mammothguy54
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| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? It seems that "audiophiles" and "opinions" go together. There is certainly nothing wrong with that. Until, that is, when one's opinion is to demolish and abhor the opinion of another. Come on, guys... Let people enjoy what they enjoy. So long ... | |
| How Long Did It Take You To Build Your Dream Setup? Pacific Stereo is where I cut my teeth for working in the CE industry. I sold a ton of Quadraflex speakers. My favorite system for $1K was a Concept 5.5 receiver (I still have one for my garage system) with a Philips GA-212 turntable and an Audi... | |
| Measuring line noise and power conditioners I got an Audioquest Niagara 1200 and use Audioquest Tornado High Current and Source AC cables. I also installed an Audioquest Edison Duplex AC wall outlet. I have no measuring device to test my wall AC outlet noise (though I did the research and... | |
| Who’s been tinkering while trapped? Looks like a "roach clip" to me. | |
| Who’s been tinkering while trapped? Yes, I really enjoyed making a couple of serious upgrades over these past few months. Not "tinkering", but serious upgrades. First, I sold my previous turntable and then bought a new Rega Planar 10 and a Lyra Delos. Wow, was that a serious impr... | |
| The very best sound: Direct to Disc I have most (but not all) of the Sheffield D2D albums. I bought them as they were released, back in the mid 1970s and early 1980s. A couple that haven't been mentioned here, but are exceptional both musically and in the recording, are Dave Grusi... | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science Mapman comment is exactly my point. Dr. Bose used science in developing his 901 speakers. On paper, and through his presentation, it all made sense. But, for me the speakers just didn't sound good. I am more of an audiophile today than I was b... | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science In 1977, when Bose was a small company and the original 901s were current in the market, I had the distinct privilege of attending a lecture by Dr. Amar Bose. I was a young 22-year-old and working as a stereo salesman for Pacific Stereo (a large ... | |
| Do speakers take time to warm up? My system is well broken-in. Before playing music I always turn on the system for about 20 minutes to warm up the tubes. Even so, the tube phono stage and tube preamp need to have musical signal passing through them for about 2 sides of an LP be... | |
| Best debut album Led Zeppelin (first album), for me as a teenager, for Classic Hard Rock.Meet The Beetles, for me as a 9-year old, the music that began it all. | |
| What is up with Audio Research during the pandemic? ARC is a wonderful company, no doubt. If you are in need of tubes in order to make your gear operate, and ARC is unable to ship at this time, there are other options to fulfill your needs. As another suggested in this thread about securing tubes... | |
| Need speaker cable Depending on the length you need, that will also determine the price for the product that you land on. I use Audioquest exclusively throughout my entire system. I can't speak highly enough for that brand. Though they may be a bit more pricey th... | |
| Black vs. Colored Vinyl The quality of vinyl mix plays a tremendous role in the quality of the music reproduction. I think we all know that. What really got me was just how poor the sound quality is on picture discus. On recommendation, I tried a picture disc (Toole; ... | |
| Upgrade My experience was jaw dropping when I added a high quality platform system for my turntable. The definition of bass, particularly on musical passages that had repetitive kick-drum beats, was a revelation. Anything with impact became so much more... | |
| Furutech vs Audioquest Power Cables safebelayer (I assume that you do rock climbing), there truly is a difference in the materials applied in higher cost power cables. This is also true in their shielding. There are different types of copper, silver, how they are extruded, how the... |