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| Vintage tubes - facts, science, technology & empirical evidence VS. marketing, myth & hype "Instead of writing this post you should buy some tubes, compare them, and decide for yourself."jperry's suggestion sums it up. This is audiophoolery-just try something. Read the particular tube user reviews. Like everything else, it may or may no... | |
| My swarm sub system is in The Absolute Sound !! You have a comfortable looking A/V rooms-no acoustic panels/diffusors, tweaky contraptions to muck up the aesthetic.The most difficult accomplishment-great SQ AND inviting, comfortable looking room. A couple of palms or other house tree plants wo... | |
| What will you pay for a new LP? " A recent purchase was Julie London’s Julie Is Her Name double LP Japanese pressing—$12!"bslon-great score. I have the 1958 mono pressing. Great album with my favorite guitarist-Barney KesselWhenever I go to a show, I bring the album to hear "La... | |
| Alternate screw down clamp for VPI Aries I play used LP's, they can vary in "flatness". The clamp is necessary along with the rubber washer to dish them to the platter. Seeing a setup playing with the arm bobbing up and down is a travesty!You might be able to use a reflex clamp. Pricey,... | |
| What will you pay for a new LP? "I did get a wild hair and bought a 45rpm One Step, kinda choking on the $125 price."I haven't tried a One Step yet. Most of the reports seem to be positive. At $125, a little steep for my budget. Wherever you purchased it, the vendor sounds lik... | |
| What makes for a “proper” soundstage for Symphonic music? Basic orchestra placement is easy hear on any decent recording.https://alg.manifoldapp.org/api/proxy/ingestion_sources/089584fe-1ad4-4750-923f-6394ffade4adThe tricky part is fooling our ears to create an imaginary space in our head with the setup.... | |
| Do you stop the turntable or let it spin while you run e record brush Why not brush clockwise instead of counter? | |
| Nordost users....time to upgrade! "my money would go to Kimber Naked Series."laltik-1M pair of IC's @$12K-BARGAIN! Nice looking too.A used pair of Valhalla MAYBE Odin(older) can also be had for the same cost.Kimber appears to have done their spin on what Nordost does for "air di... | |
| Nordost users....time to upgrade! "I have a few friends who went with Odin and Odin 2, opened their wallet wide and now regret it."Daveyf-Odin, like the rest(other $$brands) is still subject to what the ear likes.If anything, Norse Supreme will look great for those with gold finis... | |
| Nordost users....time to upgrade! tom2015-Nordost certainly didn't catch my attention at MSRP. Even the "regular" lineup is priced more than I would ever pay."Also there are more people than you think globally that are financially at a point where money is no longer thought of a... | |
| Sonics? All Things Must Pass -50th Anniversary Doe's this mean "wah wah" will still make me wah wah over the poor SQ? | |
| Pedal steel I don't follow pedal steel players, but a current performer is Robert Randolph.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sezt0UvfpkgDean Hohlman if your into country | |
| Mapleshade-Pierre Sprey " I went on their website looking for that fire hazard err power cable, it was the first thing I thought of when I saw this news"jond-I used it when I bought the CD player. Never any problems. I talked to one of the guys there about the candy wr... | |
| What is it about spinning vinyl? The LP ritual is one of the few things lin ife that ISN'T cancerous, offensive to someone else and lowers my blood pressure without undesirable side effects.I left a stack albums on the corner of my block last night for someone else to enjoy. My d... | |
| Mapleshade-Pierre Sprey I forgot to mention still using a 10 year old Mapleshade modded Cambridge Audio CD player.Good unit as is(it's a $500 deck)better with the Mapleshade treatment, very good as a transport w/ DAC(Denafrips Ares). It came with that crazy power cordA... |