jonwolfpell
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| Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older? Some very interesting perspectives here. For myself, while I do wish I could listen to more "new" or at least unfamiliar music, it's really a matter of time. I'm older but still work full time in my own business & enjoy listening & relaxi... | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" As often was the case, davedead, Jerry could cut through many topics & give a clear analysis in a very simple form. He was a highly talented musician who could play different styles of music at a high level & I respect his opinion on music... | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? Great & fun analogy! The major difference is that w/ sound systems, we are trying to REPRODUCE an actual live event that we sometimes get to experience so there is an actual point of reference which the equipment attempts to emulate. In fact,... | |
| How hot is hot when moving from class a/b to to a or tubes? Regardless of what tube amp you get, I highly recommend if you have kids and/ or pets to get one that has some type of cage around all the tubes! Better safe than sorry for a bad burn or blown amp. I have a Rogers High Fidelity RHF 200 Mark II... | |
| "Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time? Bruce19 - very well put. I think many of us fluctuate between the two. I know I do. | |
| Beatles vs. Stones Silly question similar to what’s better, an apple or an orange? They both fruit, both are delicious but they’re clearly different. We all know that the Lennon - McCartney song writing duo & a little later, Harrison wrote some of the greatest ... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? I think it's always difficult to compare old hifi equipment w/ new stuff for the obvious reason the former is "old" & probably does not sound as good as it once did. Who bought a receiver back then & didn't use it much & took great car... | |
| How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers? Fortunately, the only house guests I have over (or want) know me well & that I'm serious about my sound sound & at least know its very expensive & not be be touched. I think I would be like an alert jaguar ready to pounce w/ folks I ... | |
| Just wow… Beautiful! Thanks very much. | |
| SET amplifier (for AvantGarde Duo's-original) recommendations I owned & very much enjoyed first the Uno's purchased in about 2001 & then upgraded to the Duo's in 2003 which I kept for about another 6 years until I decided to try a pretty high end surround sound system based on Dynaudio Contour line o... | |
| So Weird- No Stylus Contact Woofer Pumping with Hana ML and Elac PPA-2 What kind of table & arm? With that nice cartridge, I’m guessing it’s probably a pretty good quality one but it seems to me that if this only occurs when the platter is spinning, it’s a mechanical / vibrational issue in the plinth / tonearm c... | |
| It was 61 years ago today... I was a kid & remember watching w/ my parents who I recall not being too impressed so therefore I wasn’t . When Rubber Soul & Revolver came out, it all changed!! Ground breaking stuff from supremely talented artists & the world never l... | |
| Do I need 10 gauge power cord if I have 10 gauge from panel? I think Nelson Pass said this although not sure it was his quote originally: "Some of what we can hear cannot be measured & some of what we can measure cannot be heard". Sound reproduction is not an exact science because there are simply too m... | |
| Best turntable under $4000 Well there are some fine suggestions here, I doubt the Basis turntable /arm combo available on US Audiomart would be bested by any of them. Most of the ones suggested are not in the same league. Basis tables are a great combo of simple but very we... | |
| Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great? I have a pretty tube based system that my wife doesn’t feel comfortable using but enjoys listening to music so I bought her a Sonos powered speaker (about $500) that you sink up w/ your phone w/ any source on it. That could be Qobuz, iTunes, whate... |