russ69

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The character of analog and digital
My guess is that the care taken to master older popular music and stamp good records took a lot more work than creating a digital file.  
a question for audio-friends in Sweden
Cassette players are available on Amazon.   
At this level of high(er) end audio why not offer balanced connections?
What, we have 90 years where RCA connections have worked just fine and now you demand XLR connections?   
Talking Book
Innervisions was the only Stevie Wonder album I ever bought but it's a good one.   
Low buzzing through speaks
The old amp did not moan and hum, so I doubt that changing the whole home’s wiring is going to be easier than chucking in the old amp. The two most common sources of new/increased noise when things were fine before, is an amp with more gain or ... 
Speaker upgrade
Of the horn speakers you listed, the Volti Razz is the top choice.   
OHM A'S are they rare?
The As were an expensive option, most people bought the Fs.  
Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise
Rats---I thought this was a discussion about the band AoN. I was really into them in the '80s. Feel free to talk about the band.  
OHM A'S are they rare?
Contact OHM.    Ohm A | Legacy Products | Ohm Speakers | Custom Audiophile Speakers for Music & Home Theater  
So I was changing a lightbulb last night…
Time to get a battery powered TT light.   
Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts
...I really don't feel good about hanging out with rude, snobby people... You ain't alone.  
To preamp or not to preamp. That is the question.
I'm a minimalist when it comes to signal path.  Way back in the day, I drove an amp with my CD player. It was the shortest path. The problem was it sounded like a digital version of music. It didn't last the day, it was awful. The addition of a... 
KT88 for McIntosh MC275 mk.IV?
I think that amp is auto bias? Does it auto bias each tube, a pair of tubes, or the whole lot? If it's the whole lot, they can go anywhere and you should have bought a matched quad. If it auto biases two tubes put the matched pairs in each paired ... 
JBL model L150 woofer cone color question
If they are JBL replacements, no real problem. Another brand replacement and they will not sound the same.  Most large JBL woofers are paper fiber cones that are easily replaced although you always want to do both sides, so they are matched, ev... 
To preamp or not to preamp. That is the question.
Any time a component can be eliminated from the chain the result is better sound! Not if the output of the device is a mismatch. Bluesound Node 2i is designed to plug into a preamp, a preamp is designed to plug into an amplifier. The signals a ...