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| Adding a “safe haven” forum for discussion of tweaks? @mikelavigne made some great points that sum up what I see. Many of the most knowledgeable and experienced LISTENERS that previously contributed here regularly are around rarely or never, because they've tired of posts that detract from listening-... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hey, thanks to everyone on this thread for their kind words. All I did was share musical suggestions, same thing you are doing here daily. So... Wilco - Ode to Joy (pink vinyl from wilcostore, which is having a huge sale right now. BTW, they have... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @nicks25 , @noromance ,lol. Yeah @slipknot1 is one of my favorite people in the world. We built my rack together, listened to music hundreds of times, shared many a meal & drink. We both spent many years helping lead the Philadelphia Area Audi... | |
| Describe the sound of point source loudspeakers? Listen for the same things you'd prioritize on any speaker; natural tone, macro & micro dynamics, high and low freq extension, sibilance, integration of the drivers, soundstage, imaging...but most of all natural tone and dynamics. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Vienna Acoustics The Music vs Sonus Faber Stradivari Wow...first world problems! Assuming you haven't listened to them both or in similar rooms/systems... Both are in general, wonderful. One consideration is placement and room size. The SFs are significantly wider profile and would probably benefit ... | |
| Thorens TD 165 Speed & Belt Setup Questions 33.6 for my Ramones albums maybe! | |
| A Denon compact system with Mission speakers, from the past, and my past. Easy now @secretguy ! I'll argue for:Stevie Ray VaughnKacey MusgravesBlack PumasBuddy Holly3D PrintingFrozen margaritasNo support here for Dr. Pepper, Matthew McConaughey or breast implants. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Best DAC+Volume Control under $1000 (used) If you're considering Denafrips vs. Chord, I believe Qutest price is closer to the Pontus II and about double the Ares price. The Ares is the only one of the three you're likely to find under $1K. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Thorens TD 165 Speed & Belt Setup Questions An update:I cleaned the pulley with alcohol and it was no big deal; cleaned right up. I then tested speed with the KAB strobe both with and without a record under the KAB template. I downloaded an app that measures rpm speed and tried that too. Al... | |
| What are Your Favorite and Most hated Record Manufacturers @bslon, I am encouragingly surprised by your positive comments on so many of the big labels. Are you talking about what they put out now or the old stuff? For example, I find really good pressing from the late 60s and 70s on Reprise, Chrysalis, At... | |
| Advice needed re: new CD player purchase You make a good case for why I ripped my ~600 CDs years ago and play them from a NAS. IME, it sounds better too, YMMV. With 4500 discs, that would be a real tall order! It's a shame; maybe some boutique company will start a renaissance of transpor... | |
| Thorens TD 165 Speed & Belt Setup Questions Wow, @oldhvymec, that's some good sh*t! thanks. Do you happen to know a good source for a dustcover? This table has the "Frankenstein bolts" on the sides for the cover with the spirally cutouts. I was surprised to see them well north of $100 on eb... | |
| Advice needed re: new CD player purchase Reliability and for parts, as they say in sports, "The best ability is availability" are important considerations. Since you last shopped this category disc drive demand has crashed harder than a Keith Moon cymbal. Bryston's 20 year life maxim tip... | |
| Best DAC+Volume Control under $1000 (used) The Mytek and RME are good choices if you generally like a more detailed, sorta analytical, solid state type sound. Personally, I've never heard a digital volume control that would satisfy me, even those on five-figure gear. My preference is more ... | |
| Ethernet Cables FWIW, I've been told by a top digital audio gear manufacturer "I don't recommend cat8 because it can cause ground loops. Use unshielded cat 6". Cheers,Spencer |