learsfool
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| Audiophiles and music lovers Like many other hobbies, there are a great many audiophiles who are only into the technical side of things, and often don't even enjoy what they are hearing because they are obsessed with some technical detail. Or they just want what they think is... | |
| L.P. compatibility issues? Thanks for a very good long laugh! | |
| Just how good is the Technics SL-1200? Hi Hesson11 - different strokes for different folks. The 1200 is a very well made table, but IME it appeals mostly to audiophiles who are more interested in build quality and the technical side of things than the actual sound, believing that if it... | |
| Just how good is the Technics SL-1200? I have to agree with Elizabeth. That table is just not that great. If all you want to do is rock out, it would be fine. There are good things about it, and good reasons why the DJs loved it. But if you listen to classical or jazz, and want a table... | |
| Upgrading from Rega P5 TT The P5 would be a lateral move, as others have said. Also, many people do not consider the P7 enough of an upgrade over the P5 to justify the price increase. Most say you need to step up to the P9 to significantly upgrade. | |
| Why no as many post about music vs equipment...... Mountainsong, I share your disappointment that the music itself is not discussed much more on these boards here. One site where it is discussed very much more is the audio asylum. There are unfortunately many audiophiles that get so caught up in t... | |
| What is best way to learn to build own equipment? Bottlehead is a company that provides DIY kits to make their amps, relatively inexpensively. While I have not ever heard one, they do have a good reputation. | |
| Best Amp for Klipsch La Scala Speakers? Xmas Gift Definitely a tube amp. It could even be an SET. One classic combo is with McIntosh amps; I drive my Cornwalls with a PrimaLuna integrated. | |
| Why does the recording sound better? I have also always found that a copy I have made of a CD sounds better than the original, both being played in the same CD player. One explanation that has been put forward for this is that the quality of the CD's made now are better than the qual... | |
| Help choosing Classical Music LPs I would also recommend listening to alot of different things on the radio and figuring out what you like. You will hear many different composers and style periods and start to figure out what you like. Then you can ask for more specific recommenda... | |
| Why does better power = better sound? Hi Bryon - your comments here on expertise reminds me of the final film of Orson Welles, F is for Fake. If you haven't seen it, you need to. I think you would really enjoy it, and it is very much on your topic. | |
| What is your listening level? Yes, Blueranger, if you listen at 110dB without some kind of hearing protection, you will suffer some damage in just over 2 minutes of continuous exposure, on average!! I have posted a report on this in a recent thread, if you care to look it up. ... | |
| Why do audiophiles shun feedback in amplifiers? Hi Atmasphere - yes, I am of course familiar with 3/4 and 1/2 size instruments in the string world, I had just never heard the term "scale" applied to them, being purely a classical orchestral horn player. I would also like to take this opportunit... | |
| Why do audiophiles shun feedback in amplifiers? Hi Kijanki - thanks for the link. I am going to have to ask one of my viola colleagues about this tomorrow! As far as I knew, the string lengths of all the instruments in the orchestra string family were approximately the same length (with the obv... | |
| Why do audiophiles shun feedback in amplifiers? Hi Kijanki - yes I realize this is semantics; I do now understand what you were talking about - however, your use of terms is very bizarre to an orchestral musician. Orchestral string players do not speak of the length of their strings as "scales"... |