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| Neil Young's Pono music player raises millions If you believe the Apple buzz, they are ready to release HiRez iTunes since all their masters are either 24/96 or 24/192 and they would have a superior library to PONO. But do any of their devices support a HiRez format? | |
| Where to Buy Audiophile Recordings with a Smile They are price gougers, that's why I'll only pay up to $35 for an original LP which is what Soundstage Direct charges for a reissue.OTOH, there is Loran Records, a small online retailer with some great deals, but are less accurate at rating. | |
| Where to Buy Audiophile Recordings with a Smile Regarding new pressings, I find a lot of them disappointing. Just because the record is 180g doesn't make it an audiophile recording. The term "audiophile" has become the new buzz-word in the record biz meaning it is of higher quality, when in rea... | |
| USB turntable or standalone a to d conversion? Those who choose to start with the basic USB TT usually want something better after 6 months. A TT with a built-in preamp is inferior in SQ than a decent table playing thru an external phono stage (preamp).If you want to enter the world of vinyl, ... | |
| Apartment Drama Cerrot...back then In brooklyn you lived in a building that was not new-construction as did I; plaster and wood walls which helps keep the sound in. Not great for accoustics, but it can be treated. As a teenager I practiced drums every day with mi... | |
| What are your TWO favorite Symphonic Recordings? Schubert, I just checked out the Tintner; the 1887 version is rarely recorded. Even the great Brucknerians; Jochum, Klemperer and Furtwangler performed the 1890. Great find, thanks. | |
| What are your TWO favorite Symphonic Recordings? Mine would be Bruckner Symphony 8, Giulini/VPO, 1984. I know the popular choice is Giulini's 9th, but for me the 8th is every bit as good. Thanks to Al's link, Toscanini's Brahms no.1 may have to replace my choice of Bruno Walter/Columbia Symphony... | |
| DACs And Classical Music The term Classical music covers a pretty wide area. With Classical you are dealing with recording un-amplified instruments, so the recording process is more difficult than plugging in some amps. It could be he didn't like the sound of the Brass se... | |
| What preamp should i buy You could try placing a "Wanted" ad in the Audiogon classifieds. There's a lot of traffic on the website every day. Somebody might have upgraded by now and has one collecting dust. | |
| How to isolated stand from springy floors? From your pic it looks like hardwood, IOW a floating floor, so how are tighting up the joists of the subfloor going to help? There will still be some "spring" in the floor.Even with mass loading, there will still be some bounce. The floor needs to... | |
| KT-150's and Carver Black Beauty Mono Blocks Bob's using KT-150's in his new Raven Beauty and Crimson Beauty 350, but those circuits are designed for them.Try asking the guys at The Carver Site...google it. | |
| How to isolated stand from springy floors? Regarding tube damper rings on small tubes found in preamps, I have noticed tighter bass and reduction in microphonics from airbourne sound waves. http://herbiesaudiolab.net/rx.htm | |
| what are the most commonly used audio outputs used Sometimes you don't have choice. Many tube amps are single-ended (RCA). If you love it's sound, you would integrate it with other components which may be balanced (XLR). | |
| First turntable advice Is there a Rega P6? There's an RP6 and a P5. The P5 is a very good TT for an analogue novice. But you would be buying that unit used, so it's a risky move, unless you know the history of the unit or if it's a dealer demo.One piece of advice from m... | |
| Back on Black: LED ZEP 1-3 It's amazing to see some people here saying it sounds good.I'm not sure why there is such disagreement regarding the SQ of Mothership. Everyone on this forum has a good ear for high quality sound; could it be that the people who grew up with LZ an... |