whart
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| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? "High-end" has become a euphemism for expensive but I do not necessarily associate that with musically satisfying. I have heard many over the top combinations of equipment that provide an exaggerated, 'hyped up' version of reality that are neither... | |
| Ultimate Cables no more? I had an experience decades ago that may help you. I pre-paid for a restored and updated Marantz 7 tube preamp. At first, communications were normal- things were progressing. (This was in the days before the Internet). Finally, it became apparent ... | |
| why do we argue? So, the moral of the story is even crazy people can be right occasionally? | |
| Can anyone recommend a ARC repair service in NYC a As Raquel mentioned, Peter is in Peekskill not far from Westchester and he is good. He is Soundsmith, who makes some very esoteric cartridges as well as handling repairs on all kinds of exotica. | |
| Audiogon members poor packing and shipping damage Yep, it's all in the packing. My Allnic arrived from Korea, well packed and no problems, sooner than a microwave oven we ordered at the same time through Amazon. The microwave box was bashed, and the oven was bashed. It wasn't in a shipping packag... | |
| Equipment Protection, Monitoring Electricity I am not contradicting Elizabeth's advice, which may be right, but if you were really concerned about it, you'd have to hire an electrican and i would think you'd want somebody with experience with commercial ap't buildings- depending on the size ... | |
| Equipment Protection, Monitoring Electricity I'm no electrician, and there are some very knowledgeable people on here who can really explain it, but let me understand the facts: a transformer of the utility company blew? And that is what you think fried your amp? Very possible. I think that'... | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus turntable, giant killer? FWIW, i used the original Well-Tempered for years, with a few tweaks, there was a 'well-damped clamp' or somesuch, a massive brass clamp that surrounded the fluid cup below the arm (not a mfr.-issued upgrade). I think I may have upgraded the motor... | |
| Audiogon members poor packing and shipping damage One of the reasons why I usually use Fedex, rather than UPS. The US mail is close to the worst, I ordered a sealed copy of Janis Ian's 'Between the Lines' circa 1975 from a third party vendor. My wife found it left tucked against the mailbox on th... | |
| why do we argue? We could always argue about whether cables make a sonic difference or whether tubes or transistors are better, right? And at the root of every one of those threads is a more basic question - the one Lacee raised- about group behavior that applies ... | |
| why do we argue? Lacee, not to be argumentative, but I thought there were some very thoughtful responses, Bryon's really hit the nail on the head- as did several others- we argue because we have different views and argument is not a bad thing if it is done in a ci... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? There is a free iPad app from Siemens that makes you delineate similar sounding sibilant squacks against background noise. I have a tough time with that one. Not frequency test, per se. There are a bunch of those available on line. | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? Maybe we should start another thread on this, Wolf-Garcia. That highly touted Shelby Lynne record (at least the audiophile pressing) was recorded by Al Schmidt and produced by Phil Ramone. Neither of those guys is a youngster. | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? My high frequency hearing has substantially diminished with age (I'm close to 60), but my sensibility about what makes good musical sound is more attuned than ever. I spend alot of time hearing real music and have always been very critical of midr... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? What we are seeing in the hi-fi business is a microcosm of the retail business at large- luxury goods makers are directing their products to big ticket items, and that sector has the ability to buy stuff at the stratosphere of price. As a business... |