oldschool1948
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| Reel to Reel Tape I’ve been using a dbx 224 and dbx 3bx with a Teac X-10R for about 35 years. I love the sound. I’ve had the heads replaced twice and have tried to maintain it in near mint condition.Unfortunately, I had about 30 Ampex reels go bad from age before... | |
| Vinyl playback is still a secret I had about 1200 albums sitting in my store room for about 15 years. CDs, Squeezebox streaming, and my NAS iTunes library kept me going for a very long time - occasionally, I spin an album or two.I resurrected my vinyl collection and bought a who... | |
| My Experience with Dave from Audio Doctor NJ ctsooner: Guys, digital is a strange beast and most folks just don’t want to spend the time to ask the right questions or do it correctly. Strange beast no doubt!! When first indulging in any endeavor, such as digital music, I think most people do... | |
| What is the most memorable concert that you had attended so far? War in Munich Germany around 1972Stevie Wonder in Frankfort Germany around 1985 | |
| Is the Vinyl Revival well and growing? What are return policies like in stores that sell used vinyl? I’m sure it varies but it seems like a liberal return policy would make for a more robust used market. I buy from https://www.ebay.com/str/timecapsulez. I only buy albums rated VG++. A... | |
| Trying to Decide on my next Purchase caphill - thanks for the information. I haven't set a budget. This is my retirement system, so I'm going to get what I want - but at the same time, spend as little as possible. I've considered an integrated tube amp, but then I'd need a good DA... | |
| Trying to Decide on my next Purchase avlee - The excellent hardware features are more than negated by truly horrible software support This is another reason why I'm ditching my NAD gear. My experience has been that their support is non-existent. For example, I needed to apply a ... | |
| Trying to Decide on my next Purchase caphill, I purchased an Innuos Zenith MK2 and I’m quite happy with it. Having said that, I might have gone the Naim route if I read your email beforehand. A close friend of mine purchased a Naim Unity Star with some Focal speakers and the combo so... | |
| JBL - almost nothing for sale, why? I had a pair of JBL L-100s and original Bose 901’s since forever. I gave my goddaughter the 901’s with chrome stands and my nephew the L-100’s with wood stands along with a NAD 7140 receiver each. They love the old school stereo equipment, and I... | |
| BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER Randy Crawford, "Imagine" | |
| BEST MALE VOCAL EVER +1 Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls on "Bring it on Home to Me" are indeed incomparable. | |
| BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER Aretha | |
| BEST MALE VOCAL EVER Sam Cooke | |
| yggdrasil dac and Innous Zenith MK2 david12, thanks for the info. I bought a demo Zenith from a local dealer after hearing it in my system, knowing the MK3 was coming out. I compared it against my McIntosh MCD 7008 CDP and Squeezebox Duet. Needless to say, the Zenith SQ was consi... | |
| yggdrasil dac and Innous Zenith MK2 I asked the company at a show, what was their favourite DAC under £2000, to match the Zenith. they had no second thoughts, the newish Chord Qutest. I've heard them together and the sound is excellent. This is good news. The price is much bette... |