Audiogon Been Hacked?
Hell, the bad English alone should be a tip off, no? 
Why are people always getting into pissing matches because they think what they have is better
Yes, it's an ego thing.  Lol 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
I find the change in fuse direction subtle, too. However, if you have say four or five fuses in your system including fuses in speakers and you change the direction of each fuse one at a time, listening to the sound after each change, deciding whe... 
How do you spot an overplayed used lp without obvious scratches etc
First I look at the spindle hole. 
Remind me again why...
"Systems don't shift in character."  Really?  Then why is it that so many audiophiles remark, my system sounds really good one day then suddenly for no apparent reason sounds like garbage the next day? Then, great again two days later.  What's up ... 
Tesla Battery as a power supply?
I'm on Duracell battery power for my Sony Walkman CD Player and I hear less distortion and noise compared to house power.