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| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? This was an interesting read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_deck Cassette tape format was originally designed for voice recording applications, not hifi. Started with your typical portable cassette tape recorder. Then later adapted to tap... | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? Could be commercially produced cassettes got better in the 80's and 90's. Don't know. There was certainly a lot of room for improvement. I dumped the format in favor of hifi VHS by then. Then came digital recording.The format is still inheren... | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? I worked at a Tech Hifi back in what I suppose was part of the "cassette era" (1978-1980).We sold a lot of cassette decks along with the receivers, amps, tuners and turntables.Nobody that I recall ever demoed a system using a cassette deck by choi... | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? The appeal of cassette decks versus other sources of yesteryear like vinyl and radio was always that they could make decent quality recordings. I stopped using my cassette deck to record when vhs hifi recorders came out. Much better format! Less t... | |
| Removing a ZERO from the price of amps They can send me one too while they are at it. :^)I would compare to my current Bel Canto Ref1000m amps that have twice the juice but were also twice the cost retail. | |
| Removing a ZERO from the price of amps Smaller and more powerful, yet also more manageable and cost effective (but still top notch sound) is the unique value proposition of Class D technology.Not bloating Class D into just another over-built or merely just uber expensive high end audio... | |
| Too good a post to waste Just goes to show you can’t always believe what you read but you probably will anyway if it supports your agenda. | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science How does this defend “audiophiles”? | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? You need to talk to Geoffkait. My understanding from him is he is still in the “cassette era”. | |
| Why no Virtual System pics?? In general, from a security perspective, it is not a good idea to publish personal information on the internet. | |
| Full Range speakers for a living space Ohm Walsh and there are several cabinet shapes possible. None are rectangular. You have to contact Ohm Speakers and inquire what options are available at any particular time. https://ohmspeaker.com/ | |
| Directionality Explained No that is clearly not what I said. Try reading and comprehending again! It’s not rocket science. You are a smart guy so you do not need me to spell out everything for you, right? | |
| Directionality Explained Old people all talk repeatedly about something particularly eventful in their life experience. With GK that would be wire and fuse direction. It’s his thing....his mission in life. Creating mysteries to help create interest in his mysterious and... | |
| Tweaks that work? (yes very subjective topic) My favorite tweak lately is called the Mystery Tweak. There is one for CDs and one for cassettes. It involves stiffening them and damping them, thereby reducing distortion. I would very much like to say what the Mystery Tweak involves but then it ... | |
| Meze EMPYREAN + Benchmark DAC3B + Benchmark HPA4 THose Meze headphones appear to do some unique things to create a soundstage with headphones. They are too pricey for me but they do at least have some unique things going for them on paper to help justify the cost.Maybe as I downsize further over... |