unreceivedogma
Responses from unreceivedogma
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers Cables need to be thick enough, and shielded enough. After that, it’s witchcraft. Merlin the Magician. Whatever. Sorry, dude. You will never persuade me otherwise. | |
| And a Happy 4th to all! Imho nothing to celebrate. It’s all a lie and I’ve recently decided to do something about it. I’ll be writing a blog and/or substack column very soon about this country from beyond the Overton Window. I hope to have the first one ready this we... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? I dunno. Too many to list. Almost all rap. Lite rock. Bob Dylan on occasion. | |
| Quality answer to dangers of Tube amps running under no load Well. - I have no output transformer. So does this still apply? - Four months ago, I powered up my left monobloc. There was a bright flash and a loud pop. It blew the 15” diaphragm in my Altec 604Cs. A tube had apparently arced at powering u... | |
| Encouraging people to consider a traditional 2 channel stereo system. Dude, we are the last generation, a dying breed. To paraphrase Clark Gable, no one gives a damn anymore. Well, a few of us do, enough well heeled ones that engineers feel it’s worth their while to design $600,000 speaker pairs. But I digress. ... | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? @inagroove What is the point of spending $100,000 on a vinyl front end when one can bring one’s listeners to tears with only $16,000? | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? I’ve spent about $55,000 on my system over 57 years. Not only does the vinyl sound much better than digital, but I can hear when an LP is AAA vs ADA or DDA. To be fair, I’ve invested more - way more - in the analog end than the digital end. I... | |
| Brian Wilson I liked the Beach Boys music. I liked Pet Sounds but never understood the mystique around it. With my system now completely refurbished/rebuilt in a new treated and dedicated room, I sat down to listen to it for the first time in years, in the gr... | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile When I built a Dynaco Stereo70 from a kit, age 14, in 1968. | |
| Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community Meh. I am totally not on board with 2, 5, 7, and 8. Some of the others are questionable. He sounds like a blow-hard, if you ask me. Anyone who comes up with an agenda like that and then says "take it or leave it", is a bit of a contemptuous pers... | |
| Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds I bought two colored vinyl pressings at release. I have yet to open them. Just not interested. | |
| Stacking NO. Full stop. | |
| Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist I just heard Mala Waldron live this afternoon. Great vocalist and pianist. Goddaughter of Billy Holiday. Limited recording output, sadly. | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? Maybe 50 years ago, poorly designed crossovers was an issue. Not today. | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? @r27y8u92 “I cannot say possession of $150,000 is stupid, but also I refrain to say that was wise.” Is that directed at me? You are making a value judgement on how many records someone owns? Really? I hesitate to suggest what you may think of ... |