liamowen
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| Sold a component and bought it back, am I nuts? A self-proclaimed genius? That's how it usually works. Getting a component back that you should not have sold in the first place, is truly good luck, though. Reminds me, I need to call the guy who I sold my CJ MF2550SE... | |
| Low level listening If I can't listen to my system at a fairly robust volume, I put on my headphones. I like to hear music presented in such a way that it's hard to distinguish from being there. When was the last time you were at a live show and said "I can't hear ... | |
| Beatles vs. Stones I can't listen to a full Beatles album. Let it Bleed? All the time. Of course, I can't listen to a complete side of Fleetwood Mac, either. | |
| How long do speakers last? This comes up from time to time. Capacitors go over time; 15-25 years. The other important thing is consistent humidity. Too wet and stuff rots, rusts and shorts. Too dry and the enclosures can warp and come unglued, and the driver cones can d... | |
| I Was Stunned If Dave and Troy say so, it must be..... true? | |
| what cd player ? Stretch a little and get a used Oppo 105 D with Modwright modifications. | |
| A public service announcement Only really interesting if the cartridges are identified. | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey @dman1974 You mad bro? You lost me on that "clean power" nonsense. Is your clean power solar, wind or water? Also, you didn't state your budget in your OP, nor did you state you bought used gear. And, I didn't talk about "months" to determine... | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey "I’ve considered myself an audiophile for over 3 years now. In those 3 years I’ve owned over 12 pairs of speakers, 10 amplifiers, 4 pre amplifiers, 7 DACs all in search for the perfect sound.' Seriously, dude, you must have more money than brains... | |
| Absolute Sound's "Reviews" Reviewers/authors all have their own style. That makes it more difficult to determine the utility of many reviews across publications. Having said that, if Mike Fremer actually likes something, it's probably pretty good-- maybe great. | |
| You know when you are dealing with a BS company.... I thought this was a thread about Dave and Troy.... | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... The Apheta 1 was an awful cartridge. I find the Apheta 2 fully satisfactory. Stands to reason that the Apheta 3 would be even better. I don't have any experience with the Aphelion. So, you're "safe" as long as you go Apheta 2 or beyond, in my ... | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... Rega 10 with Aphelion. Pass Labs XP17. Keep the change for cables and miscellaneous expenses. Enjoy the music. | |
| Wilson to Tekton to ???? I don't know. When I sold my Rega P6 with the Exact 2 cartridge, instead of throwing a sneaker at it because it sounded so crappy, that was something I was glad to sell and have never looked back. I replaced it with a Rega RP10 with an Apheta 2 ... | |
| How long does it take a decent quality speaker to "wear out"? Good. Just make sure you keep them away from running water 😃. Actually, some manufacturers cite maintaining medium ranges of humidity as a way to ensure long speaker life. Sounds reasonable to me. |