newton_john
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| If there is one thing you could change in your current system. What would it be? @mylogic Thank you for your kind and amusing comments. I was grateful for such a good outcome. Many others are not so fortunate. | |
| If there is one thing you could change in your current system. What would it be? @mylogic A couple of years ago at nearly seventy, I consulted with an audiologist because I was suffering from Tinnitus that was affecting my enjoyment of music. She was able to remove some stubborn wax and referred me to a guy with a microscope... | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) @gbmcleod Much popular music on streaming services and CD, etc. is marred by the choices made during mastering. This does not necessarily apply so much to vinyl releases, which often sound better as a consequence. This is sometimes given as th... | |
| How close are you to being to your endgame? My system outline and I'm almost there. I’ve been end game for a long time, as I am not one for constant changing of brands/components. My system is essentially the same as it was twenty-five years ago - only the front ends have evolved. I’ve been happy to stick, but the game changes ev... | |
| Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community @sns Sorry, I misunderstood your comments. It’s unfortunate that the likes of Darko try to wind us up to get attention. Yet, he is capable if doing more detailed and thoughtful features such as this interview with Peter Cormeau. https://darko.... | |
| Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community @rpeluso "I suppose that there are those that care. I'm not one." Yet you cared enough to post a comment. | |
| Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community @gano "The problem with Darko is the lack of substance. He is an entertainer and he is content by scratching the surface, barely. Some of these are recycled points and some of them are so contrived "nobody said ever" it's painful to read. From h... | |
| Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community @invalid Everything could be confirmation bias. Let’s all just abandon hifi altogether. | |
| Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community @sns Hifi is all about preferences and opinions and all analogue is a perfectly legitimate tried and tested way of going about things. However, Darko is absolutely spot with point no. 7 - digitisation is very far from a sonic disaster for analo... | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) Trolling posts like this personalising the issue by provocatively pitting one format against another are the epitome of insecurity. The mention of cost is telling. The truth of it is that mastering is key and we need both formats to cover all the... | |
| Flatscreen between speakers @macg19 Thanks for the advice. I’ll give covering the TV a shot. Also will pay more attention to guitar - maybe putting the cloth over the sound hole will help. I suppose I could move it to another room. | |
| Flatscreen between speakers I’ve always been more concerned about the internal loudspeaker of the TV resonating in sympathy with the sound in the room. My acoustic guitar does this when not in use so I dampen the strings with a soft cloth. Removing the surround loudspeakers ... | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy @pani Perhaps the phono stage was previously neglected because those other items that I mentioned gave a bigger bang for the buck. Now the full potential of the phono stage is worth exploiting because it has a more solid foundation to build on. | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade I’ll be delighted when somebody actually produces a cheaper high performing substitute for the Bedrok plinth rather than just talking about it on an online forum. Better still if they can also produce a cheaper more effective sub-chassis than the... | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy @pani You refer to the phono stage as being the most sensitive and impactful of components. I'd question this because the turntable hierarchy is as follows:- bearing > power supply > sub-chassis > tonearm > cartridge > phono amp |