orpheus10
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| Beyond the sound of things, and into the soul of things. The way I'm using the word "soul", is only remotely connected to "soul-music", but to what is projected in the best recordings and playback. Since I treated the room, people I saw live, seem to be in the room; I can even tell the age they were wh... | |
| Beyond the sound of things, and into the soul of things. I remember drop-outs, but that's all; I haven't experienced one in ages. Maybe it's something different in the newer tape formulation.I know this is going to sound like heresy, but I swear it's not easy telling CD's from LP's on playback. When yo... | |
| Beyond the sound of things, and into the soul of things. My reel is the ultimate, it puts me in a trance, and I'm listening to records I recorded.Here again, it might be about experience, the same as in TT's and LP's; I always change rollers in a timely fashion, clean heads and demagnetize; the sound is... | |
| Beyond the sound of things, and into the soul of things. Lewm, I have been into R2R since the 70's, and loved every minute. I have a Technics RS 1500 2 track that's reliable and easy to work on. It's highly recommended and not too expensive.I've thought of buying one used, then have the seller send it... | |
| Beyond the sound of things, and into the soul of things. Geoffkait, what I spoke of, possibly has to do with one's ability to perceive, as well as the best rigs ability to deliver all that is on the LP.A Hi-Res download is from the Master-Tape, and should be close to identical. What I spoke of was almo... | |
| CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl Prof, I'm comparing vinyl to digital that's as good as digital gets, and vinyl is better; more subjectively than objective, but when you get into what I call the "deep listening zone"; it's no contest, vinyl is where the music resides. | |
| CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl All day I have been comparing Analog to HD Drawdown; now that's where you have more of a level playing field.The first record up was Santana "Abraxas" on HD Drawdown. It was fantastic in every way; 3D and all.Next came my 5K analog rig. That inc... | |
| Where is great audio going? - Headphones and Mid-Cost Schubert, a $1500. headphone system sounds better than speakers because you don't have to deal with the complexities of the room, but I can only wear headphones for so long. No matter how good Grado headphones sound, they are uncomfortable to me.... | |
| Where is great audio going? - Headphones and Mid-Cost I think that's called "inflation". | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? The best thing about holography is that you wont be interested in buying new records, that's because your old records will be new all over again. | |
| Where is great audio going? - Headphones and Mid-Cost Not long ago at all, a Grado Master Cartridge cost $800. now they cost $1000, that kind of price increase occurred for all the solid, but not extremely expensive components in the high end.PrimaLuna; the brand that's considered budget high end ele... | |
| Where is great audio going? - Headphones and Mid-Cost I spent a lot of time in high end emporiums talking and listening to components with prospective buyers of high end audio in the early 90's, and they were like firemen, and postmen; people with solid jobs and good taste in audio who were willing t... | |
| Tube pre for class d recommendations If class D is so good, why do you need a tube pre? Why not a class D pre? | |
| Where is great audio going? - Headphones and Mid-Cost Erik, are you talking HEA, or economics; from my point of view, poverty is walking up the ladder of success. High end is what it is, and it wont change; the percentage of people who can afford it has changed dramatically in the last 20 years.Whil... | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? Boxer, I have 2x4 styrofoam sheets taped to my sliding glass patio door that I bought from home depot, and it's working quite well; but as you know, room treatment was not the intended purpose.I'm simply going to think "Styrofoam" for the time bei... |