larsman
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| Backert Rhumba 1.3 vs Herron Reference? Something else to keep in mind is that Backert Labs would still seem to be going, whereas Keith Herron has retired.... | |
| Europe vs the USA There has been a lot of excellent gear coming from Eastern Europe in the past several years from places like Poland and Estonia, among others. | |
| Hearing aids for audiophiles or musicians? @joekapahulu - hi there - The models that Costco sells are the previous top-of-the-line models that they've since upgraded in some way with the current models. I've got Jabra ones and am delighted with how music is with them. Not every Costco o... | |
| Backert Rhumba 1.3 vs Herron Reference? I've not, but can certainly attest to the quality of the Herron 360 preamp; I bought both this line stage preamp and a phono preamp from Keith about 4 years ago, and have had no desire to upgrade from them. I hope you find somebody who has heard b... | |
| Fun with MM cartridge If you want to hear a really good MM cartridge, check out the Clearaudio Charisma II. It's not cheap at $2000, but dang does it sound great! | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? I wish we had thunder and/or lightning storms to be concerned about where I live.... | |
| New Fritz Speakers: Carerra R @troutbum - didn't see your question until just now. I upgraded to a pair of Marten Parker Duos.... | |
| Break-in time Most of the speakers I've bought new have required weeks if not months to sound like they're supposed to, but they get there in the end. Many headphones require 150 hours or so of break-in time, as do tubes.... | |
| Technics 1200G vs VPI Forever Model One I've had a 1200G for the past 4 or 5 years now and am very happy with, though I am not enamored with its appearance (mine's in silver) and I do wish it looked more like a Pure Fidelity 'table. | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening Well said! The main reason I like vinyl is the 12" square cover and back art and liner notes. I've got excellent analog gear and I enjoy the sound too, but if vinyl records were the size of CD's and there were 12" CD's, like the old laserdiscs, my... | |
| Ever heard Rockpile? @jaybe - I also think that most of their songs have a very similar sound, at least in a live setting; more variety on studio records. But I really like that sound a lot and love the songs that they write (or cover) in that genre. | |
| Ever heard Rockpile? @bigboypete - 'Pure Pop For Now People' was originally released in England as 'Jesus of Cool', but they didn't think that would go down well in the US. I don't know if that's also out of print or not. | |
| I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment. @nonoise + 1 | |
| Ever heard Rockpile? I'm a huge Rockpile fan and have seen them a number of times; got some great photos of them when they opened for Elvis Costello at Winterland in SF. Also recently been in contact with a fellow in England who puts out music under the name of 'Rocke... | |
| Upcoming Trip I see that just today, Focal released a new version of the Bathys, the Bathys MG; it costs $1300.... |