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| Recommendations on integrated amps With 60 years of owning and selling hi-fi gear, allow me to suggest to NOT buy a tube amp for your workshop, although they might make it warmer in the Winter. They and dust might not make for the best combination as some output tubes get hot enoug... | |
| Did your system getting better the more money you spent or more experience you gained? Definitely more experience. The more experience I gained, the better able I was to sift through the hype and get to real quality. When I started out 50+ years ago, I made some really stupid errors. I can't say that now, my moves are perfect, but I... | |
| Your Not-So-Obvious Best Fidelity LPs Miles Davis Quintet - Kind of Blue (MSFL 45 rpm) Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (MFSL 45 rpm) Toto - Toto IV (Columbia LP) Ten Years After - A Space in Time (new 180g with both original and new mixes) Blood, Sweat & Tears - BS&T III (... | |
| The Sound Quality Of Commercially Pre-Recorded Reel-To-Reel Albums Generally, the higher the tape speed, the better the sound. Also, two-track machines have more head space to work with so usually, better sound. Pre-recorded tapes from 50 years ago were good if they were 7.5 ips and barely better than a Dolby-en... | |
| Seeking Legit Cartridge Expert? Why would you want an MC to play Zepplin? Let me suggest the Musc Hall "Stealth" with a nice, rorty Ortofon 2M Blue pre-mounted for $1,650. While I don't listen much to Zepplin or other hard rock, when I do, the Stealth/Blue combo makes the music ... | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K Find a pair of used JBL 4412 (not the 4412a) monitors. Many rock songs, especially those done on the West Coast, were monitored on the 4412s. So, they give you the experience the recording engineer had. The L100's are similar. | |
| McIntosh dealer discount ? Many dealers will only discount systems, where they can bury the discount on a price-controlled piece on another component that isn't price controlled. For instance, when I sold gear, you could not sell JBL's for less than MSRP or you'd likely los... | |
| Ripping CDs Buy a reasonable used laptop with CD/DVD record/play unit built-in. You don't need major computing power to rip and burn music. You can find them for about $200. I use JRiver Music Center 30 (they're up to 32 now) which I find much easier to use ... | |
| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? I have used a Denon TU-680 NAB for nearly 30 years year. Great sound; so sensitive and selective it' picks up stations after they've signed of (just kidding). I'm thankful to have a 24/7 local Classical station that uses no compression or processi... | |
| 50 ways to leave your lover A friend of mine worked for Phil Ramone at A&R off and on and was working the day Simon recorded "50 Ways . . . " According to him, Simon had the song but hadn't figured how it would sound best. They tried several different takes but Simon was... | |
| Why "bookshelf" sspeakers? I agree with Wharf, as I also "slung" hi-fi gear in the late 60's/early 70's: if was great an "SAF" problem - "Spousal Acceptance Factor." Lots of homes back then had built-in bookshelves in the living room and the wife liked the idea that the spe... | |
| Why do people like reel to reel players? A good R2R recording is the best analog sound you'll ever hear. But there are more reasons to have a reel recorder. One, they're fun to watch. Two, they're fun to play with. Three, the produce the best analog sound you'll ever hear (Yes, I'm repea... | |
| LIST ALL YHE SPEAKERS YOU HAVE OWNED THEN TILL NOW! Main system: Sonotone RM-1 Sonomaster (1964-70) Acoustic Research AR-2ax (1971-73 in military) JBL L88 (1970-1983) JBL L110 (1983-1995) NEAR 40 me (1995-1997) Near 50 me II (1997-2012) Acoustic Energy Radiance 3 (2012-) Secondary systems: ... | |
| Sansui? I sold Sansui in 1970. The 5000 was the top receiver - 55 wpc; good FM section and we had very, very few returns/failures. In the Army, I bought a Sansui 7000 receiver (Sansui 7000 on the Mainland). Liked it a great deal. Used it with AR-2ax speak... | |
| Why Streaming Service Sounds ‘Flat’ vs Tune In /Local FM /Radio Paradise SiriusXM signals have very limited frequency response - at best, 7.5 kHz. If you want to try a station with practically no processing, try discoverclassical.org. They only limit the loudest output so it doesn't go into digital distortion. Another ... |