whart
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| Audirvana Studio vs. Apple OS 11.6: what's going on? Did you try the Audirvana forum? Pretty helpful for these kinds of questions. | |
| The Sota Cosmos Vacuum Turntable @mijostyn said: "What does it sound like? Nothing." That's been my experience in comparing tables within my system. The better table has fewer artifacts. Which is why it is hard for people to make meaningful turntable comparisons in a "vacuum" (pu... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? I find that a lot of young people are pretty genre agnostic. Back when I was a youngster--which was the prime demographic for buying records after the "youth explosion" in the later '60s (when record companies got on board after Monterrey Pop '67)... | |
| Those who seek to deny access to information I dunno. My sense is Audiogon is gonna do whatever they do. This is tail wagging dog isn’t it? They don’t make money from the forum except I guess from advertising? I think there is still a broad, worldwide audience for this site and occasionally... | |
| Those who seek to deny access to information @tomic601 said: " I don’t come to ANY Audio site to hear about the gold standard, the Fed, Cancel culture, Jordan Peterson, vaccines, a Chinese plot , hanging chads, etc…". Amen. | |
| Pre, pro $3k @Auxinput - I’ll defer to you on the sonic voicing of these units, since I’m not seriously playing in this aspect of the field where I think the point of diminishing returns is reached far more quickly than "purist" audio, which sound for film/tv ... | |
| Pre, pro $3k Here’s the issue. My A/V pre-pro, which has nothing to do with music reproduction systems, crashed and I looked for something in the 3 grand-ish arena. I’ve had top notch processors in the past (Meridian, McI) and my experience is that in video, t... | |
| Any experience with Sound Smith repairing stylus on non-Sound Smith cartridges? Haven’t listened to that cartridge since it was repaired and returned- stashed in one of those air tight canisters that are apparently popular for other purposes these days. Went to a Koetsu stone body which matches the needs of my system better--... | |
| Any experience with Sound Smith repairing stylus on non-Sound Smith cartridges? Yes, Peter installed a fresh diamond stylus on the factory cantilever of my Airtight Supreme. Check with SS on turn-around time. | |
| Those who seek to deny access to information The Internet is a vast resource, but no one forum or platform satisfies my particular interests, which are always morphing. In some ways, you have to create your own network of contacts, friends and resources. I've found that most audiophiles, des... | |
| Dedicated Circuits - Subpanel importance? I usually like to have @jea48 in these threads because he really knows the NEC and your local code may add more. On the sub panel issue, I did add a sub panel with a copper buss bar to set up what amounts to a separate subsystem for the hi-fi.* A... | |
| 6H30 replacement @pesky_wabbit said "It might suit Victor’s business interests to do the opposite. Who knows ?" I think when Victor had the company, the DR variant was more readily obtainable. He had a pretty good stash too. (My most recent NOS quad of DR 6h30s w... | |
| Do you trust your system? I think that worrying about the performance of your system after you have dedicated the necessary effort to dial it in (which may take time) is a symptom of audio nervosa. That in turn leads to playing known good sounding recordings, just to be su... | |
| 6H30 replacement I think the difference depends on the vintage of the DR tube as well as the circuit in which it is used. My line stage, a Veloce, uses the 6h30. When I bought it new, I got NOS DR Reflectors and ran them for over 5 years-- I heard a noise in one c... | |
| Buying refurbished gear.... My older AV pre-pro crashed and new models were in short supply. I bought a refurb Marantz AV 7706 from Accessories4us a week or so ago. I paid for fast shipping and expedited handling. It shipped the day I ordered it and arrived in two days. Look... |