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Go Buy Some Music You Deadbeat Streamers!
I just sunk two grand into cassettes the last couple of months. Was that wrong of me? šŸ˜³ 
How Do You Live The Audiophile Life
Do people really make a living selling audio equipment these days? Seriously? 
How Do You Live The Audiophile Life
Pop Quiz! šŸ¤—Who will have the best sounding system?Ā a. Electronics engineerb. Acoustics engineerc. Audio engineerd. Professional musiciane. System engineerĀ  
Reed 5T Opinions
Are you making this up? šŸ˜³ 
is the sound of vinyl due to the physical process of the turntable?
No, I donā€™t think aliasing is the culprit. Because if you listen to a digitally remastered cassette the so called digititis is absent. No more harsh weird sounding high frequencies and overall hardness to the sound, which are the calling cards of ... 
Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?
Itā€™s just that I donā€™t believe in reading a lot of pseudo intellectual, pseudo authoritative jibber jabber. I have other things to do, pal. Only 94 posts and youā€™re already stalking me and giving out free pseudo scientific advice like a regular. N... 
The very best sound: Direct to Disc
It may well be. So is Steel Rails under Thundering Skies.šŸš‚ 
Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?
I got as far as, ā€œI honestly believe...ā€  
Whats playing on your system today?
Pink Ampex clamshell Cassette of Led Zeppelin Presence. Saints preserve us! The wheels were a little stuck, no big surprise, itā€™s 44 years old, a drop of Rock n Roll Gold bike lube (The King of Lube) fixed me right up. Hmmm, ferrite tape sounds gr... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Their Satanic Majesties Request, cassette, abkco digitally remastered from original master recording, Chrome. Sweet fancy Moses! You have to pay to play. On with the show, Good health to you! 
Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?
You can forget about all the technical arguments and philosophical mumbo jumbo. All you really need to do is listen. Itā€™s like buying a TV. You get the one with the best picture in your price range. Itā€™s not exactly brain surgery. šŸ§  God gave you o... 
How Do You Live The Audiophile Life
Mind-matter interaction. Honest injun. Itā€™s a whole enterprise/hobby unto itself. I would say itā€™s an undertaking, but, well, you know...Kind of like Feng Shui for audiophiles. The study of the influence of the local physical surroundings on the s... 
Too good a post to waste
The recently decreased Art Dudley. I guess thatā€™s one way of putting it. I would have saved my old Absolute Sound issues but the pages were all stuck together.  
The very best sound: Direct to Disc
Flamenco Fever. Makes me want to get up and DANCE! Ole! šŸ•ŗšŸ» 
is the sound of vinyl due to the physical process of the turntable?
mrubeyThis explanation occurred to me back in the 80s when I first heard digital. It mimics Theoā€™s explanation.Sound is a physical vibratory phenomena.Analog technology captures and replays vibration as vibration all within the vibratory realm. It...