johnnyotto

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to my ears digital audio does not sound natural? something is wrong!
Oh, and good equipment for the recording, too! 
to my ears digital audio does not sound natural? something is wrong!
It's not only dependent on the equipment playing back the recording, but it's dependent on the quality of the recording itself.  As more and more recordings are being produced in home recording studios, the quality of recordings is generally suffe... 
Refurb GAS Grandson amp or put money towards another amp?
Thanks for your responses everyone. Anyone else have any recommendations about whether to refurb the Grandson, how much it might cost to do so, or what would be an equivalent used amp I could pick up to replace it with? The $200 ballpark is not a ... 
Help me understand John Coltrane .... seriously.
I"m totally with the people who say start with early Coltrane.  I say start with Kind of Blue (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, and more), which is *the* most famous jazz album of all time for good reason.  If you've not heard it b... 
A moderate priced dac
I recently bought a Schiit Bifrost Multibit and am very satisfied with it. I did not compare it to more expensive DACs since I didn’t have the budget for those. This chart (and other research) prior to purchasing the Bifrost Multibit (aka Bimby) h... 
GREAT MUSIC - SO POORLY RECORDED...
Martha Argerich and Itzhak Perlman's 2016 recording, "Schumann, Bach, Brahms", has some disappointment.  The performances are stellar and the violin sounds fantastic, but the piano is farther back in the mix, such as how a supporting player, rathe...