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| Not sure Rumor or Truth that Max Townshend has passed? RIP with music playing. | |
| Not sure Rumor or Truth that Max Townshend has passed? Very nice guy who went out of his way to listen to my exact application/environment for his seismic platform. He told me exactly how it would work technically and was very understated about the tremendous improvement his platform would provide. Sh... | |
| Audiogon resolutions for 2022 - #1 less exaggeration when it comes to system changes @hilde45 - thanks. The point of my scale is to make it easy without arbitrary terminology. Its subjective as to how much (or not) better something sounds with some change to somebody’s system. if they want to add comments or explanations to the r... | |
| Audiogon resolutions for 2022 - #1 less exaggeration when it comes to system changes Thats the point of the rating system….no wordsmithing required, just the ability to listen (maybe before and after, but even that may not be necessary) and read the rating definitions. Happy 2022 to all! | |
| Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good There are lots and lots of them on an individual album basis, but only one group's entire catalogue fits this criteria (with a very minor exception).....Steely Dan. Exception is one song where Becker (RIP) sings on their last album. Dire Straits i... | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? It starts at the source and goes downstream from there. Most people here are forgetting the proper order of the signal path. If you start with garbage it only goes down from there, if you're looking for the actual information the artist intended. ... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? What does design language mean? Maybe the font of their logo? | |
| amplifier longevity Many companies are now putting them on the back of the unit. If you are not going to be using it for an extended period of time,they should be turned off from an electrical safety standpoint. some very low current preamps or phono stages dont hav... | |
| amplifier longevity +1 @cakyol Another thing to consider: if you are like me, sometimes you want to play a record or two for a relatively short listening session. Since SS amps can (and should) be left on all the time, they sound optimal much more quickly than tube... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @jperry - my bad- I was mot aware AMG made arms. Also, havent heard much about them. Sounds like @dover has though. | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other According to Rega’s lead engineer, nothing should be put on top of the platter as a clamp or weight is not part of the design. If it were, they would include one or make available as an optional upgrade like they do with a shelf, improved belts ... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @drbond - I spoke with a Rega dealer who is also a SOTA dealer and asked him about the clamps for a P8 and they have two models, the reflex that is 8 oz and the screw down is 4 oz. He thought it would help for warped records, and he only had the ... | |
| Struggling to spend 13k with three dealers I guess that dealer doesn't care about sales. Find another one. Some dealers will not take trade ins no matter what. A very highly respected guy local to me recently unloaded $225K of gear to a wholesaler after he got sick of it. He is very knowl... | |
| How do you get Happy as an Audiophile? Hearing/noticing new sounds or depths of the sounds on my records and realizing how good my favorite records sound. When time passes and you don't realize it - when my measure of time is in albums/sides of albums. I find that whenever I do someth... | |
| How long do you or should you keep your gear. Had my Alon speakers for 25 years. Nice open speaker but it was time for a change and the new ones have better bass and are more detailed and precise. Had to replace the paper woofers about 10 years in. Other stuff 10-15 years (or more - Plinius i... |