onhwy61
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| Is it worth the trouble? One thing I've learned from Audiogon is that there is a large contingent of audiophiles who really like evaluating equipment. I've always thought that evaulating and setting up components is the absolute worst part of the hobby, but that's just my... | |
| red book It's not well known, but Sony's audio engineering group in the late 70s was a hotbed of left-wing leaning radicalism. The use of the "Redbook" terminology was a not so subtle tribute to Chairman Mao. | |
| Audio Tweak gone bad...similar experiences? You need to experiment with the placement and orientation of the penny. Some people swear by Lincoln head up, others prefer Lincoln head down. Trust your ears! Also, you might experiment with some cryo'd-NOS "wheat" pennies. They're reputed to be ... | |
| Jimmy Smith Here's a description of the Hammond B3. What you're hearinng is probablyy a combination of stops with plenty of odd harmonics and the use of the volume pedal. I've never played a B3, but I know it's capable of making a very distorted, overdriven s... | |
| REL is dead. Long live REL Sumiko could just have easily spec'd out a subwoofer for Chinese manufacture and sold it under their own name, but they've spent the last decade building up the REL brand in the States. Does it really make sense to write-off that effort and start ... | |
| Toughest hombre west of the Pecos? Both Jack Palance and Burt Lancaster were mentioned. Here's a story about the two of them:Once, while filming a fight scene with Burt Lancaster, Palance actually punched the unsuspecting Lancaster in the face. Tough guy Lancaster responded by sock... | |
| Toughest hombre west of the Pecos? Actually, Wayne was the toughest man south of the Picket Wire. Wayne would have bashed Clint upside his head with the butt of his Colt. Absolutely no contest. Suprisingly, Clint's the tube guy, with Wayne a very early adaptor of solid state. Despi... | |
| The Clever Little Sharp Guidocorona, very well put. To Theaudiotweak's point we are bathed in electromagnetic fields, although I think the digital point is irrelevant. Electromagnetic fields are simply electromagnetic fields.Tbg, you sound like those people who pooh-pooh... | |
| The Clever Little Sharp You're not insinuating anything and you're not really saying anything. You're just trying to make a honest dollar selling something to somebody who wants to buy it. Nobody is twisting the buyers' arms, so it's all good. Just don't drape yourself i... | |
| The Clever Little Sharp Tarsando, from your posts it seems you've been very influenced by the price of the tweak. Obviously value is an important component in any buying decision, but it is also just another element that can unduly influence your decidedly non-scientific... | |
| Night Of the Johnstown Flood Fatparrot, thanks for the link.Viridian, very interesting! | |
| How is my loading affecting my sound? Does loading also effect dynamics? If so, please describe. | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Raul says,This is what is all about. If we can grow up in our audio hobby then we are on the " right road ". Don't you think? My answer is, No, that's not what it is all about. If growing up means becoming as dogmatic and narrow-minded as you are ... | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Raul, you have an opinion which you have relentlessly and repeatedly stated regarding transformers and low output MCs. Why can't you just accept that some people may disagree with your considered opinion? | |
| Ergonomics of Classic Recording Studio Gear Regardless of what era it was made, a great sounding recording starts with four things. A talented musician, a good sounding instrument, a good sounding recording space and properly placed microphone(s). The mics and the rest of the recording equi... |