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Digitally remastered vinyl?
Hah, faaar better than 24/96 since the digital mastering equipment has different format compared to CD and resolution used to master digital vinyls back in the beginning of 80's were and is much higher than in today's conventional CD-players or DA... 
Online shops for classical, jazz, audiophile CDS
Both of above mentioned sites have very limited choice of performers that claim to be pressed on high quality audiophile CD. In fact an audiophile CD not neccessarily have to be manufactured as an audiophile CD. Lot's of rare and modern jazz perfo... 
would this Deter you from buying used gear????
just...just...just don't label the record sleves please:^)you can also request when buying a new equipment from the manufacturer to place the label with your name as the evidence to the original owner how'bout that?:-) 
OK to use curtain to obtain the optimum room size?
so how's curtain finished dedicated listening room?i have an open dedicated listening small joint in my huge living room and that's work fine for me. 
Plinius class A vs. class AB sound difference?
OK I spoke to the manufacturer and they replied that SA amps work for 8 Ohms in class A upto the specified wattage: SA100 -- 100W/ch SA50 -- 50W/ch SA250 is certainly 250W/ch. For lower load impedance they switch to A/B operation type to double th... 
Comments on Clearaudio Aurum Beta S
99% it's a wrong connection on the cartridge leads. color coded pins might be wrong and you should realy swap the leads on your noisy channel. 
Preamps for dummies that would be me
Gs..., I wouldn't realy think of any other than CAT if I had a budget for it:-) 
Preamps for dummies that would be me
Z.., Forgive me my horrible arithmetics, even 1:10 is good enough.The so-far called "conditioning" of the sound might(or might not) apply to "restoring" the sound after feedback on the source components. Certainly I should've placed it in quotes s... 
Cassette deck head wear
1. Don't use Metal tapes With metal tapes the head wears out 3x faster than with regular Type 1 ESPECIALLY on Nak decks. 2. I don't know the precise hours but with Metal tapes you can wear it out within probably 1.5years or roughly saying 5...6000... 
Relationship between McCormack and CJ?
It's the same manufacturer. 
Preamps for dummies that would be me
Just of the tech experience I can add the following:Any preamp that is using variable electronic or op-amp feedback with bi-polar high-gain output stage will certainly deplete and compress the sound drastically. The sound change is very similar to... 
Nick Cave fans?
I used to listen to him but I almost forgot all his albums since it was a long time ago.I'd probably come back to listening to him again very soon or even I'd grab some record collection if for the descent price. 
Preamps for dummies that would be me
In fact, it's all about the system's integrity.Yes, basically the active preamp is designed not to only bring the signal to the line level but to restore drastically compressed and feedbacked output of the cheap CD-player with bi-polar output stag... 
Who is your overall favorite guitarist?
I have a list of guitarist that have lots in common and I want someone's PO on which one is the best from that list. Certainly the above mentioned by me Akkerman is better but still I want to hear from other people...Here is the list:Larry Corryel... 
Music for "Tough Times"
Today I had a tough hangover. Tough time isn't it? But Irmin Schmidt's "Impossible Holidays" CD made me feel much easier while I was heading to work.