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Alanis Morissette "You Learn" Harsh "S" Vocals
It can start right at the source point itself. Issues in microphone power supplies, bad microphone circuitry, bad microphone choices, bad microphone preamps, bad mixing board wiring, bad mixing board power supplies, bad mixing board circuitry, and... 
DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.  --Aldous Huxley   
Pre and Amp Suggestions
The sherbourn is a mediocre design, budget grade parts for a decent circuit. You’ll have to go to a neutral amp with higher end parts (resistors, caps, etc) Maybe an older but excellent condition Rotel 1090 or similar. Parasound A21 and so on. Som... 
Best Songs To Sing In The Car To Embarrass Your Kids
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Best Songs To Sing In The Car To Embarrass Your Kids
"squeezebox" by the who https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXoxH8HI7z8  If that does not embarrass the kids, nothing will. 
New TEO Audio ICs, who has them?
Anyone want to comment on this? Odd that no one has....potentially... two $500 cables....sonically outstripping a $5k cable.  
Alanis Morissette "You Learn" Harsh "S" Vocals
It's a harshly recorded track. The sibilance is in the recording. 
New Adcom 👀585 SE. anybody heard this monster
Not more power, get rid of the mud that has very likely crept in... and an upgrade in speed and resolution.this tends to be where satisfaction lies, it's just that we seldom reach it well enough to understand it.Don't increase the volume, lower th... 
New Adcom 👀585 SE. anybody heard this monster
You could find someone competent with a history who can do a modification/upgrade of the palladiums, a minimal cost upgrade. That may be a way of getting toward what you want without spending much at all.cleaning up an amplifier can cause the dyna... 
Vibration isolation an issue in a concrete basement
It’s a boom box in the bass range.. you need ~~proper~~ bass  absorption. That’s just about all she wrote. Call ASC for info on proper bass traps. The rest is cheap and easy to fix. 
New Adcom 👀585 SE. anybody heard this monster
6 ohms is fine, as speaker impedance dips go... and the dynamic impedance of any speaker is naturally all over the place. The spec sheet in pdf says it all. the transformer is a 1700va rated unit. the maximum power draw is 1820va when in stereo mo... 
New TEO Audio ICs, who has them?
@C I see Teo Audio has been busy of late. A new digital cable dropped into their cache of offerings.Hello Celander, The digital cable has always been there, It’s just that we’re advertising it for the first time. :) 
Tonearm comparison, Rega vs Zeta, anyone?
If you try it and like it, and wish for just a hair more air, tightness, and speed..if you have the original acrylic arm board, switch to an aluminum or metal armboard. 
Tonearm comparison, Rega vs Zeta, anyone?
Early Zetas had bearing issues. If it is fine today, it should be fine tomorrow. It was not all zetas, but a few, and of course it was blown out of proportion. They had excellent bearings with just the right amount of of play and tightness. Which ... 
How to filter Audiogon results to Canada only.
Canuck audio mart is an excellent website with a bunch of fun folks on the forums.(If a bit regional in their hairy shirted opinions.  :p) (I'll probably get a swat from someone for that) (all in good fun)