mapman
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| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! Cleaning cloth? Ouch! That’s a no no. If you want to clean and dry records automatically and for reasonable cost look at Humminguru ultrasonic cleaner. If a more manual approach is Ok then Spin Clean. | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? Benchmark. Cambridge Audio also fits the bill. | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” Bel Canto. | |
| Where should the Tubes Go in a Vintage Preamp / Amp System There is no single good answer other than the devil is in the details in each case. | |
| How Many Times Do You Have To Listen To Understand A Piece Of Music? I got Revolution #9 by The Beatles very first time which I believe is a world record and no foreign substances were involved. | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? I also still wear leisure suits! Kidding! I rarely play a CD and not in a leisure suit. My CDs are all ripped I have set up an extra vintage system using spares that I can just play around with. There is a CD player there. Also a hifi vhs . I... | |
| Will an Amp change improve my system ? I’m now using a Freya plus with one of these new GaN class d amps and can strongly recommend in all regards. https://classdaudio.com/product-category/collections/gan-fet-power-amplifiers/two-channel-gan-amp/ Was running Hypex n core prior. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Aion for orchestra. Lovely, menacing and mysterious all at the same time. I will label this one an audiophile recording as well for sure. Don’t miss this one! | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? @asvjerry also to help clarify. The Ohms are still the speakers that I want to listen to the most for pure musical enjoyment. Nothing new there…..it’s for all the same reasons as always. Ohms put the performers in your room best. If I must choose... | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? If you like guitar give “Guitar Forms” by Kenny Burrell a shot. | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? @asvjerry Glad you asked. The nearfield setup lets you peer deeply into the recording. Like most people I am not using the Ohms for nearfield listening though I have tried that and it works quite well. The detail the larger Ohms deliver in ge... | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? I’d suggest giving Ken Burn’s “Jazz” documentary series a spin of you have never seen and see if that helps you find some jazz of interest. | |
| Is the microwave the perfect model for audio marketting? 4 Year Old Child | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? I have different setups in different rooms. One smaller room has KEF ls50 meta speakers set up near field. That setup is revelatory when it comes to delivering every last morsel of detail in a recording. The better recordings simply bring the room... | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? @kevn thanks for that very comprehensive and insightful response. Enjoy the music! |