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| Which is your fav Beethoven String Qt version? Here's one on vinyl that few realize is a total delight - sonically and performance-wise. The Quartets Vol. 3 played by the Loewenguth Quartet on Vox Records (SVBX 544) three lp's with the purple "speakers" label. The playing is straightforward an... | |
| Feds to audiophiles: You're all pirates now Hi - I don't have time to debate too much more about this, as my wife keeps asking me, "What are you doing there...?" In brief, the legal understanding of these issues here is very lacking. 1. "The organization of 1's and 0's that your computer ca... | |
| Feds to audiophiles: You're all pirates now Hi - I understand that there's a difference between an Ipod/Bike and what you hear at a live concert. The point I'm making is that theft is not justifiable by some potential benefit that the thief, in his mind, perceives might accrue to the victim... | |
| Feds to audiophiles: You're all pirates now Amazing what Ganja does to the thinking process....If I ride my bike to the corner grocery store, put the kickstand down, go inside to buy an ice cream pop and talk to the shopkeeper for a bit - The Bicycle has been Freed from it's Rider!Halleluja... | |
| Feds to audiophiles: You're all pirates now Sorry for the tone of my previous post, but I was in a hurry at work and didn't have time to edit myself. But the content is correct - and it really does astonish me that so many people don't get it. Copyright laws are not a music industry inventi... | |
| Feds to audiophiles: You're all pirates now The level of moral aptitude I always find in arguments over file-sharing, etc. is astonishingly low - usually on the part of the Gen X and Y'ers who just feel entitled to free stuff. If the Artist says "This material is copyrighted" - that means c... | |
| Life after Aerial 10Ts... Under 10k, true full range, and beautiful I would recommend listening to some of the Ushers. | |
| An Audiophile Goal ....audio as a mood enhancer for mating. Now we're talkin'!I agree in principal with the Hardesty camp. But it is just a starting place, ESPECIALLY when it comes to vinyl. You have to realize that in the golden age of LP's, nobody cared about Flat... | |
| An Audiophile Goal Hi Bob, What you're missing that people are trying to explain is that there is no correlation AT ALL between where your Volume knob is set and achieving 83db IN ROOM listening level on a particular record. And because human hearing itself respond... | |
| Shout out for Better Records Here's my 2 cents in random order. I have never bought a "hot stamper" from Tom (and don't intend to, as I do the hunting myself) - though I have bought a few other lp's and accessories from him:1. I have spoken to him on the phone and he seems ge... | |
| What to replace DQ-10s with? Agree with Tom re: Vandy's vs. DQ-10's, but not the Vandy 2's, which do not compete with the DQ-20i's. The DQ-10's ARE dated and not particularly coherent, but not so the 20i's which feature Scanspeak tweeter and midrange drivers with First order,... | |
| What to replace DQ-10s with? If you love the Dahlquist sound, and audition other speakers in a "money IS an object" price range, you will be very disappointed IMO. I have somewhat modded DQ-20i's, and cost is not much of an object for me. While the 20i's have a couple of meas... | |
| Tyler/Salk sensible alternatives to Gallos? Agree with Miklorsmith (totally). They IMO are not a musician's speaker. I spent about 2 hours auditioning them at a dealer and my conclusion was they are fast and open, and can "slam" - which makes for great audiophile WoW factor. Drum solos soun... | |
| Micro Fiber Cloth for Record Cleaning If trying a microfiber, first "scrub" only the smooth, shiny dead wax area of a pristine record that you don't care too much about. If cleaning swirls show up then the rag is not suitable for use. I have tried a couple of different ones and found ... | |
| Direct-to-Disk, Yeah, Baby If you like the Harry James Sheffield, check out:1. The Direct Disc Sound of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, on either Great American Gramophone Company or Century Direct Disk labels (not sure which came first but both sound great2. Rob McConnell and ... |