tomic601

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Passive preamps - differences between technologies
Lord to visit Prague again…. pack my REF5se in a flight case and be right there… Astute read that you don’t want to give up the dynamics… In my experiments… a buffer almost always needed …. hopefully you can find a way to trial a few of tgese dev... 
Do people tire of audio forums?
One of my mentors coming up in my career at a technical company was one of the first fifty people at NASA. Something like 8 basic rocket propulsion patents to his name..including a big one… arguably made Saturn possible…. In his early eighties enr... 
Do people tire of audio forums?
@erik_squires i believe Java was your other one true love…. ha. Sightglass as my feeble mind would have it, … no ?  
Do people tire of audio forums?
@sns + 1 to the n where n is a reasonable but not ego inflammation inducing value… you display exactly the kind of introspection and emotional intelligence that i value in the best contributors here … audiophile know thyself is a mantra i try to ... 
Miracle by Joseph long on Dynavector XX2MKII cartridge
what a wonderful thread and people contributing….one reason why i still spend time here…  
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?
Peter a genius might have really been on to something with a panel that emulated… a point source…. RIP good man  
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?
rational thinkers , scientists and logicians know that design of experiments is difficult at best with large groups of subjects…. science is messy and unsettled… Barton who i admire certainty voiced some frustration ( with the D in DOE )….  For e... 
Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ?
agon needs the ignore button more than ever… don’t water the wretched soul…. or troll…. ignored thus, they blow away like tumbleweeds, gather together in misery hiding from the wind….  
what should I get to replace what I am planning to try
two condo….Lord, who wants to overwinter in the great white North…. only a Swedish GF could entice me so….. but alas, they so rarely surf….  
what should I get to replace what I am planning to try
it is thinly veiled disdain for an amalgam of topics and positions that come up now and again…. think of all the $ you could save by abandoning the R channel entirely…..   
Any other Pipe And Slippers Audiophiles out there?
this has me wondering what a Talisker cryo treated NOS Tung Sol black plate would sound like……  
Help me spend $100,000 on a new system
Transducers are the magical devices that change one kind of energy to another…. in your case the two most important are the phono cartridge and speakers. I was hinting at a Lyra Etna… or better… For speakers as Patrick said, i advise an unfair adv... 
Harman acquires Roon
high hopes but hopefully some of the $ will go to bulking up customer support beyond the crowdsourcing mantra of “ reboot 6 times, it worked for me “ model that seems popular w some brands…  
Any other Pipe And Slippers Audiophiles out there?
Bong and Slippers - Sounds like a prog band on an English holiday…. freaking hilarious   
Suggestions for Giant Killer rca coax digital cable under $500 used
Nordost Silver Shadow… even the NOS original..which @buff ( a dealer here on Agon ) may have…