shadorne
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| Placing Digital Sources under Turntable OK? No worries none - especially with Benchmark DAC 2 or 3 as they have switched mode power supplies.Benchmark DAC 1 uses an old linear style power supply so there could be a small risk of 60 Hz hum (from the transformer) if it got too close to the TT... | |
| Did you know....? Stewart Copeland played polo against Prince Charles.The funny disharmonious chord at the beginning of Roxanne was an accident when Sting leaned against the piano - they kept the take!Phil Collins discovered the famous gated drum sound quite by acc... | |
| GAS syndrome... Yup - the trouble is it is worse for musicians! You only ever need a few audio systems but you can never get enough musical instruments as they all have unique qualities... | |
| Phil Collins Remasters @tomcarr That has rarely been my experience - most remasters are horribly compressed. Often the original is better if it was released in the 80’s. | |
| Why do many discussions about sonic performance disintegrate into technical discusions? With mostly geriatric listeners and a crowd that hear the heavens open up from some gunk they threw on their contacts or a mere replacement fuse, I guess you should ask “is there actually any point in discussing sonic performance at all?” | |
| Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range Good for you. Those polypropylene drivers are really dated. With AR electronics you really need some good speakers.KEF Ref 3 have a great mid range, perhaps that is what appeals to you over the others you mentioned. Try to audition Harbeth, PMC an... | |
| Greatest Rock Drummers @audiozen Bonham learned his bass drum punctuation and triplet style from listening to Carmen Appice of Vanila Fudge. He managed to emulate essential aspects of what Carmen did with two feet on the double bass drum with just one foot and a single ... | |
| Did you know....? @tomcarr Good one! Did you know they both used ATC speakers for monitoring.... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic Absolutely! Graphene is the most amazing technology. It beats any electronics upgrade. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD “I don't know how many of you have played with power cords. But they make a bigger difference than one would think.”Absolutely! And you hit it on the nail “they make a bigger difference than one would think”! So sad that even most high end equipme... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic If you clean your iPad charger contact is it true that a fully charged iPad battery can power your entire house for 8 weeks?I also hear Tesla is very interested in this contact enhancer as they can charge their vehicles in under a minute. | |
| Greatest Rock Drummers Since we talk about styles and overplaying, I want to add that IMHO Jim Karstein is a most exceptional “play for the song” drummer. Hat tip to James Cruce also.Just listen to JJ Cale or Clapton. | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic “ use it on your unicorn to help with the dander”I rubbed it all over my unicorn and it sure is fine and dandy now! | |
| Greatest Rock Drummers How do you know if the drum set platform is level?If the drummer drools evenly out of each side of his mouth!Check out this drool worthy video of a drummin legendhttps://youtu.be/DzAt3Ozkd2AAt at the end of the video, you can see Tom Petty had vin... | |
| Foundation made of Speakers.... Get a Roon and Tidal subscription first. You will need a big amp for the Maggie’s - expect you know that already - ideally monoblocks. |