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| When I listen to my system....... @ mfili35 Mr. Parson was correct, and perhaps not for the reason some folks think. You stated: "Alan Parsons puts a lot of time into their mixes and mastering once said people don't buy equipment to listen to our music they buy our music to list... | |
| When I listen to my system....... @ mrdecibel, you stated "How is it that anyone can put tone, sound staging, or anything else with the "sound" before the performance." I understand your position, but I think your premise is flawed. The issue is not performance/composition VERS... | |
| The Medical Explanation Of Why You Are Addicted To HiFi Audio Hi all, For those who do not recognize him, as an MD/biochemist, Dr. Collins went as high as one can go in this country (or most). These gents bring common sense and world class research together like few other can... Wikipedia - Francis Se... | |
| Aliexpress Marketplace practices, be for warned. Daytrader... Thanks for being willing to A/B real/fake gear. Even if you get what you paid for, which is not much... WHAT A HEADACHE! If the website states you can cancel, and they refuse, take a screenshot... your CC company can use it to exp... | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade +1 for the Ayre CD player... I have the Ayre_CX-7eMP. When launched, it was a "Class A" CD player (Stereophile magazine). I love it and have no need for a separates (DAC + Transport). Today they sell for very little (relative to your budget),... | |
| Unplated copper spades/banana I use COPPER spades and use DeoxIt (2 formulas are available, one for copper, and one for gold) and Stabilant 22 clean/condition them once or twice each year. No big deal... On the positive side, taking the time to clean the connections gets ... | |
| Recommendation for tube preamp Another vote for ARC. Listen to one first to be certain it has the basic sound profile that you are seeking. Next, consider how it will change/update the sound of your current system. Also, buy the best (most recent model?) you can you can affor... | |
| Power amplifier longevity… thoughts? +1 onhwy61 Who stated - "Of the amps you listed the Ayre would generally be considered a higher quality amp than the others." If you go for an Ayre, they are still in business. I recently had Ayre replace/upgrade the capacitors in my Amp, and t... | |
| Refurbished / Re-tipped Cartridges - Are they worth Buying? to lewm Thanks for the questions... YES, in this instance I do have the capacity to just the proper amount of glue that should be used. I have working in science for over 40 years, including microscopy. Under magnification, 3 of the 4 styluses... | |
| Refurbished / Re-tipped Cartridges - Are they worth Buying? OP states: "much of the original design attributes are gone" Results vary... I have had 4 identical cartridges retipped by the same vendor. Three sounded great, one sounded so-so... Why? All carts were UPGRADED to a better cantilever and st... | |
| Audiogon seller's question My comment should end 'elsewhere' ... sorry, auto-word correction is not always an advantage. Cheers... | |
| Audiogon seller's question audioman58 FYI - "now the new Biden laws all transactions you have to pay tax on ,PayPal issues IRS statements ,which are a ripoff you pay taxes when it’s new , now used more taxes , not good." That is a lie (and you should know better). ... | |
| Audiogon seller's question OP - You may be wise to disregard encouragement to use Friends & Family - It does NOT offer buyer protection... From the PayPal website: " Ineligible Items and Transactions… Personal Payments including payments sent using PayPal’s friends... | |
| I'll welcome myself back after a brief hiatus Hey Russ, Glad to know your journey and that you are moving forward! You may actually enjoy MONO recordings, I do... "Harrison recalled in The Beatles Anthology, “When they invented stereo I remember thinking ‘Why? What do you want two speakers... | |
| Those magical days when the HVAC is off Three years ago we purchased a 30+ year-old, custom-built home. Last month we replaced the windows - with 'unbalanced-pane' windows. These unbalance windows have a 2mm pane of glass on the exterior-side and a 3 mm pane of glass on the interior-si... |