hickamore

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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.  
Robert Plant
@n80 Yes. Remarkable discovering that "the gods" don't live for worship, but just for performing, anywhere for anybody. When they still project that authenticity despite the fame, fortune, and glory, you know you are seeing the real deal.