hickamore
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| Worst Speakers Ever?? @waytoomuchstuff +1 for the post. Thought I had owned/heard the worst of the worst, but this thread proves I got off easy. OMG, JBL. Never bit on those myself, but knew people who did. Ouch. | |
| Audiophilism is a hobby We say "music" when we mean "recordings." We can buy "sheet music," but it won't play itself. So we acquire recorded performances of that music. Some of these recordings are lousy -- the conductor has an idiosyncratic interpretation that we can't ... | |
| The real truth about recordings As I have always said, there are no great "songs," there are only (1) great performances and (2) great recordings. In hi-fi we deal with recordings. (Actually there a few songs so good that almost nobody could mess them up. Except maybe James Tayl... | |
| A.I. music Very interesting stuff here. ++ @snilf , @sfgak | |
| Giving Advice without recommending your own equipment Frankly, I see nothing wrong with experienced audiophiles recommending products that they own. THE MERE FACT THEY HAVE CHOSEN IT IS A TESTAMENT TO ITS MERIT. In this forum you are dealing with sophisticated consumers of a sophisticated line of pro... | |
| Dog pissed on speaker Who allows a piddling dog inside the house? My terriers NEVER peed indoors. True, I could use only wall-mounted bookshelf speakers, but that was because of the cats, who would scratch anything if you displeased them by, say, leaving home for too l... | |
| Anybody using the last record preservative Back in the vinyl days I put all new records through the Nitty Gritty first, then treated with LAST & stored in MHS archival sleeves. And so they remain today, nothing being spun more than once a year barring intoxicated visitors. Sounds like ... | |
| Amp — Leave on or turn off @kckrs In my experience, Class A/AB also on 24/7 unless traveling. We really should follow the mfr recommendations. And if you bought used, the manual is available online. | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. After a career of frustration in rewrapping naked wires and tightening spades, along came bananas to the rescue. Sold me immediately and forever. If I am missing something other than needless hassles, the proof thereof is, shall we say, not yet ev... | |
| Volume levels @bigtwin +1 @lowrider57 +1 | |
| Announcement: Axiom Audio acquisitions of Bryston and Magnum Dynalab Hope this means I can finally get my hands on the MD tuner that's proved so elusive. Also that the 20-year Bryston warranty will be retained. At least it's all still Canadian. In my experience on many levels, world's most trustworthy country. | |
| Anthony (Tony) Cordesman has passed away Like so many others, I grew up reading Tony C's TAS reviews and had no idea about his day job as a national security analyst until he began appearing on TV during the Iraq years. Same no-nonsense style either way. Dry, precise, dependable. They do... | |
| Best Covers Brother Wiley's cover of "First We Take Manhattan" makes it rock out with guitar and electric bass. Qobuz has it. Rock fans, come dig Leonard Cohen in a really accessible way. | |
| Review : Emerson ER-7001 Am/Fm radio. Return of the radio king! @pmm Thanks for posting the forum link. Guess I missed it first time around. Count me one of "those." | |
| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? IMO, even today no "streaming radio" can rival the sonic purity of late-night music programming from a good public radio station using a quality analog FM tuner into the line stage et seq. A better source for discovery of "new" recordings as well.... |