photon46
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| Old CDs and records My local used music dealers tell me interest in cds seems to be on the upswing and sales are up. I think there's always going to be a segment of music lovers who want to own their music. That said, extracting maximum value from a music collection ... | |
| Room acoustics High End Novum from Germany. Highend-electronics.com is the distributor. | |
| PS Audio BHK Signature Preamp? Keep an eye out of The Music Room's inventory in Erie, Co. They regularly have BHK preamps for sale at the $3500-3600 price point and they give you 14 days to try it at home to see if it works for you. I've bought from them multiple times with no ... | |
| PS Audio BHK Signature Preamp? I've used a BHK preamp in balanced mode with a PS Audio BHK250, PS Audio Stellar M1200 monos, and a Zesto BIA 120 and it has been wonderful with all three amplifiers. I've found the professional reviews to accurately reflect my experiences with th... | |
| burn in - how important? My experience with "burn-in" has been variable as some equipment changes more than others with extended use. I installed a new set of PS Audio M1200 mono amps a couple months ago and those have evidenced more changes with time than any component I... | |
| Nasotec VEM spike and shoe footers: any users here? I have the previous version of the Nasotec spike/shoe. Compared to Stillpoints SS, the Nasotec are not as adept at unveiling hidden detailed nuances but have less of a tendency to highlight sibilance and recording "digititis." I prefer the Nasotec... | |
| Buying used: how old is too old? The driver manufacturer Accuton says their speakers are designed and engineered for a lifespan long enough to be enjoyed by your grandchildren. | |
| Hearing aids for audiophiles. There's a potential problem with compensation for high frequency hearing loss by utilizing system tone control corrections. Our neural processing tries to compensate for hearing loss and we become habituated to whatever our "normal" hearing situat... | |
| Hearing aid suggestions Oh, and as to the issue of rechargeable vs. battery operated, the vast majority of folks are going with rechargeable models. You do trade off a slightly larger case to hold the rechargeable battery vs. the models with batteries that need replaceme... | |
| Hearing aid suggestions Getting the right hearing aid model is extremely dependent on your own particular issues so any blanket recommendations would be meaningless. The biggest hurdle is finding a reliable, honest, well trained audiologist that is up to date on the late... | |
| Stratospheric audio gear prices Well, the newest Rolls Royce Boat Tail is priced at $25,000,000 for the three lucky owners who will get one. So your pricing model assumptions aren't that far off. | |
| Cat Scratch Fever? Using the lack of decline in SS payments as a reason to doubt Covid mortality figures is specious reasoning. There are multiple factors in play determining SS payments. According to the Social Security Administration's published monthly statistics... | |
| Surge protectors and power conditioners - Good idea or bad? Rare to get hit by lightning? Guess that depends on where you live. Here in central Florida you can depend on your home's power lines being hit by electrical surges caused by lighting every few years. While a direct lightning strike to a home's po... | |
| The myth of "best" in audio needs to be addressed by all of us Like others have already said, experienced listeners know there's no such thing as "best" and a component's excellence or lack thereof is partially dependent on system and room context. Our cultural media environment encourages dumbed down and sim... | |
| Luxman E-250 or Sutherland 20/20, or something else? The RCM has worked extremely well with my Ortofon Kontrapunkt H and Transfiguration Axia S, which have slightly more output than the Cadenza Black (.4 mv vs. .33.) In particular, the combination of RCM and Kontrapunkt is very engaging, full bodied... |