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| Psychologist dissects Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' It’s pretty cool that DSOTM continues to sell and at least 3 generations of a given family might share a common appreciation for it. That's more like it. And i bet many of us do not have only one copy of it. | |
| Tube rolling newbie- how to choose NOS tubes For start learn your dac/amp with factory supplied tubes. Most likely reissued Mullard are rebranded ones like the ones you already have. For true NOS tubes or ones in good shape better trust a good vendor, who can do the testing and supply what... | |
| Recapping KEF reference series 105 You can check Falcon Acoustics UK. | |
| Stylus gauge recommendations ? I have a Metrosound and a Shure, plus a digital one with two decimal points. Digital is easier but all can work just fine. The last one is your ears. | |
| Turntable Hums after an hour As the noise appears after some use a light drop of thin oil, upper motor bearing, would probably make it run quiter, nevertheless get your technician to check parts and voltages on the power supply also. | |
| Beatles vs. Stones Beatles because they put an end. Stones because they carried on. Stones because they had Brian Jones. Beatles because they had George Harrison. A draw not really, but close, Beatles for getting 5 greats in a row and scoring higher on originality. | |
| "Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time? Still reading... | |
| AR Classic 60 Bias Confusion It has been a long time since biasing this beautiful amp back in mid 90’s. As i remember it should read an average 65mv, leave the unit at idle for half an hour with no signal before attempting bias. Line voltage should be around 120v. | |
| Which preamps use 6922/6DJ8 tubes? Another point to consider is that we are talking about line stages or preamps made after the 90’s and manufacturers did create their preamps with one russian type tube in mind for both durability and sound. The Russian NOS variant 6n23p/6n23p-v/6n... | |
| I just discovered Van Der Graff Generator... Welcome to a different world, VDGG were unique, not sounding like anything else. Aerosol the grey machine H to He who am the only one Godbluff Still life World Record Pawn Hearts (not so accessible) You can also check Peter Hammill’s solo c... | |
| Which DAC Filter - Fast or Slow? Use both, like both, big band, orchestra, rock, fast roll off, pop, small ensembles, vocal, jazz, slow roll off. | |
| Educate me about DSD This may be helpful, https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/manufacture/0218/DSD_Versus_PCM_Myth_Versus_Truth.htm Generally DSD files are more error-prone than compared PCM files. If you create an MP3 or WAV file from a DSD file, it will be more... | |
| I was almost 14 yrs old when Burn was released, thankfully I think I have aged well. @noromance you are absolutely correct. | |
| I was almost 14 yrs old when Burn was released, thankfully I think I have aged well. I cannot understand how they blew it, they were in mk2 line up, the cleverest and fastest of the 3 heavies, and they had the best voice. I even prefer mk1 line up with Evans on vocals compared to what they became after Burn, which had some good mo... | |
| Which preamps use 6922/6DJ8 tubes? LS5 (all versions), LS25 (mk1), Ref1 (mk1), Ref2 (mk1) all these are 6922 based. |