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| So That's Where my Hazelnuts Went! fertguy,You and your cat are lucky they didn't encounter this rat:https://nypost.com/video/rat-shows-cat-whos-boss/ | |
| Is cartridge Demagnetizing Necessary? Not only is it not necessary, there are those that recommend against the practice as something that slowly damages the cartridge. For example, A.J. Vandenhul (cartridge designer and manufacturer) is generally against the practice. If you go to t... | |
| For the Audiophile with a taste for good design(looks)....a question. I like the looks of Accuphase gear and their solid state stuff is decent as far as solid state goes. For tube gear, VAC is nice looking and the no-nonsense look of Engstrom Sound sort of appeals to me. But, I must admit I care very little about th... | |
| The blackest black paint ever The most interesting black product I've seen was a projector screen Sony showed at CES one year, around 2002 or so. The screen looked extremely dark in ordinary room light because it absorbed almost all light except the precise wavelength of the ... | |
| Speaker upgrade I have heard various Magico and Von Schweikert speakers, although I don't recall the specific models. The Magicos sounded okay, but, I did not find them that musically engaging (they seemed a bit lacking in dynamics at my preferred (lower) volum... | |
| Speaker upgrade Rodge,I agree that the Charney Audio speakers with the AER drivers are terrific sounding and they are a super bargain. I liked the Charney with the Voxativ driver too, but, for my taste, the AER drivers sound better. The other really BIG bonus i... | |
| Power strips- too many choices I have not made any sort of direct comparisons, so I have no idea which power strips are among the best. However, I did attend a very impressive Isotek demonstration at a local dealer Command Audio in Falls Church Virginia. The dealer has a dedi... | |
| Phonostage recommendations under $3K I don't have that much experience with phono stages in the price range you specified. However, as a general observation, I like tube gear, including tube phono stages. Where higher gain is needed for MC cartridges, my general preference is for u... | |
| Snell Type E iii vs Audio Note or Orangutan I believe that Audio Note bought a license from Snell; they did not pirate the design. The surrounds on these types of speakers can be quite easily replaced; there are kits for that as well as videos on how to do it. A local DC Audio Note dealer... | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? Shahinian is still around making pretty much the same speakers they have been making for the longest time. If you got the right formula, no reason to make a change just to appear to be making progress. | |
| I was literally minutes from purchasing the Special 40's... I recently heard an original LS3/5a (15 ohm) in a direct comparison with a current ProAc Tablette. Both sounded very good. The Tablette had a more open and extended top end, and in that sense, it is more comparable to other "modern" speakers. T... | |
| What's the deal with idler turntables and do they have a place in modern HiFi? Andrei,At least on a theoretical basis, some designers actually do not like high mass platters because they retain (store) vibrational energy imparted on the platter from the record itself which is vibrating because of the stylus tracking the groo... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Why is a low damping factor (high output impedance) desirable for these speakers? Is the frequency response change from the high output impedance and the impedance curve of the speaker a favorable interaction?As a fan of low output tube amps, ma... | |
| Who besides TAP can repair an Esoteric UX 03-SE Music Technologies is terrific. They do good work on CD/SACD players, although I don't know specifically about Esoteric. | |
| Hi end tube preamps, it’s all about functionality!! Most of the very best tube linestages, like the Audio Note (uk), Kondo and Shindo units have hardly any convenience or other flexible features (e.g., no remote control of volume). Some don't even offer balance control, or if balance can be adjust... |