whart
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| LP's... Do they sound better now than 30 yrs ago? Case by case, record by record. I buy old pressings 10/1 over new ones. I have nothing against reissues or remasters as such; some do actually improve on the early or original pressing (whatever you want to call "original" also varies); some are o... | |
| Titles in the Carnegie Hall Selection Committee vinyl releases This may help: [url]https://www.discogs.com/label/455064-International-Preview-Society[/url]. Not sure this is a complete list since as you probably know, discogs is basically crowd-sourced, but it is a start. Let us know what you find. | |
| Why not batteries instead of power supplies? To add to the list, there are the folks at Definitive Audio/Living Voice in the UK that starting making full system battery supplies some years ago--covered in 6Moons, among other places. I'm sure improvements in battery technology have only helpe... | |
| Why not batteries instead of power supplies? I own the Veloce Lithio line stage, which is powered by lithium batteries; it was a "hot" product a few years ago, and now is rarely mentioned or even on the radar. Vytas, the designer/manufacturer offered an update about a year or so ago which I... | |
| When Money Is No Object -- You Buy Bose? Well done, @p | |
| When Money Is No Object -- You Buy Bose? There was a pretty rough picture of Faye Dunaway’s living room back when she was a top performer in H-wood--she had someone custom build in stacked Quad ESLs so they effectively disappeared but, it was hard to tell from the picture--they appeared ... | |
| When Money Is No Object -- You Buy Bose? People who live in glass rooms shouldn't throw sound waves. | |
| Upcoming Technics SP-10R (100th Anniversary Model) With apologies for the diversion re records for a moment@chakster - I am in the same situation, from the U.S. perspective- there are many records in Europe that aren't terribly expensive but desirable and the shipping cost is sometimes equal to, o... | |
| Question for cable/wire naysayers..... When I first started playing with good gear, there was no such thing as a premium cable. (Wasn’t Fulton the first commercial audiophile cable?). I wired my Quad ESLs with zip cord, can’t remember the interconnect, it wasn’t the cheap plastic molde... | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters @mapman I don’t know if it is #1 on your list, but in my experience playing LPs, some records simply don’t have much deep bass. Whether it is a result of the original recording, the mix, or the mastering, it isn’t there.There are many times listen... | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? @rauliruegas - Raul, i followed that thread periodically over the years.Here's what I plan to do. I am not getting rid of my Airtight Supreme. But, since I have another very good table on which I plan to install a 3012r with detachable headshell, ... | |
| What direction is VPI headed? Aren't the VPIs upgradeable? That would make sense. The notion that they won't accommodate any other arm doesn't make any sense. | |
| Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? I never made the jump. But looking at options to play Redbook now, only because some of the records I'm chasing are beyond expensive- 3 and 4 figures. No legit vinyl reissue, or mediocre reissue. But older, some from the tape CDs legitimately rele... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? I still have my:ARC Dual 75a- it was refurbished about 15 years ago and is presently not in use- purchased new in 1974-5;Quad ESL- refurbished recently and now in use- purchased used in 1973;Technics SP-10 turntable- refurbished and ready to go in... | |
| Is it the beer or do speakers/electronics really need some extended warm-up period? Just to be clear, I think the 'warm up' (at least that i'm referring to) involves playing it- not simply letting it stand idle after turn on. @hifijones -thanks for bringing out that distinction. |