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Digitally remastered vinyl record? Seriously?
I cannot abide digital. I'm referring to CDs right out of the box, untreated. So in that sense I don’t agree it’s all about the music. Did you ever notice that of the three recording/mixing/mastering variations one sees for CDs, you know, the AAD,... 
Prince/David Bowie catalogues
One need look no further than the Unofficial Dynamic Range Database with over 86,000 listings to see why many reissues AND recent first issues of CDs, DVDs and downloads don’t measure up to the original issues... i.e., they have had the dynamic ra... 
Mass Fidelity Core
I was in the Apple Core. 
What the *#$@ happened??
While I certainly appreciate the length of the explanation of various woods, I d respectfully like to disagree strongly on the underlying premise - that density of the wood is what’s important for the sound. In fact the better sounding woods such ... 
Thanks to all who have helped me in my quest for excellent sound.
The goal is always beyond.hahahahah 
What the *#$@ happened??
"Technically Symposium is better than wood."Technically it's better than peanut butter, too.  Or say a can of Spam. 
What the *#$@ happened??
Technically the Symposium is not a vibration isolation device. Isolation devices are technically not vibration absorbers either.Happy holidays  
The Best & Rarest of all Stereo Gear
Without question the Bar B Que amp and Blowtorch preamp from Curl, Crump and Thompson.  You would literally have to pry them off of a dead man's hands. 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
OK, let me try again.  Wrapping a transformer once absorbs 75% of the magnetic field. Wrapping it twice absorbs 96% of the magnetic field.cheerios 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Mu metal around transformers rocks!  Wrapping transformers twice rocks even more. 
Turntable Wars- Reviewers take sides
I'll take the Koetsu Coral Platinum cartridge thank you very much.  You can keep the rest.http://www.needledoctor.com/Koetsu-Coralstone-Platinum-Phono-Cartridge 
Turntable for life
There was time a long time ago in a place far far away that most of my customers had Rockport turntables.  One of the very few turntables to have its own vibration isolation system built in.  That was back in the Golden Age of Vibration Isolation,... 
Latest Absolute Sound
Uh, Taters, I'm waiting for the applause.... 
Latest Absolute Sound
No applause necessary, Taters.  And if you re-read what I wrote you'll see I didn't say 10k.  I said 10 dollars.  Whaaaaaat?  Lol 
Latest Absolute Sound
If you don't like the heat get out of the kitchen.  Just because we live in a world with Dartzeel amplifiers $102,000, Koetsu cartridges $15,000, Walker and Continuum turntables $100,000, Taralabs speaker cables $42,000, High Fidelity Cables power...