stuartk
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| Law of Accelerated Returns ...and mine to you, sir! | |
| Law of Accelerated Returns @mahgister "Upgrading before that is waste of money and ignorance of what you try to evaluate because you try to evaluate his quality in an uncontrolled room." I don't believe there's much more I can do (beyond rugs, curtains, soft furniture) t... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @mustbethemusic Sorry for the misinterpretation- thanks for clarifying! | |
| How Can Music Go Out Of Print If Everything Today Is Digital? You are welcome! The one I saw was about 14.00 from a US seller. | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @mustbethemusic : "As many have mentioned, the limited talent of performers in lieu of the shtick or the talented overshadowed by over produced digital electronics, makes it difficult to embrace new music that is not very musical" I agree BUT th... | |
| Law of Accelerated Returns @mahgister "We listen to the s[p]eaker/room relation not to an amplifier ALONE....Or to a dac alone...." Yes! And along with synergy between room and gear, there is synergy between components. For these reasons, I never buy anything I cannot t... | |
| Law of Accelerated Returns I don't begrudge anyone with the means to pursue the ultimate. That said, I can't help but wonder whether it's not true that "ignorance is bliss". I can be very obsessive and am not at all sure that being exposed to 100K systems would make me ... | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? @pesky_wabbit "I sometimes wonder whether the inverse is true…" You're not the only one who wonders this! | |
| How Can Music Go Out Of Print If Everything Today Is Digital? Mint copy CD on discogs (scroll down through list) https://www.discogs.com/master/166036-Kazumi-Watanabe-Mobo-I | |
| Next move from Parasound HINT? The Hegel H390 has great clarity, separation and punch. I haven't heard the Coda but it has a terrific reputation and if it matters, is US made. | |
| Power Conditioning on the Cheap I tried an expensive PS Audio power regenerator and it had no discernible effect, whatsoever. The dealer who'd brought it over agreed. Given your stated budget limitations, you could buy something from a vendor that offers returns and try it ou... | |
| Looking for Blues with High Fidelity "Come On Home" by Boz Scaggs is more bluesy R&B than Blues but it's a terrific sounding disc and the playing/singing is excellent. | |
| Looking for Blues with High Fidelity I've never approached Blues listening with SQ in mind but you might look into Robben Ford and Ronnie Earl as artists whose recordings possibly offer better- than-average sonics. Try "Handful of Blues" by Ford and "Healing Time" by Earl, to start... | |
| Has your system evolved in the past 10 years? 10 years ago, I had a Jolida tube integrated (EL34) and Jolida tube CDP, with Silverline SR17.5 monitors. I upgraded the integrated to SS Wells Majestic and replaced the CDP with a Sim 260D transport feeding an Aqua LaVoce S2 DAC. Last spring,... | |
| Transport Question @pesky_wabbit "the sensory denial politburo tends to prey on the naive" Unfortunately, yes. Perhaps we can say "inexperienced", given that "naive" can have a pejorative connotation ? They hold little sway over those who've already experienced... |