oldschool1948
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| Mr. Obvious (?) - digital source (burn) @roberjeman Hard drives crash and die! This is a true statement; however, it's easy to protect yourself. I've ripped my CD collection to a Zenith MKII; it also holds any music I purchase and download (FLAC and DSD files). It has a 2TB SSD. ... | |
| Does a ripped cd onto a digital format sound better than the cd played on the cdp Playing CDs ripped to FLAC through my Zenith MKII into a Mytek Liberty DAC into a NAD M12 sounds better to my ears than my McIntosh MCD7008 directly to the M12.Before I purchased the Liberty, I did compare the MCD7008 and Zenith into the M12. The... | |
| Technics SL-1200G Anti-Skating Instructions for what? Feickert's instructions for using the protractor.Thanks for the Hi-Fi Test LP link. I'm going to guy the LP. | |
| mc cartridge loading I have an Ortofon Quintet Black on a Technics 1200G connected to a NAD M12 pre-amp. This is my first MC cartridge. I get a very pleasing and musical sound with that combination. I'm going to eventually buy a tube pre-amp. I found a great deal ... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming @ astewart8944334 BTW I believe @audioengr Steve N. has noted elsewhere that WAV files sound better than FLAC files. I'll have to re-rip a couple of my CDs to WAV and give it listen. I hope I can't hear a difference because I dread the though... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming I often compare a vinyl track against MQA, ripped CD, and Tidal High Res. To 70 year old ears, vinyl sounds the most natural and the best. I rate DSD straight through to my MyTek Liberty DAC second, and in some cases first. Tidal MQA through a NA... | |
| Technics SL-1200G Anti-Skating Thank you both! The Sound Smith video was very informative. I'm going to try this method later today. | |
| The urge to tinker is awash. What TT might better mine and why? I have a Technics SL-1200G and SL-1600-MK2. I've had the 1600-MK2 for about 35 years and it's still going strong. I use an Ortofon Blue with it. The 1600 is a fully automatic TT, which I love. The 1600 can't touch the 1200G (with Ortofon ... | |
| Modern speaker comparable to Tannoy R3? A used pair of Tannoy 8 dcti or 10 dcti, if you can find them, would serve you well. I have 8 dcti’s and love them. | |
| Greatest debut album War - All Day Music, 1971 | |
| Onzow Stylus Tip Cleaner @sbank I was using Blu-Tack like you use ME. I've never used ME, but I believe Blu-Tack worked fine.Ortofon support new nothing about Onzow's "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by ortofon" claim and cautioned me about using the product. For that reason alone,... | |
| Onzow Stylus Tip Cleaner Thanks everyone. This has been very enlightening. I'll stick to my dry brush and send the Onzow cleaner back to Amazon. | |
| My Experience with Dave from Audio Doctor NJ @thyname. I don’t use social media at all. It’s just not my thing.@ctsooner. The Zenith can rip to WAV or FLAC, I ripped my entire CD library to FLAC. I’ll have to rip a couple to WAV to see if I can hear a difference. Would converting FLAC to... | |
| My Experience with Dave from Audio Doctor NJ @thyname. I purchased my demo Zenith and WireWorld cables from Command Performance AV. Good group of guys.@ctsooner. Why WAV? What’s the benefit? | |
| Reel to Reel Tape I’ve used a dbx 224 noise reduction unit and dbx 3bx range expander with a Teac X10R reel-to-reel for about 35 years. Recording vinyl through the 224 makes the playback tape hiss free and to my ears the reel sounds better than the original. When... |