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| Harbeth Super HL5 plus Break-in @chorus I didn't metion any other brands because I'm not familiar with them. | |
| Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound? @geoffkaitYou can measure all you want but there is one central truth: Music (sound) is analog and by changing that signal to digital something is lost. Something is lost once again when you change it back to analog so your ears can understand it... | |
| Koetsu Urushi opinions? @ nandric I was not impressed by Rosewood but well by Urushi. Till I got the informtion that Urushi is ''painted Rosewood''.The different paints are assumed to give slightly different''timbre'' to each of them. This is simply untrue. The Urushi an... | |
| Spendor A5r Inquiry the reviews i found conclude that they are great speakers,but smack of some initial disappointment The key word is "initial". Spendors and Harbeths definitely have their own "sound" borne out of their BBC monitor design philosophy. My advice is ... | |
| Spendor D7 vs. Harbeth Super HL5+ I still listen to my first Spendor BC-1's circa 1982. I also have Spendor S3/5As and S-9s. I'm a Spendor guy. Always have been. Having said that, I think Harbeth makes a more accurate and musical speaker these days. I haven't heard a D series Spe... | |
| Harbeth Super HL5 plus Break-in Sounds like you're new to the BBS monitor philosophy - which are the Harbeth's pedigree. Yes, they have a different "sound". Spendors and the old Rogers also. Live with them for a while and I promise you will become a convert. Nothing else will so... | |
| Are CD players goig the way of the 8 track,and the cassette? Well, maybe not the way of the 8 track but certainly the way of the cassette. | |
| IM Distortion, Speakers and the Death of Science While your comments on IM distortion are quite valid and overlooked, for the most part, science is dead because there is so little correlation between bench measurements and sound quality. This is why all those charts in Stereophile, etc. are wort... | |
| Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound? @cd318Digital is measurably better than analogue by any known yardstick This is known as ostentatious ignorance. | |
| Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound? Expense, Pain in the a-- factor, Availability of recordings. Expense. Service & Support. Expense... but if you’ve really got the HiFi bug, they are the pinnacle. | |
| Y-split vs separate cables If you double the speakers on one set of outputs, you halve the impedance. Not a huge deal as long as your amp is stable. | |
| Have you ever used a separate speaker selector unit to audition speakers? Would you? DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY. I tried it and this is what I learned.I have a Bryston box and as those things go it’s as good as any but... they all are an abomination. After spending ridiculous amount of money on cabling, you are going to introduce one ... | |
| Koetsu Urushi opinions? I have listened to an Urushi (gold flake) as well as a Rosewood Sig. for 15 years or so. The Urushi is a definite step up in resolution over the Rosewood series. Personally, I would bypass the more expensive Rosewood carts and jump to the Urushis.... | |
| Sumiko BP Evo 3 vs Soundsmith Carmen 2 IMO the Sumiko smokes the Soundsmith sonicly. | |
| To cryo or not to cryo Rja,You are, of course, correct but I think the idea was to use other's knowledge and experience to avoid the time and expense of making your own mistakes, so to speak. |