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| My High End Audio Gear As A Long Term Investment!!! I tinker. Adding a second hand Cambridge MC pre-amp to replace a Pro-Ject S, as an experiment towards warmer, "British" sound in my 3rd system. Is that an 'investment? More like an experiment. Both of my Kenwood KD turntables, KD 500 and a KD550, ... | |
| Does a record player make that much of a difference?? I'm wondering if your phono pre-amp and turntable and arm aren't playing catch up with the new cartridge? I went the other way, improving TT, then arm, then in a position to invest in cart and pre. My second and third system are more "generic", bu... | |
| Going to replace my Fluance rt85 I vote for the Orbit Theory, which starts out a buck under 1K. Made in USA, you can order direct with or without phono stage. It comes with a tapered cast magnesium arm, and you can up grade to Ortofon Bronze cartridge. The Theory features a solid... | |
| ARE AUDIOPHILES OVERLY SENSITIVE BY NATURE?FEELINGS AND OPINIONS? You don't have to look far,- Ferrari owners, Ducati riders (except for me, of course), Omega watch wearers, PhD holders who insist on "Doctor" as part of their name, Ford vs Chevy guys, sports team fans..... There's no escape | |
| Old records. I live with old, I mean OLD records. A couple things, first, upgrade your stylus to a Line Contact, or SAS, or other nude elliptical (for stereo, and a good mono cart...). Those styli designed for 4 channel (like the SAS) are an excellent choice f... | |
| Results of Actual Hearing Test and Next Steps I have significant loss in my right ear, and tinnitus. I usually wear 2 hearing aids during the day. Hearing aids are designed and engineered for speech recognition, but maybe there are audiophile hearing aids out there as well; I'm thinking that ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Siegel-Schwall Band "Shake!" Vanguard VSD 78289 The Yawpers "Human Question" Bloodshot BS 271 LP After The Fire "ATF" Epic FE 38282 The Modern Jazz Quartet "S/T" Atlantic 1265 (mono) Duke Ellington and His Orchestra "S/T" Premi... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Sunday am... Linda Ronstadt & Nelson Riddle "What's new?" Asylum 6026 Jesse Winchester "Nothing but a Breeze" Bearsville BR 6968 Townsend/Lane "Rough Mix" Polydor- love the album but hate the mix/press!!!! and I'm usually not t... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, I bought my KRIX Euphonics when I lived in Denver (OMG was that 30 years ago???). They've outlived a couple amps, if not entire systems. For no particular reason, boredom? acquisition gene? I am speaker shopping. Limited budget means mostly window... | |
| Two questions to make you mad. I haven't been this mad since my cable supports failed and my speaker wires touched the floor!!!!! grrrrr :/ | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? New York Philharmonic/ Bernstein "Sibelius, The Seven Symphonies" Columbia M5S 784 | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Art Of Noise "Into Battle" Island 0-96974 The Wooden Tops "Giant" Rough Trade C 40468 Dave Edmunds "Information" Columbia FC 38651 Fabulous Poodles "Think Pink" Epic JE 36256 Martha And The Muffins "DanseParc" RCA AFL1-4664 Anita ... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? I realize that Hi-Fi stores are getting harder to find... But maybe a friend, or a store, will let you bring in the music, and media you want to listen to for auditioning (it will influence your decisions). A serious audio store will have ideas ab... | |
| Earth (isolated) ground vs. wall outlet ground. If you have hum in your system it probably is a ground issue. You should consult a licensed electrician. Multiple ground points can create voltage differential... bad. There are options if you are having noise problems, which often show up in olde... | |
| Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression The Suits know their consumer base, and they aim for that. Anything above that percentile is a lucky bonus, any thing below, well, that's what's expected. Don't feel left out because you don't fit a marketing profile. You should feel excluded. The... |