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| Who are the most underground high-end companies Other somewhat obscure companies that make noteworthy products include:Neat (speakers that are reasonably priced)Gradient (speakers, like the "Revolution" that are very flexible in terms of room placement)United Home Audio (refurbished and improve... | |
| Who are the most underground high-end companies I would love to someday experience a system assembled by Be Yamamura Audio. That designer makes custom speakers, electronics and wire--the whole package. A modest system starts at something like $600,000 and goes way upward from there. I like t... | |
| Speakers that will bring me down to me knees crying with joy Shadorne,We are in complete agreement. Almost all of the speakers I really like are either vintage or old school when it comes to the woofers--pulp paper cone woofers, particularly drivers with pleated fabric surrounds. I particularly don't like... | |
| Who are the most underground high-end companies Are you looking for a list of obscure high-end companies or high end companies that make what we think are good components and should be recognized?For just speaker drivers and components, I would elect, among the rarest:GotoALECogentG.I.P. LabsFo... | |
| Another Audio website asked the question how much money did you spend on your turntable At best, that poll gives one a median (somewhere in the $500-$1,000 range) and not an average. The highest price bracket for the survey is $10,000+ and there is no way to give proper weight to a table that is much higher than $10,000. It is also... | |
| Suspensions on turntable...really effective? The claim that Basis makes is that the suspension works both to isolate the plinth from structure-born vibration (i.e., from the outside and from the turntable motor) and to dissipate vibration created by the interaction of the stylus tracing the ... | |
| Your "eureka" digital moment For me, the closest to such a moment came after I had loaded a significant part of my collection (4400+ CDs) on a music server--I had no idea how important it is to have the ease of browsing and accessing the collection that I now enjoy. I listen... | |
| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? Norman,Thanks for your interesting description of your personal experience. I agree that 7.5 ips can sound very good and I take your word for it that 2x copying can be essentially perfect. The issue there is whether the hyper-critical audiophile... | |
| Suspensions on turntable...really effective? Actually, magnetic suspensions on the tables I have seen are effective only in the vertical direction. The platter is held in place by a spindle in a vertical bearing. There is virtually NO movement permitted horizontally by that bearing. The m... | |
| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? I think it would be great to see RTR make a comeback, but, I would expect that its appeal will always be limited to a small group of truly dedicated connoisseurs. I don't think the price can ever come down enough for tape to have mass appeal, cer... | |
| Suspensions on turntable...really effective? I have heard really nice systems with magnetically suspended tables (Gabriel and Verdier), but, I have no idea how to attribute the sound to the particular suspension; these tables also have in common the fact that they are extremely massive. Wi... | |
| Suspensions on turntable...really effective? I don't know if suspensions are necessarily designed to reduce the impact of footfall. The Linn simply sound better--lively and better bass--when the suspension is correctly tuned and the table is placed on an appropriate support surface. I have... | |
| Speakers that will bring me down to me knees crying with joy I don't EVER expect a system, much less any specific component, to be so radically special that I would have such a reaction. Also, when one has heard a lot of different systems, it is particularly rare that any one system would be that dramatica... | |
| How do you spot an overplayed used lp without obvious scratches etc While you cannot tell for sure with a visual inspection, there are a few clues that help to weed out some candidates. First, look for a lot of use of the record, such as a lot of marks on the label near the spindle hole (caused by someone sliding... | |
| Speakers that will bring me down to me knees crying with joy Thanks fliz for an interesting link. I tend to like the high efficiency systems utilizing big drivers for the bass-midbass range and compression drivers for the midrange. Your link describes the sound of such systems quite well. I am surprised h... |