mapman
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| Great recordings with great harmonies from 1960s Speaking of music from the 1960’s, anyone checked out Tick Tock radio? THey have a station for popular music each year since 1950, including a lot of "deep cuts", at least from a US perspective. Very interesting to hear a) what was popular duri... | |
| Improve RFI Mu metal foil is designed to shield sensitive devices. I use it to shield my phono step up transformer which picks up audible noise from nearby HVAC devices otherwise. Low level devices like step up transformers in a phono stage are most sensi... | |
| Will a record weight harm the motor in a direct drive turntable? In general Making a motor work harder can only shorten its life. It’s never a positive thing in that regard for sure. Each case is unique. The benefits need to outweigh the disadvantages. Unless a table is explicitly designed and guaranteed ... | |
| Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community @mapman could just be confirmation bias. @invalid Of course could be confirmation bias listening but not so much in this case I would say based on extensive sample size listening randomly over time to different releases of same album, some viny... | |
| Brian Wilson So influential. No Beach Boys->no Pet Sounds -> no Sgt Pepper?-->then what? | |
| Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community I’ve digitized a lot of vinyl at CD resolution. Even a few 78’s The digital versions sound just like the original analog. THe reverse could never be true. Hmmmm. | |
| Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community In general, I find Darko site useful in that it addresses good products that actually can benefit many people, not just those few with the deepest pockets who care about what is marketed as "high end". | |
| Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community So much nicer reading people’s thoughts on hifi related topics rather than on politics. Much easier to take it or leave it as a convenience. Anyone can express their opinions to a wide audience these days. Interesting times. We will see what... | |
| Grislybutter anyone? Best to @grislybutter. Hope all is well. | |
| Grislybutter anyone? Threaten to use the military against our own? Nothing to see there, right? Who needs enemies? Just another day in wonderland. | |
| Best Receiver for “Mid-Fi” System? The Outlaw receiver is worth a look. | |
| Wool Felt Footers? I use it and agree with HAL😉 | |
| White cabinet popularity? Probably works better with many modern decors than many. | |
| ??? Are Manufacturers Killing Our Hobby ??? Too many vendors is only a problem for the ones who do not survive. | |
| Is there a ROON sound? Bits are bits when it comes to data. Bits are the data building blocks but they have to be assembled correctly to make good sound and obviously there is a lot involved to do that. |