hickamore
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| 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.... | |
| Your greatest high end audio purchase!!! Because speakers of quality equivalent to electronics cost so much more, for 20 years I was pumping high-end juice into old Henry Kloss Model 6s. When finally again in possession of a decent listening room, I upgraded to Wharfedale EVO-40s and at ... | |
| A little gift for my fellow audiophiles @soix Remarkable sonics, thanks for my best Xmas gift this year! Will share it forward with any audiophile I might happen upon. |