newbee
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| Parity Great - Be Happy! BTW Jenny Lin has a CD out on the Steinway label called "Be Happy" which is easy to recommend for some relaxed listening - check it out. She's a pretty fair pianist I think. | |
| EAR 834 line stage I must have had a lemon! Bought it based on Harry Pearson's recommendation - said it reminded him of my ARC SP10. 1) It sounded nothing like my SP10. 2) It was 'bright'. 3)I couldn't get clarity from the manufacturer or distributer re proper tube ... | |
| Apples and oranges Onhwy61, I agree! A listener's degree of knowledge and sophistication are what makes a discussion interesting and an open mind can make them productive. The problem inherent with this hobby is that the interest level amongst audiophiles is so dive... | |
| Apples and oranges In a perfect world we would be talking about the same thing, music! Yet we persist in talking about audio. I guess that is what internet audiophiles do. Most of my close friends love music and could care less about 'audio' let alone talking about ... | |
| The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them bdp, Good timing! :-) | |
| are we also coffee connoisseurs? Or wine enthusiasts? I drink coffee by the 'gallons' so I can't be bothered with Expresso but I do roast my own beans. Sort of like getting the right tone from my audio system I find it quite important to do the roasting myself. Love California Cabs (10+ years old) ... | |
| Mixing tube brands If you do try that make sure that you re-bias your tubes so that they at least match in that respect. If you can't do that don't try. Even then I wouldn't do it. Personally speaking I generally select matched power tubes of my choice based on SQ ... | |
| The Risks of Buying Demo Gear Good observations and advise. :-) From many ads I seen 'demo' has lasted for years in place - no one suggested otherwise, they just hope you assume its like near new. | |
| What measurements from the rear wall? Different types of speakers = different distances. In my experience panel type speakers will work best at 5+feet where you can expect greater clarity due to increased time in the signal bounce from the wall behind the speakers. Ironically, due to... | |
| The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them FWIW, why might you think that Sterophile and Absolute Sound practically give away subscriptions. Subscriptions don't pay for these magazines - mostly all they do is support the readership numbers the rags need to keep advertisers on the hook. The... | |
| Have a tube that gets really bright when turned on and then dims quickly Quite common for small tubes made in Eastern Europe, not just Mullards. Not to worry.:-) | |
| One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer? I tried to cheap out - one table, one arm, and multiple head shells with different cartridges. Problem was there was too much adjustment in fine tuning each set up when you changed head shell/cartridge. Next came a turntable and two tone arms. A m... | |
| Does a turntable make a DRAMATIC difference? RV, something to consider that I've failed to mention. I don't know if my experience is unique or if it is something that other attentive audiophiles have had to deal with. Back in the day when vinyl was my primary source of music I had a fairly g... | |
| Does a turntable make a DRAMATIC difference? FWIW, IMHO, the parts used to assemble a very good analog system are secondary to a competent set up, and maintenance of the set up once achieved. Reliance on a retailer to achieve this is often futile unless the retailer is an acknowledged turnta... | |
| Great classical pianists I’d add Moravec and Sokolov to your list. For some currently performing and excellent pianists I’d include Beatrice Rana (Bach), Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (Debussy), Louis Lortie (Chopin & Liszt), Stephen Hough, and Jenny Lin, to name just a few ac... |