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| Whats playing on your system today? @curiousjim no, I hadn’t heard of it. thanks. Just ordered a copy. It’ll be home when I get back in a week or so. | |
| They know we will pay anything they can think of “it definitely wasn't worth the price” again, feel free to review “Laissez-faire” economics from the Austrian school, not the (Marxist) London school. a thing is “worth” what someone is willing to pay for it. “Value” is in the mind of the buyer. ... | |
| The latest audiophile streamer craze Wake me when this hack is marketed using graphene… | |
| They know we will pay anything they can think of @mike_in_nc I wasn’t aware John Maynard Keynes (or Karl Marx) was an audiophile. tax cuts should by rights go to those who pay taxes and make payrolls. things of quality seem to cost what a free market will bear or they don’t get made. | |
| Need some help picking my first MC Cartridge Nobody’s going to mention Benz Micro Glider SL? | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Recently watched a documentary on Brian Eno on Amazon streaming so I’ started going through my collection of Eno and others. Last night was “Cluster and Eno” and “After the Heat” for starters… another dozen or so to go… | |
| Mains Power Cable DIY @mitch2 This is Hudson Shepherd (he has a fakebook page I use semi-anonymously to keep up with family/relatives). We got him as a stray/rescue 5-1/2 years ago. He’s pretty much 100% GSD (German Shepherd Dog) but with a longer coat and features c... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @curiousjim Definitely an over the top Steven Wilson fan here. Two thumbs (and two big toes) up for “Hand Cannot Erase.” I first heard Porcupine Tree’s “Dark Matter” about ten years ago and was HOOKED. I own all but one LP from them now, ev... | |
| Mains Power Cable DIY @mitch2 This is what I have running from my circuit breaker to a dedicated outlet (Oyaide something or other). Had my electrician approve it for new home build. Now to finish the house… | |
| Mains Power Cable DIY You can buy 1-2 meters of Oyaide Black mamba V2 or Furutech cable from ePay (from sellers out of Japan, doubtful it’s chicom counterfeit stuff) for $70 - blood plasma. Plugs? Oyaide P-029 runs around $70, higher-end Oyaide or Furutech double that... | |
| Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not. 3 days? I understood SCIENCE (psychoacoustics) has clearly proven auditory memory only lasts seconds to minutes. Equipment always sounds “different” after a day or so, at least to those without the rare “golden ears.” | |
| Curious Why Benz Micro Slid Into Obscurity I bought a BM Glider SL from KRON a few years back - got COVID and completely forgot about the cartridge. I paid roughly $600 at the time and thinking there might be a possibility of counterfeiting I contacted the factory via email and was informe... | |
| The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded. I was 15 51 years ago when my brother brought this LP home. I was an instant fan, saw them in concert a handful of times. who doesn’t love “Virginia Plain” from Roxy Music? https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/100219/ | |
| What was your first record? T-Rex, Electric Warrior. First week it was available. Think I paid something like $1.29 or $1.99 at Kresge’s 5&10 in St. Pete, FL. Got it for a party. Still have it. | |
| 2019 300B tubes that are worth the money? Holy resurrected dead thread, Batman! @wfowenmd ”I too urge caution in purchasing Sophia 300b tubes. They failed prematurely, but the warranty was honored. I sold the replacements immediately. BTW, they were no sonic substitute for WE originals f... |