macg19
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| Bose 901 VI flat? @russ69 +1 OP I hate to burst your bubble (again), but...I've owned them. Brand new back in the early 80's around the time Hitachi launched one of the first CD players and Dire Straights released one of the first DDD CDs, Brothers in Arms. They w... | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? Planned obsolescence does exist in mass produced gear like Denon/Pioneer/Yamaha AVR gear. I disagree with the premise that better quality manufacturers design goals are to lure you in, then some magic switch goes off to produce sound that is inte... | |
| First impressions of the Audio Desk Record Cleaner Not sure where some of the math comes from... AD is $4K new as most retailers in the US and mine listed for $2,500 and came with brand new roller brushes, filter, wiper blades and 5 bottles of cleaning solution (so supplies for ~500 records. It w... | |
| First impressions of the Audio Desk Record Cleaner @tablejockey When I take the leap, it will be the AD or Degritter. These were my choices too - the used AD came up first. Enjoy your noise free LP’s. Thanks! | |
| What's up with lousy bass on classic rock recordings? @gosta I find the Diamond Stars Halo very well recorded with all the bass you can wish for. Just listened to this all the way through - great album and yes plenty of bass - thanks for the suggestion. | |
| NOS tubes, why can't modern tubes sound better? A little off topic but another analogy... Back in the day, maybe still, Kawai reverse engineered Yamaha pianos - used the same materials. But bless them, they just could not reproduce the Yamaha sound. Craftmanship I guess... | |
| Some more modern jazz piano trios @bigtwin Maybe you also have this...Chick Corea Acoustic Band Live w/Dave Weckl and John Patitucci? Fantastic 3 record album. | |
| An interesting experience with power cable. @terry9 Me too! None, other than the grade of OCC isn’t described. I looked it up because there were comments about about wire gauge being 8 when according to the listing it is 15. I would not use this based on origin, no name brand etc. | |
| An interesting experience with power cable. These are the "specs" on the 8AG eBay cable. I would not use this for anything. Better off with an $90 Pangea with Cardas Copper. Material of Shielding/Insulator: Teflon Color: Transparent/clear Material of Conductor: Silver Plated High Purit... | |
| An interesting experience with power cable. What cable did you buy? | |
| Choosing new cables I don't have the years of real-world experience that a lot of guys have here, and this is not a recommendation, just my own journey. My jump from lower end Nordost started by looking for high-end OCC conductors. This led me to Zavfino. IMO the v... | |
| What are some good things to do when going to an audition @mofojo 20% is not out of the ballpark at all and even more sometimes. I would start with something like 30% and get down to an agreement from there. Why would audio equipment be different from buying a car, house or anything else? This model... | |
| What are some good things to do when going to an audition @hilde45 This is not something I can agree with. I said: Don't audition anything you are not willing to purchase. Not the best choice of words, please allow me to re-phrase/explain: I meant price range. It's so easy to get a broad sense of w... | |
| What are some good things to do when going to an audition Don't take anything food/drink-wise into the shop. Don't audition anything you are not willing to purchase Unless they are jerks, don't use them and then buy elsewhere If sales tax is in play, see if cash can a) get rid of sales tax and b) g... | |
| Arcam FMJ UDP411 Universal Disc Player @jafant Thanks! @johnnieloop My system is detailed in Virtual Systems. There is nothing wrong with the 5 yo Samsung - it works great, never had any issues/glitches. The Panasonic will be just fine, give me exactly what I need and @ $425 it’s an ... |