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Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
But the tape and the tape head are not mechanically coupled. It’s a little bit like an air bearing tone arm or air bearing turntable platter. 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
But you would think vibration is not (rpt not) an issue for cassettes, right? I mean, there’s the tape head and the tape going by it, that’s it. Strictly magnetic, right? 🧲 Yes, I know some of you are thinking, have you completely lost your friggi... 
Tune of the Day
Cold Turkey, John Lennon Live in New York City, cassette Dolby HX PRO  
Directionality Explained
An excerpt for the OP article,“While wire directionality is not fully understood, it is clear that because of the wire casting process, the internal grain structure of the conductor has a slight chevron shape, and it is this physical difference th... 
Mitchum or Blackburn for the Mullard 6922?
Robert Mitcham had his own deodorant?   
Covering a TV behind your speakers?
Hey, guys, I’m not trying to set the world on fire 🔥 just start a flame in a few hearts 💕 So simple. So effective. So uh, Free! What are y’all afraid of? Don’t tell me you’re superstitious too? Boo! 🤗 
Covering a TV behind your speakers?
The stalker floodgates are now officially open! 😱 By the way it’s not difficult to demonstrate that cell phones are bad for the sound. No expensive equipment or controlled blind tests are necessary. Scout’s honor ✌️Just take the cell phones outsid... 
Covering a TV behind your speakers?
Does that seem controversial? I had no idea. 😳 
Covering a TV behind your speakers?
TVs do interfere with the sound in a number of ways. All electronic devices interfere with the sound whether they’re plugged in or not. Ditto for cell phones. Sorry to be so mysterioso. ‘Tis best to have a separate “home theater” room if you’re in... 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
My latest innovation involves vibration dissipation for cassettes. Pretty cool. I call it The Cassette Mystery Tweak. I have a Mystery Tweak for CDs too. I don’t tell anyone what they are because then they wouldn’t be a mystery would they?  🤗  
Directionality Explained
I won’t mention any names, but somebody’s been following the wrong sheep.🐑 🐑 🐑  🚶‍♀️ 
is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl
guitarsam OPsam here and let me say that i hate the side effects of vintage vinyl (1970’s) however the sound is alive . i have not tried an expensive dac and that might be an answer?the fact that vinyl can’t be brick wall compressed for the loudne... 
In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment
innaIt appears that this virus can sometimes evoke complex autoimmune reactions that damage various body parts and systems, including blood and heart. This is also going to be one of the difficulties to develop the vaccine. You want the correct im... 
Does altitude change the sound of speakers??
mtemuryes it definitely does change. it’s all related with sound velocity. if humidity, density or pressure increases sound velocity in air increases too. sound is lazy. sound waves tend to move to where sound velocity is lower.there is no way to ... 
Directionality Explained
“If I could explain it to the average dude or dudette they wouldn’t have given me the Nobel prize.” “People would be generally better off if they believed in too much instead of too little.” When I come here I keep a journal mostly of all the good...