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If you wanted to impress someone, which track?
I'm with the others here who use common commercial records that people are generally familiar with, rather than 'audiophile' records. I used to use a Crystal Gale "Eyes" track from a budget label compilation (Liberty?). For true audiophile verisim... 
Preamp Noise with High-Efficiency Speakers
Charles- I'm open to learning, considering other approaches and contributing where I can. I can also enjoy a good debate, but after too many years on the intraweb, don't have any interest in sniping, at George or anybody else. I enjoy (and enjoy s... 
Preamp Noise with High-Efficiency Speakers
To his credit although Atmasphere (Ralph) is a manufacturer, with a vested interest in his own gear, I find his responses to be intelligent and open-minded. George is basically insisting that his way is the only way- and that is just wrong.FWIW, I... 
Preamp Noise with High-Efficiency Speakers
The original purpose of the thread was to discuss noise abatement using a very high efficiency speaker (one which I own). George, I have great respect for what you do, but I think the proselytizing is a bit much since many of us have a variety of ... 
Preamp Noise with High-Efficiency Speakers
Neat post, German B. And that guide book is pretty clearly written. Nice contribution! 
Preamp Noise with High-Efficiency Speakers
Ying: Just keep in mind that the Granite Audio thing is not really a total solution, but in some ways a 'band-aid'- and i had mixed results with it; on some system configurations with different amp and preamp it seemed to work better than others. ... 
To Ride and Not Go Deaf
When I rode, I respected 'em all, and they did me. I love 'em all too- had a Ducati, a MotoGuzzi and a blinged out chromed V-Rod showbike that I de-glitzed and upgraded with brembos, sticky tires, better seat, got rid of some of the cheesy stuff, ... 
To Ride and Not Go Deaf
Doug, not to turn this into a discussion of riding, rather than noise, but if you are new to bikes (I started riding in my mid-40's):1. Take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Course2. Practice constantly in big parking lots- the safety course doesn... 
Preamp Noise with High-Efficiency Speakers
I transitioned from electrostats to the Avantgarde Duos almost seven years ago. Quieting the system was a major effort, but yielded enormous rewards. I agree with the above remarks about trying to find the source of the hum. At a certain point, mi... 
To Ride and Not Go Deaf
I use etymotic ear plugs when I go to live music events. They are relatively cheap- under 15 bucks- and depending on how deeply you 'thread' them into your ear canal, the degree of attenuation can be altered. I used to ride and would not want to p... 
80s Metalheads...sleeper picks
This may be a little offbeat, but back in the day, I listened to Bad Brains, they were Rasta metal dudes who were pretty legendary. Their 'big' album was entitled 'i against i' and one of the tracks, 'Sacred Love,' has a very muted, odd sounding l... 
Do you know why
Act- I have found that many new records, whether 'audiophile' or just plain ol vinyl issues, are warped. Apart from manufacturing defects, I wondered whether it was storage- Amazon seemed to have endless issues that way, but recently, at least the... 
Today's New York Times
Wolf- according to Carlos Danger, that's how NY'ers 'roll.' :) 
Am I totally nuts or just a bit off?
Schubert- any of the usual suspects, music direct, acoustic sounds, etc. should have it. It was done by Boxstar, which surprised me, since I was very disappointed with another of their remasters. But, make sure it is the 45rpm. I have an original ... 
Am I totally nuts or just a bit off?
I remember walking into the Record Collector on South Highland in Hollywood years ago (i think this was the 'old' store) and seeing these behemoth speakers (old Electovoice, if memory serves, about the size and 3/4's the height of a Sub-Zero refri...