richardbrand
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| Piano is just 300 years old? There's more. Knowing that much of the readership here is from the USA, that about half the adult population of the USA seems to believe in creationism, and that everybody has to profess a belief in God, nevertheless I want to point out that the piano did not s... | |
| If Bi-Wiring is an option, should I choose Bi-wiring over single banana with free jumpers I have not seen the Martin Logan jumpers, but I do have jumpers on my KEF Reference 1 speakers and on a pair of Mordaunt Short floor-standers. These are flat metal, possibly plated copper, but far bigger in cross section than any speaker cable! ... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade On audible noise between tracks, my brand-new Decca recording of Beethoven's Triple Concerto is very quiet on the long lead out tracks but has noticeable murmerings between the tracks, about in the middle of the quiet moments! | |
| Best Classical Labels for Sound My purchases of classical music these days are almost entirely on SACD. I look for great perfomances and great sound! My decisions are mainly informed by Presto's website Presto Music | All things musical… on your doorstep and streaming / downloa... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @dogberry That's the one! I had never seen the digital version until your post. No doubt, the analog one sounds better! | |
| Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days? When the very first CD players came out, Philips (who as co-inventors of CD had an inside run, after all) were widely deemed to have a better sound than their competitors. Philips used quadruple oversampling which allowed much more gentle filteri... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @dogberry I circumspectly circumnavigated this monstrosity which needs circumscribing, when I was last in the UK. Ok, I am used to roundabouts - after all Canberra is the renowned capital of roundabouts in Australia. Try a 2-km circumference! O... | |
| Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ? Any thoughts on the Holbo deck from Slovenia? It combines an air bearing turntable with a linear tracking tonearm, which also runs on air. Driven by rubber bands, though! Got an excellent review: Holbo Mk II Airbearing Turntable Review | StereoN... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @mylogic Wish I could remember but it is very likely the table that was stolen from me was a Lenco GL75. The apple does not fall far from the tree ... The thief carefully took the record off and left it behind. Of course, the police dusted it ... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @mylogic In May 2018, SME took over everything Garrard from IGB Gradiente S.A. of Brazil and seems to be manufacturing the Garrard 301 again, initially from New Old-Stock. They also took over Loricraft Audio. SME only supplies the new Garrard 3... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @laoman Mount Mary is another wine I prefer Oh, I thought that was an instruction ... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @samureyex I did mention that copper tarnishes. I also pointed to a reason why speaker cables of different resistance should alter the tonal balance. So why do you think I deny cables sound different? I merely pointed out that it is not due t... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @laoman My original comment was about Penfolds's Grange which was rejected by French critics until it was tasted blind, as related in the DVD. I accidentally quoted about a second Australian wine because I thought it was the same occasion but so... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @samureyex Are you telling me silver and copper sound the same? They have different electrical properties, different capacitance and inductance, so the question is, do you think they both sound the same? No, I am just suggesting that your ass... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade @mylogic Nailed it! You have very precisely described my SME plinth. My grease-bearing Garrard 301 has the SME 3009 improved fixed head shell tone arm, and the Shure V15 Type III cartridge (hyper elliptical stylus). My dad gave it to me so it h... |