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| TOTALLY CONFUSED about analog Talk about confusion! Now we learn that cds are compressed! Oh yes, it's getting clearer now: cds have less dynamic range than lps; lps have better s/n ratio than cds; polycarbonate will disintegrate in five years, while vinyl is so stable it only... | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? Me again. Just read Sean's post. That is precisely what my intention was. I think that if you can't design, build and market a top speaker for less than $15.000 USD, you should get yourself into another business. Luxury yachts maybe? Listen to the... | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? Garfish my friend. No or yes, I forget exactly how you put it. I was being (or attempting it seems!) to be ironic or sarcastic. Fear not, I thought the Vandersteen 5s were probably the best speakers I heard. My only complaint, up here in Canada, w... | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? Not always. Speakers, like all other components, are subject to the law of diminishing returns. If you want what high enders think are the ultimate speakers, you will have to spend gobs of money. In some circles, quoting $50,000, $75,000 or even $... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? Joekras, got to love'ya. Short, to the point. The undoing of this hobby lies in its very goal! As someone once put it, audiophiles upgrade their hardware until they can prove that all software is excrement. At least you have Tubular Bells. Maybe a... | |
| TOTALLY CONFUSED about analog Bishopwill, that is not a joke. I will simply add my two cents worth: aside from having a turntable for archival reasons (there still is great music that will never find its way unto cd) or simply because you are in need of a hands-on hobby, there... | |
| Upgrade CD player or wait I faced the same qusetion last fall and here is how the question resolved itself: a local dealer provided me with a unit for home trial for a about a week. This was an Arcam FMJ CD 23 and it took me less than a day to decide to buy it based on a c... | |
| How much money do you want to waste? Argh! I don't know art, but I know what I like. | |
| How much money do you want to waste? It does go on, doesn't it? I have not read all the posts in this thread but a fair number. I have a nagging question though: why is it so very few manufacturers of electronic components offer cables with remarkable qualities, but that the field is... | |
| How much money do you want to waste? Original poster: you are a wise and courageous person, though not politically correct in this forum. The costlier the cable, the better the sound. Your eyes have ears. Electrons are very fussy about what they are forced to go through, be it long c... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Clueless, touchy, touchy on vinyl's Achilles heel are we not? Look if you enjoy it, more power to you. I am just too neurotic to enjoy a system where the recording medium is damaged every time it's played. Call me nuts, I 'spose. Seems more incont... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Ah... some semblance of sanity creeping in. Thank you Wehamilton. Thank you Trebleclef. No I don't see this as some great personal victory in an never ending, semi-sterile debate, but as some confirmation that music is the thing to be enjoyed. I r... | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? It must be the lawyer in me, but can anyone define "contemporary jazz". I just thought any jazz recorded not long ago or as we speak was "contemporary jazz". I take the odd stab at recordings well received by Downbeat, depending on the comments ma... | |
| Yet another power cord question... A move close to the power plant is the only true fix to the ac problem. No power cord presently on the market will be long enough to go from your equipment to the power plant. Please investigate this solution, this is not a put on. The way the ele... | |
| Will people buy Snake Oil? Maybe I am a cross-reference freak (or just plain freak, hell I don't know), but would the ear hair clipping suggested by another thread allied to this fine product produce significant synergy and turn non-existant improvements into "substantial s... |