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| Better Records White Hot Stampers: Now the Story Can Be Told! I’ve been collecting records since my high school days. My LP collection probably exceeds 5000 records at this point. They range from early mono pressings of classical, jazz, and early big band singers, to stereo recordings from "The Golden Age."O... | |
| Better Records White Hot Stampers: Now the Story Can Be Told! MC ... You would love my promo copy of Brubeck’s "Jazz Impressions of The USA," and my "Best of America" LP. The Brubeck album, recorded in the early 50s, never came out in stereo. Paul Desmond’s alto sax just hangs in the air between the speakers... | |
| Better Records White Hot Stampers: Now the Story Can Be Told! I've heard plenty of Better Records' "White Hot Stampers." As MC says, they are simply amazing. When played back on a highly resolving system, there is nothing like them. These recordings go back a long way, back into the early 1940s mono era, to ... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Most of the Persuasive Percussion albums are a lot of fun. Audiophile stuff for sure, but still a lot of fun. There are tons of them available on eBay a the moment.Frank | |
| Better Records White Hot Stampers: Now the Story Can Be Told! I like to hunt for my own "Hot Stampers." One thing I've found over the years is that some records will have one side that is close to hot stamper territory, while the other side sucks. No problem ... just keep hunting until you find its mate wher... | |
| A system for my college-bound daughter inna ... I’m not sure what "vintage" RS-1s would be. I bought mine direct from John Grado at the CES in 1999. Also, I’m using an Ocos speaker cable to hook up the A2+ speakers together. The speakers sit on PPT mats and the PC is covered with the P... | |
| A system for my college-bound daughter I'm with Inna ...A pair of Audioengine A2+ (powered) speakers, a little Audioengine DAC, all connected to her laptop computer would sound nice. I speak from experience here. Add a ten-dollar per month subscription to Spotify Premium and you're hom... | |
| Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat artemus_ I also do lighter roasts. In addition, I make my brews lighter too. If coffee is brewed too strong, all of the wonderful nuances are lost. The brew has to be just right in order to really enjoy what fine coffee has to offer. | |
| Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat Tom, the owner of sweetmarias, travels the world looking for excellent coffee grown on small, family-owned organic farms. These coffees are unavailable in your local markets. The person I bought my speakers from was a home-roaster. When I told him... | |
| Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat ^^^ Carpathian ... Glad you asked. Sweet Maria's has been offering some really great Ethiopian coffees lately. Very fruity with hints of nutmeg and brown sugar.If anyone is interested in home roasting, here's the place to go. Great service and pri... | |
| Is being an audiophile a disease? Churning equipment in an attempt to find the Holy Grail is an addiction that I don't have. Vinyl records on the other hand ... | |
| Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat mijostyn ... "I had an upper-middle-class Jewish upbringing ..."As a person of Italian heritage, I have done an in-depth analysis as to the difference between Italian mothers and Jewish mothers. The Italian mother says: "Eat your dinner or I will ... | |
| What exactly is textural density?? What? No mention of Bing Crosby's tonal density? He has it in spades. :-) | |
| What exactly is textural density?? ^^^ BDP24 is correct. Textural density, when it comes to music really has to do with the individual instruments. It is that ultimate realism that we are all after ... or should be after with our audio systems. If your system is resolute enough, yo... | |
| What exactly is textural density?? Listen to a cello or a bowed bass live. THAT is textural density. |