hifiguy42
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| Best Exercise To Improve Capability Of Handling Heavy Amps As a longtime gym rat who originally started lifting to combat chronic back pain, I recommend deadlifts, bent rows (both dumbbells and barbell) and a lot of core exercises. I will add that whenever you are lifting something heavy, don't attempt... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Roberta Flack - First Take | |
| New In 2025 Really looking forward to the Ingenue one-step. I would love it if they did the same treatment with Absolute Torch and Twang, although my OG copy sounds pretty great; it's an album that gets regular play in our house. | |
| Cartridge - sweet spot on the cost/sound curve? I used a BPS for years before switching to an Audio Technica VM740ML and I have become an AT convert as a result. super affordable, with an easily replacable (and upgradable) stylus. https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/vm740ml | |
| Who's winning? Is ignorance really bliss? I believe I would be happier not knowing a bunch of stuff I do, but I wouldn't trade the knowledge for that happiness. | |
| Do you listen to your music with your eyes open or closed or a combination of both? Both, but I prefer to keep them open while the room is as dark as I can get it. I also always remove my glasses @immatthewj I think I read about this little tweak in Listener years ago and it definitely makes a difference, at least for me. It cert... | |
| Roberta Flack I listen to First Take on a regular basis. R.I.P. what a talent | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? Just like most things in HEA, at a certain point doubling the price will likely yield a 10% improvement in sound, but if you can afford it, why not? | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» @smodking1 +1 Bose is a marketing firm that makes electronics, and they have done a stellar job of making themselves a household name. They also make a competent, while mid-fi product (I have one of their bluetooth speakers in my golf bag and it ... | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» My kids (22 and 24) both have systems that I put together for them, and they both use them regularly. My son spins vinyl more often than my daughter, but every time I visit either they have music playing pretty much the whole time. Neither one is ... | |
| I feel for you I agree, everyone should continue to grow and try new things. There is joy in discovery, and wisdom is the result of knowledge through experience. It's impossible to know whether you will like golf, beets, or Captain Beefheart until you give them ... | |
| AXPONA 2025 April 11-13 Schaumburg, IL It's a blast, and I recommend it to anyone who loves music and audio. My method is to spend some time in the vinyl dungeon as early as I can, then go to the top floor and work my way down. The Ultra Fidelis room (generally ARC/Vandersteen/AQ prod... | |
| Congratulations to Gillian Welch and David Rawlings! I recommend anything these two produce on vinyl. The newest one is the only one I haven't picked up yet (been on a classical tear lately) but I'm looking forward to spinning it. My fingers are crossed that they will release Gillian's earlier albu... | |
| NSFW pop ups. C'mon Audiogon, get it together. I get a lot of gross ads from Temu, from whom I've never purchased or sought out a product for purchase. It's the kind of stuff I would be embarassed to have someone see if they looked over my shoulder while I was visiting a (checks notes) audio e... | |
| Movie/film suggestions. @bdp24 Dr. Strangelove is my favorite film, period. |