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| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear @djohn- at this point, I have the German reissue, which is fine and gettable for around $60 or so US. The OG is a big leap--there is one on Discogs now, asking 4 figures. I usually don’t pay that kind of money for any record. I’ve found that if I’... | |
| Bragging rights..... @mapman - Anything that makes you more inclined to turn it on and play it is a good thing in my book. I've gotten to the point where the main system is actually a bit of effort, and that deters me sometimes. That's not what this hobby should be ab... | |
| The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them The engineer is Shawn Britton, who has been at MoFi a long time. In this video, circa 2017, he talks about their all analog mastering chain at 1:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-td3Uk5TIQ&t=115s The heavy stock inserts that accompanied ... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Eric: you losing it bro. My buddy, Jim Hoke, played with them for a long time. We've seen them at festivals, at the Bottom Line, etc. Saw the splinter groups too. I'm a fan. Best, | |
| Why do so many members seem afraid of making an audio decision? Having gone from a city once rich in audio retail (NYC) to Austin (which is pretty thin on the ground), many people cannot get the opportunity to audition equipment before they buy- let alone in their own systems. That of course is the ideal befor... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Khavas Jute – Wide Open The OG is now a 4 figure record but there is a reissue circa 1994 from Germany, supposedly cut from the tape, that is decent for modest money. Although it is considered prog rock, it pushes hard on psych elements. Early Au... | |
| The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them To me, the MoFi debacle is a big reveal not only about a reissue house that cloaks itself in the mantle of "industry leader" but also about how incestuous the relationship is between the legacy press and industry. Valin's comment that you should ... | |
| Analog Upgrade itch @eddiechanghk - I can't meaningfully comment without being there- you know, room, other components, how the room is set up (I'm claiming no guru status here). I've found that just changing a power supply tube can tilt the balance of a system. In m... | |
| Analog Upgrade itch I’ll add my views only because I’ve owned several of the products being discussed here, although not the latest models: Re Kuzma, I had the original Reference table (not the 2) with a Triplanar. It is a very nice table and easy to set up and self... | |
| We Can Make Classic Cars Outperform Today's "SuperCars": Why Not Vintage Audio? To me, the joy of a vintage car is the more visceral experience, road feel at the wheel, handling, not straight line acceleration. A modern Econo-box, especially tricked-out, can outperform a lot of vintage sports cars, but I guess it is what your... | |
| Does a turntable make a DRAMATIC difference? I upgraded table and arm in a controlled circumstance-- same room, system and phono cartridge. The difference with the better table/arm set up-- fewer sonic artifacts from the better table/arm combo. Sometimes, it is hard to discern an artifact u... | |
| Are you discovering new music? I think of the ’Gon as mainly a gear site. There are some long running threads, which credit due, involve people playing LPs or CDs and introducing others to the music they like. When I used to post more prolifically on the audio sites, I would al... | |
| What do the arrows mean on my cable? Well, troll or not, there is or at least was, an answer- here it is, better than I can word it-- not sure this is applicable to the current raft of cables, but [link to post didn't work so here is plaintext: "You are referring to a "floating ... | |
| Does anyone on this Forum have any experience with Audio research ref 610t monoblocks If this is still alive, I'd have the amp checked by a competent tech, what's the retube cost and how stable is this amp-- I've owned a fair number of early ARC amps and a few preamps and other components. If the amp checks out, doesn't kill tubes ... | |
| Direct shipper recommendation I don’’t have any contacts with shippers or shipping brokers, maybe you will get somewhere with the contact AudioTry provided. My experience, the key is in the packing- I had custom crates built, not by the standard crate and ship, but by these gu... |