newton_john
Responses from newton_john
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy @lewm I agree that it is snobbery. Speaking as someone who has played an unamplified acoustic instrument for several decades, I would never claim that this somehow gives me better judgement than anyone else on what constitutes excellent sound q... | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy @theophile Well put. As I said four weeks ago early on in this thread, the turntable hierarchy is: bearing > power supply > sub-chassis > tonearm > cartridge > phono amp | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? King Creosote's Any Storm in a Teacup Tour in Kendal, England on 20th June. Also, saw him kick off the tour over the border at Dunfries, Scotland back in April. | |
| Validation Don't need validation. All I need is the buzz that I get from enjoying listening to music on a good system. | |
| MacArthur Park https://youtu.be/nZBH-ArhhyY?si=ZZlg57XbPoLXriRH | |
| Audio influencers on YouTube hiding comments from public view I don’t see this as a free speech issue. There are plenty of other places for debates where opposing views can be expressed. Why should Youtubers provide platforms for their critics? | |
| Vinyl Warm Up Time @larryi Thanks for the suggestions. Yes, I have tried replaying the first records again and they usually sound better once the system is warmed up. In the past, I’ve always been sceptical about warm up. But it does feel like a real thing. M... | |
| Vinyl Warm Up Time @mahler123 I am using a Linn Urika II phono stage. Thank you. | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @dover Some know it all would say that. I suppose you think it was smart. | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @smatsui Thank you. That’s an interesting post. I have heard a Bedrok in a couple of amazing sounding systems. Unfortunately, I couldn’t tell if that was down to the plinth or the new Klimax Solo 500s. It would be good to hear the Bedrok aga... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @pindac Thank you. That’s good new for anyone looking to buy a Keel. Fortunately, I have been able to buy one used for equivalent of $1,400. | |
| Dealer affiliations and attitudes, assumptions and lack of respectful engagement in audio. What you are describing is not peculiar to audio. It could be sports, politics or whatever. Grumpy old men take up tribal/identity positions. It's increasingly difficult to explore ideas freely. There's a tendency to play the man rather the ball. | |
| A principle guiding the wise audiophile life @linndrum808 That’s the irony of hifi - it’s perfectly possible to thoroughly enjoy music on the cheapest of systems. Does that completely invalidate what audiophiles do? I guess we’re all going to take different views on that. There are no rig... | |
| How Much to Spend on Turntable, Cart., Phono Pre Interesting to see the break down of cost recommended by other posters in this thread. Out of curiosity, I looked at the same for my turntable set up at full retail. That is different to what I actually paid second hand due to wear on cartridge. ... | |
| A principle guiding the wise audiophile life @tcutter Nice summary. I think you’ve pretty well nailed it in one elegant paragraph. Personally, the only thing I’d change would be to emphasise the importance of the source more. Although arguably you’ve got that covered by saying the sign... |