moonwatcher
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| MoFi controversy @bukanona that depends. Not all studios are using DSD for recording because editing it later on is a pain in the ass, and many engineers have not yet been trained on how to best use it or the necessary tools. I would think most studios are going t... | |
| MoFi controversy Speaker wizard Andrew Jones left ELAC and went to Mobile Fidelity. His new work for them is supposed to come out later this year. Do you think the interest in his speakers among audiophiles (at whatever price point they come in at) will be compro... | |
| MoFi controversy I find it amusing and ironic that all this mess will eventually pass. Going forward most albums WILL be natively recorded digitally. Only albums made prior to perhaps 1990 might have analog master tapes. I do not own any MoFi vinyl (only a few of... | |
| Why do so many people have problems with bass? Here’s a good explanation with diagrams by B&K who makes measurement microphones (their professional and consumer high end mic division was taken over by DPA several years ago. They rank right up there with Schoeps microphones). https://w... | |
| Something on top of a speaker=okay? @ibmjunkman regarding air pressure, probably not at the slight natural range of pressure differences here on Earth. However, long ago on Skylab (1973-1974), where they kept the pressure at 5 psi of pure oxygen, the sound attenuated quickly, causin... | |
| Something on top of a speaker=okay? I keep mine symmetrical. One has a moon globe on it, the other a Mars globe that are both 12" in diameter. Seriously, I don't think anything on top of the speaker matters all that much as long as it doesn't overhang the front baffle or resonate at... | |
| Two audio components no one really talks about From the OP, "There has got to be diminishing returns on a sound system when your room is limited in what it can do with the acoustics." Indeed, but we all try to do the best we can with those limitations. Many of us can’t put speakers where they... | |
| how much should I spend to get a better turntable than my current turntable? I see the OP’s TT listed at $299. My budget was similar to the OP. I ended up with a U-Turn Orbit Plus (around $600 total I think after the "upgrade" to the acrylic platter) it came with an Ortofon 2m Red which I plan on upgrading to the 2m Blue s... | |
| Anyone have Warfedale Linton 85th anniversary? @grislybutter definitely looking at some Dynaudio and Dali speakers along with the Polk R700, which of late has been getting some positive "buzz" from all the YouTubers, sound quality-wise if not for the pedestrian (boring) looks (who thought wash... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @deludedaudiophile considering some of these companies are more known for being "lifestyle" companies than for the products they produce, what you say is likely true to a point. | |
| Have you ever solved a high end audio issue using non-audio technology? Or, visa versa? On a lark I bought some vibration pads a friend had recommended from Diversified Products like you'd use for HVAC work mainly looking to use them under my vinyl turntables. I thought I'd try them under a CD player that skipped on loud bass notes... | |
| The Future of Hifi is just being Discovered @deludedaudiophile "expecting" something is not the same as "proving" it. Now we have proof. Will it be something that might be useful? Maybe. Sometime. Engineering is after all "applied science". The better our understanding the better we can do... | |
| The Future of Hifi is just being Discovered "This article has to do with how electrons move at very cold temperature. Alas, cables and tubes taken to cryogenic levels seem to affect the electrons to some level that is just being learned. Relax. " And people worry about their power bills if... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing Nothing wrong with it, but we know they aren’t getting say 500X "better" sound than from a pair of $2000 Polk R700 for their $1M. What they are getting (hopefully) are speakers that are a work of art, beautiful beyond imagination, ones that will f... | |
| Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed! To the original poster, I would return the B/S Node and perhaps try another one from another vendor to hopefully not get one from the same batch run. If it (the first one) is defective you’ll find out. Sadly this goes for nearly anything in manuf... |