sokogear
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| Mat for Rega P10 @smatsui - you should give the Hexmat (either Yellowbird or Eclipse) a shot. If Music Direct has them, you can return it if you dont like it no questions asked. For what you’ve invested in the P10, its seemingly high price is tiny if you think it ... | |
| un-becoming an audiophile @mahgister has better English skills….probably a disciple or chief lieutenant. Mahgister’s wad $500 total, which he mentioned thousands of times. Both in Canada though. | |
| Mat for Rega P10 Not sure if I told about my "final" mat choice which I got I think in the beginning of 2022 (Covid put things in a time warp) after it was highly recommended by a fellow 'Goner on any different discussions over the past 1 1/2 + years. It is made ... | |
| un-becoming an audiophile There are certainly more than the two extreme types @grislybutter refers to. I think a larger (probably the largest) group are people looking to get the most bang for the audio buck somewhere in between the cost no object @mikelavignes of the worl... | |
| Describe the "new HiFi sound"? Who talks about Elton John as a pianist? He is a piano player who early on wrote many great songs (the music only). it was rumored he only played 4 chords, although I doubt that. Billy Joel is a better musician than Elton and he wrote music and l... | |
| un-becoming an audiophile When I started buying decent/better equipment in college I spent a WAY higher percentage of what I had on it and records than I do today. The equipment especially bordered on obsession, constantly swapping equipment. Looking back, much more than I... | |
| Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align A few not already mentioned: Pat Metheny Group (the plain white album) Dire Straits - Love Over Gold Linda Ronstadt - What's New Sonny Rollins - Way Out West | |
| One of the great things about Vinyl Occasionally, rarely a song or two starts I can't stand, so I will get up and manually cue the arm to bypass it. Easy if it is the last or first song on a side. As far as @edcyn 's comments: You gotta stumble over to the turntable. Lift the ofte... | |
| Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older? The only time I hear new music is when I am in my wife's car (I drive it more than she does) and listen to Sirius, but only the stations I like: Classic Rock (3-4 channels), Real Jazz & Watercolors, Yacht Rock and Bridge, and a few artists wit... | |
| Did vinyl sales just hit the proverbial brick wall? @mahler123 -audiophile releases are generally $40 and up. They use better vinyl, are better pressed with less pressings per stamper and are typically remastered which takes extra skilled labor. Regular LPs go for $20-30, depending on the label. m... | |
| Did vinyl sales just hit the proverbial brick wall? @limomangus - new regular pressings are between $22 - $25 for the most part, not $30. Many, like Blue Note, represent tremendous value and sound great. Most of the people buying vinyl are not your age. Certainly many are, but there are plenty ... | |
| Power cord length I have always heard that all cords, especially interconnects and speaker cables should be as short as possible with the exception of power cords that benefit from being longer. I wouldn't go crazy beyond a few meters though. | |
| Do I buy an upscale TT? The TT should not have a sound. The arm, cartridge and phono stage are what is important, assuming a distortion free TT, which it sounds like idler drives are not (never had one) since they seem to have a "sound". They should be well matched in t... | |
| Did vinyl sales just hit the proverbial brick wall? Couple things... #1 - @ghdprentice - Budget systems go up to $50K? Are you kidding me? Maybe $5K or $10K is pushing it, so for MOST people vinyl can sound better for the buck if you know what you are doing. #2 - back in college (early 80's) when... | |
| Experience with Townshend Seismic Podiums on Concrete Floor (they're great) @wyoboy - part of the reason I went with the Symposium platforms is that they they raised the height of the speaker exactly the same as what came with the speakers (outriggers/spikes/discs), so the tweeter height was not affected. You never know ... |