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Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time?
@minorl  yes, sadly race can matter. I also enjoyed Stereo Design and was also treated fairly and well. I get the run of Stereo Unlimited, much as you did - I enjoy that level of relationship, IF we get thru this COVID junk and you get to Carlsbad... 
Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time?
Johnny R and I got off the phone earlier, we talked music, time alignment, a jazz instructor at Julluard, a trade he took in long ago, and got around to retube of my ARC - he recommends a path where he makes ZERO $$$$$$$wowand you know what ? Ther... 
Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time?
Hilde- I travel the world, wine, shotguns, cars, audio, guitars.. boats... it is all the same. spend your $ only at places of mutual respect. Never judge a book by its cover, but also don’t put up w abusive a holes. You have been pointed to two ve... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw yes!!! I have so far worked out this as my starting point: Nakagoka MP-110, Sumiko/Maze FT-3 , SOTA Sapphire with your My Mat, Croft RIAA - RS into my normal ref system, Wire are Cardas Clear in arm and Nordost My Blue to phono and then to l... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Leonard Cohen - Live in London ( server ) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Don’t ask why it won’t play down here #%^*<>€€££££££ !!!!! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw i have Central Reservation on server up North - headed that way tommorow, can you bug me to give it a listen then ???? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ray LaMontagne - Gossip in the Grain ( server ) 
Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other
If the Darts are a gaming PC my amps are mini Darth Vader garden statues... but who cares.... 
Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other
Most of Springsteen - Nebraska was done on a cassette TEAC portastudio.... give it a listen, it has some jump factor spots... 
Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other
So now we just sponsor/underwrite an artist’s vinyl ... and yes the vinyl master is NOT the same as the CD or download release.funenjoy the music :-))) 
Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other
But I can only compare digital A2D then storage then D2A against 15 ips half track. Level matching is difficult because as Mike said the energy density is different and we KNOW the human ear/ brain like louder ( especially the short run ) granted ... 
Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other
I chased my tail the same waybut I got it wronglistening to somebody else origin eventcomparing masters of different formats where you were not there yields personal flavor selection not an accurate capture let alone recreation of the event...it a... 
What speaker has the best high frequencies?
Maybe we can agree that a tweeter that goes in when it should go out is not great ????? 
Bakersfield CA or Kern County?
You are just miles from Mecca in Hanford....