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Difference in sound using different carts when digitizing vinyl record?
I just did it two days ago for a few records (3) that had been digitalized into DSD with Ortofon 2M Red and now with Soundsmith Othello. There is a difference in the sound when playing them straight and there is a difference in sound when playing ... 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
geoffkait,Only quasi-technical babbling seems to be allowed.>>>>That’s where you come in.If you paid more attention, you would notice that I do not engage in strictly technical discussions. I do ask basic questions about them, though. ... 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
cleeds,"I don’t see that happening here at all."As the thread is getting long, I cannot say for certain that I remember this thread itself has all the features of "ridiculous to measure" and "ridiculous to do blind testing" I mentioned, but it is ... 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
I think that gainainm is asking for hypothesis.Very inconvenient thing in all these discussions is that any kind of testing to support the view, one way or another, is not allowed. Those who ask for measurements get attacked for asking for such a ... 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
koan2, As prof said, do not let it keep you from dinner waiting for an answer.Forget about objective or measurement. That is not accepted. The inconvenient thing is that you are a nay-sayer or some worthless skeptic if you have doubts it works. Th... 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
Sorry geoffkait, millions have not heard that difference. You heard it, I did not. You are wrong, I am right. I have no interest in scolding you.By the way, I noticed you changed your repetitive statements about portable CD player system from "no ... 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
I apologize to everyone for posting my tiny little experiment about reversed interconnects here but I thought it may not be that misplaced. Wire directionality has been polluting this thread, via geoffkait’s repeated posts insisting on it, for man... 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
I bought an overly expensive RCA interconnect today ($19-20). I replaced a trusted and time-proven skinny one that came with some piece of electronics at some point in the distant past. New one has small arrows on it, or what seems to act as arrow... 
Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's?
sleepwalker65,Thank you for your answers. I copied them as a separate file for future reference.Luckily, for now, everything works but I feel that an old turntable, or anything old for that matter, is like a car. It runs until it does not and you ... 
Greenhorn question: Beware!
audiokinesis,Just keep on. aqueousaris is not the only one enjoying some new old knowledge. It is challenging to try to catch all you said. Thanks. 
Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's?
I wonder how it works. It does seem like something useful.sleepwalker65,You mentioned that semi-automatic mechanism uses belts. Was that what Technics used to do? You got me worried, I have SL-Q2, low-fi by standards of serious listeners and have ... 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
I was just a little confused. I still am. 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
jetter,"...it is our ears adjusting to the new and different sound, not the sound itself changing."How are our ears adjusting to a different sound if the sound itself is not changing? 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
This was deep. 
Do speaker cables need a burn in period?
>>Speaking of different approaches you ought to consider trying some, you know other than your usual bland blah blah blah. No offense.geoffkait,You do have a talent. The only one you have, it seems. Your posts are frequently exact words that...