mulveling
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| Does NOS Highend MC carts 'expire'... Five years on the shelf is nothing for a quality cartridge, unless there were egregious problems in the storage or the design/build was defective in the first place. Plenty of high-end MC carts 15+ years or older can still provide quality service ... | |
| Rogue Audio Indeed, Rogue should be repeatedly and frequently commended for how they truly stand behind their products, whether past or present, under warranty 1st owner, or out of warranty Nth owner. I strongly dislike manufacturers that won't service 2nd ha... | |
| Should I finish my basement As everyone else also realizes, Ejlif is totally and insanely correct. Don't set yourself up for a (steep) uphill acoustic battle by installing drywall, of all things! That's one of the best things about my current setup -- minimal drywall. In fac... | |
| Phono preamp or cartridge - which to upgrae first Though I sided on the recommendation towards cartridge, I see it's all-in for phono stage here; it's certainly true that this would be an excellent investment for you. I'll also note that in the last 2 years (at least) of reading here, I've seen o... | |
| Phono preamp or cartridge - which to upgrae first So basically you have a very good analog setup and you want to transition it into greatness. And you've already honed in on targeting a new Phono Stage or Cartridge, which in my experience are easily the 2 most important components in the analog c... | |
| Looking to replace my old Meridian 508.24 I used to own a G08 (original; not the v2). Dumped digital altogether for a while (went all-in down the path of high-end vinyl playback) and now finally got back into it with a NAD M51 DAC -- which I feel is easily superior to the sound I was gett... | |
| That "tube sound" and power ratings Hi-fi amplification is not the same as with guitars. You want want your amps to be running in their lowest-distortion range, every time (or as close to that as possible given your SPL needs) -- whether tubes or SS. And you can still clearly hear t... | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? Oh, and the Sennheiser hd800 sucks compared to the 009. Stick with Stax. | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? Different; advantages to each. Your choice of 009 is excellent; they are the best headphones. I don't find as much satisfaction in many other top headphones, but the stax 007 and lambda pros are also excellent. Note that you'll be selling the 009 ... | |
| How loud is loud? Tls49:Actually, that is the sensitivity spec. And yes, I know many seemed to be confused about this, and even some manufacturers list it as efficiency, however here is the difference, Efficiency vs. Sensitivity.Ah, excellent point. Thank you for c... | |
| How loud is loud? It's a point but it's not a relevant point. Wrong details like this drive me crazy at work! Distance would come into play if we were discussing the power required to achieve a certain SPL at a given seating distance. But that's not this thread -- ... | |
| How loud is loud? dB/W/m is an efficiency spec. Not a "how loud is it" spec. That's what dB alone is for. You're grappling really tightly onto an incorrect argument. | |
| How loud is loud? 85dB is the threshold of damage only if you're listening to that continuously for several hours a day. And this threshold probably varies quite a bit by individual. For reasonable listening sessions, this level is quite safe for most folks.Anyone ... | |
| How loud is loud? Yes, if you experience any fatigue and/or loss of hearing sensitivity after a session, then it was definitely too loud, and care should be taken to not repeat those circumstances. If you ever experience ringing, then it was WAY too damn loud, and ... | |
| How loud is loud? Zavato, I agree with your assessment of loud. And I DO enjoy lots of music approaching those levels, or just below; that's where a good system can reproduce the energy of a live performance. I ensure that I'm not disturbing anyone, and carefully l... |