learsfool
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| Our home system: How good it is? Jim, I think I would have to hear what you were talking about exactly, particularly since I am not sure how you are defining your term "tonal balance" in this context. I don't know what you listened to at his store, and I have not heard the Legacy... | |
| Our home system: How good it is? Ah, I see. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I am indeed very glad to be hear - here - and learning. | |
| Our home system: How good it is? Nice post, Elinor. I would only disagree with the very end of it. Our ability to hear is not stilted by our work, nor is our perspective limited to our chair at work. In fact, it is much easier to hear in a home listening environment, since there ... | |
| Our home system: How good it is? The very short answer to your question would be that sitting in different spots on stage, or even in the hall, will of course give you a different perspective of the ensemble's balance, and we adjust to that accordingly. However, what you are spea... | |
| Our home system: How good it is? This is a great thread - thanks very much Raul. I have learned a great deal on this site, and will continue to seek more knowledge always - it is a never ending quest. I would heartily agree that far too many "audiophiles" get way too caught up in... | |
| Most Important? I would personally argue that speakers are the most important (if you don't like your speakers, you won't like anything you are hearing), followed very closely by analog source. After that, amplification, then digital source. Everything else, thou... | |
| Rega Planet or Apollo CD Player The Rega players are all fantastic - you will not find anything remotely close to them in their price range. I love my Apollo, so I would recommend it highly. | |
| 3 Hour Warm-up? My PrimaLuna Dialogue 2 (which is possibly not fully broken in yet, as I am not sure I have 200 hours on it) tends to sound best once it has been on for at least 90 minutes or so. | |
| Proac or Sonus Faber Monitor Speakers Agree with just about all of the above posts. It will depend on your sonic tastes. The Sonus Fabers do have a beautiful sound, but it is a much smaller soundstage and a more "laid back" presentation, as the reviewers like to say. I prefer the ProA... | |
| How Much Surface Noise is Too Much? Elizabeth, I agree that the most annoying ones are the clean looking ones with constant noise, even after cleaning. Is there any way one can tell by looking at the grooves in sunlight whether this will be the case before buying? | |
| Store LPs outside of Jacket?? My experience on ebay has been generally very positive. This summer alone I found three different records I had been looking for in vain for years. I have found several sellers who grade accurately and who take great care in the shipping of the LP... | |
| Great musical CDP? In my opinion, you don't need to spend anywhere near that much - get yourself a new or used Rega Saturn or Apollo. They are by far the best sounding CD players that I heard when I was auditioning several fairly recently, including the ones I heard... | |
| Need proper sequence for cleaning records I agree with the posters recommending the Audio Intelligent fluids - their three step system works great! | |
| Opinions on budget TT I would add another vote for the Rega tables, which are far better than the Project for the money. The Exact 2 cartridge is a great match. I have not heard the Clearaudio. | |
| Holographic imaging I agree with Mapman here - the human ear is a much more sensitive instrument than any machine yet invented. No audio equipment I have ever heard or probably will ever hear can recreate the sound of a live performance. |