learsfool
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| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes Hi Bryon - yes, we are basically in agreement. The whole build quality thing gets argued about much more by vinyl guys, particularly on the asylum. My main point in this context is to state that too many audiophiles tend to assume that just becaus... | |
| Which Cables Are of Most Importance? Great post, Al. I agree with your positions. I have always maintained that the speakers should be the highest priority in any system, and I agree with your comments on cables as well. I happen to agree with Robert Harley's suggestion that cables/i... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes Nice post, Bryon. I can't resist commenting, though, that I think many audiophiles place too much importance on Build Quality. This is much more than slightly subjective, IMO. "Better" technology isn't much of the time, if "better" refers to sound... | |
| Blues, Jazz, Rock Violinists? Obviously Grappelli is the biggest omission from your list. Another current artist I don't think has been mentioned, interestingly, is Mark O'Conner. I went to school briefly with Jean Luc Ponty's daughters; one of whom, Clara, is a fine pianist. ... | |
| Please help me understand Another point not really mentioned much here is that equipment designers do not just use measurements/science, they also use their ears, and they design something that sounds good to them. The vast majority of them understand that it is all about ... | |
| How important is an audio rack? Another important consideration in an audio rack, IMO, is that it is open on all sides, so there is plenty of air, and your components do not overheat. I use the Sanus Natural Foundations rack, which has glass shelves. They are very sturdy, and I ... | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... Hi Cpdunn - I too probably prefer Lagavulin, but lately it has been so much more expensive than the Laphroig, so I have gone with the latter. My brother is a big fan of Talisker, I don't think I have actually tried that one. Frogman, I'll have to ... | |
| Best Jazz pianist In terms of sheer technique, it is hard to come up with someone who had more than Oscar Peterson in the jazz world. He is also one of my favorites musically, though I like Bill Evans and Monk as well. | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... Frogman, what is your opinion of the Islay ones? Laphroig and Lagavulin are my favorites. | |
| What do you feel? Simply put, I could not live without it. I quite agree with Rosemary Harris' character in the Ralph Fiennes movie Sunshine, who says "But you cannot live without being able to play a musical instrument!" | |
| What contact cleaner do you recommend? I have had great results using the Caig products about every six months. | |
| upgrade or replace rega planar 3 Hi Skipper - IMO, you should buy a used P5. The main difference between it and the P3-24 is the RB-700 arm, which is quite a bit better arm than the 300. You should be able to stay within that budget, P5's have been going from between 900 and 1300... | |
| Where is the attractive audio furniture? Try Sanus. They have many different designs, all of which are very audio friendly, and easy to put together. | |
| Sound level meters in smart phones? It depends on the specific meter, and whether or not it is measuring peaks or averages, or both. I have a couple apps that I like to experiment with at work. Pretty much all of them are reasonably accurate up to about 105dB, I think it is. | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? The human hearing system, meaning the ear combined with the brain's perceptions, is still not fully understood. It is definitely more sophisticated than any machine yet made. To name just one example that affects the audio world, it has been prove... |