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| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? here is a similar thread i started 2 weeks ago on What's Best Forum..... How do you know when you are done? | |
| Mike's Barn. @jhconnor thanks John, for the kind words. i hope all is well with you and you are still enjoying your fantastic system. retirement is going well for me. don't work too hard. :-) | |
| Mike's Barn. you should host a listening party. Got a few records ready to go! Would love to hear how they sound on that system! @mswale you would be welcome any time you are in the neighborhood. and also fine to bring your records but i have plenty too. ... | |
| Mike's Barn. thanks everyone for the nice comments, and also for the more critical comments too, i don’t like to take myself too seriously. i’m just having fun. don’t be too tough on Chuck (MillerCarbon), this was his first video for his new blog and he was l... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) "Revolver" is hard to beat. i was 14 years old and i was impressed when it came out. still am. | |
| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update i met Ken at audio shows a couple times and talked to him on the phone. he called me about tape decks a few times. we had some things in common as far as our desire for an ultimate room and hifi system. but his direction was different than mine. s... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital agree with @lewm about what is considered jazz, and what is ’something else’ but maybe completely enjoyable. regarding jazz recordings that clearly demonstrate the superiority of vinyl, here is an easy one. low hanging fruit. ---my darTZeel 468 ... | |
| Looking for more advice on purchasing a new turntable. finding a solid Garrard 301 with a decent arm is always one great answer to that $5k turntable question. most of those have had loving homes, if you watch closely for a month or so quickly you will learn about them; one ought to pop up maybe not t... | |
| Paul Speltz Zero-Box Autoformer With Tenor OTL @larryi ok, you are right, i did not realize that was what an Auto-former did. OTOH the magic of the Tenor OTL is it’s singular purity and sparkle. why would you do anything to dumb that down? why bother with an OTL then? now 20 years later, m... | |
| Paul Speltz Zero-Box Autoformer With Tenor OTL in 2001-2003 i used the 75 watt Tenor OTL mono blocks into Kharma Exquisite 1D’s with a passive Placette RVC (remote volume control) and was fantastic. in my opinion i got zero degradation and the combination was very solid, without any frequency ... | |
| Wanna take it to the next level? Buy MORE speakers! Since you make a reference to the "essence" of the musical performance, visit some grand acoustic space nearby where you live and check out an orchestra, wind ensemble, etc. For example, there is one near where i live.... Yes of course, the orch... | |
| Wanna take it to the next level? Buy MORE speakers! the Next Level....is....optimizing the media. and if your preferred music was originally mastered to 2 channel, then that is going to be the most truthful way to hear it. the very finest, most developed 2 channel system will take you furthest. un... | |
| Recomendations on transport the Scarlet Book (Sony/Phillips regulations for SACD) restricts how transports can pass a dsd stream from an SACD. so solving your problem is not real world at your budget. you need a transport and dac that have a proper interface. it varies from... | |
| Tone arm length @macg19 congrats on the 12" arm with the MSL Sig Platinum, and having JR optimize it. it's all about being happy after all the effort is rewarded, and now just the music. enjoy! | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR I think a lot of people fail to realize or just ignore, the vast majority of recordings made since the 80s go through a digital processor of one type or another (limiers, compressors, reverb, etc). So regardless of the master multi track being an... |