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| Those rare albums that are great on first listen. Herbie Hancock - Headhunters Diana Krull - The Girl in the Other Room Dire Straits - Dire Straits Third World - Journey to Addis Barenboim, Perlman and Zuckerman - Beethoven Double Concerto in D Minor | |
| Worst Speakers Ever?? I worked for a large, but now defunct regional appliance retailer back in the mid to late 1970's. They carried the usual lines of consumer level audio products (Pioneer, Sansui, JBL and etc.) as well as some high-ish end stuff from SAE, Philips an... | |
| Audiophilism is a hobby Sometimes, I'm just happy hearing music coming from an Echo in my bedroom. Sometimes, hearing poorly recorded or reproduced music distracts me from the content. Sometimes, I will only listen to well recorded and produced music on my main system. S... | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? I have a 15 pound Poodle mix rescue mutt that doesn't shed. I used to imbibe in a bit of bud in my listening area, but I managed to quit some time ago. We are empty-nesters but have constant visits from grandkids. So when I have sold or advertised... | |
| Think I ruined stylus I second the idea of the stylus picking up a dust wad. Even if it was ruined, it should have been worth it. | |
| Napping while listening I retired last year and am looking for work again. I am being fussy. Needs to be 100% remote or a Hybrid/remote within 5 miles of my home. Lots of rejections. Ageism is for real. I tend to nod off if listening to mellow Jazz or Chill Electronic. ... | |
| The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you? During high school (1969-1973), I was working at an appliance store that sold a decent range of audio equipment. I purchased an inexpensive system just before starting college. It consisted of a Pioneer SX-525 receiver, some lower end KLH 2 way sp... | |
| Should Amps be plugged into a power conditioner? From the info in the preceding posts, it would appear that plugging my amp directly into the mains socket would be preferable. Unfortunately, my mid-century home has ungrounded circuitry in most areas, including my listening space. When the amp is... | |
| Stolen property Did they come from the back of a white van? | |
| Throw it out! I am fortunate to have a New/Used store near by. I have found that some of my "losers" generate enough value to pick up something new (or used, but new to me). The ones that are just plain crap are donated to Salvation Army and end up next to Mont... | |
| Which Vintage CD Player To Use As A Transport? I am using a Rotel CD 591 that was gifted to me. Using the Digital coax to a Cambridge Audio CXA 81 internal DAC. It's a bullet proof transport. I do use the internal DAC of the Rotel on the very few HDCD's that I have. I have also had positive ex... | |
| "Happy To Be Stuck With You!!!" The only component of my system that I plan on keeping until one of us dies is my Velodyne SPL 1000 sub (1st generation). I bought it new in 2000 and have used it in 2 channel and HT applications to great success. Unfortunately, my resto-mod 1978 ... | |
| Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....? I consider myself to be a mere stereo enthusiast as I either don't have or am unwilling to invest the money it takes to be a true audiophile. That being said, I have what I'm sure would be considered a mid-fi integrated despite being class B rated... | |
| Moving Magnet Phono Cartridges I had been using a 1980"s Audio Technica 112SX with a NOS Shibata stylus. Great detail and soundstage, but fatiguing after a while. Just replaced it with a Goldring E3 which Stereophile gave a Class B rating and is under $200. I imagine the new E4... | |
| Speaker Spikes - Working Principle My listening space is on a slab, covered with a vinyl laminate. My speaker stands are on elastomer feet, no spikes. Based on how the floor isn't suspended and concrete is pretty dead acoustically, not using spikes works in my environment. |