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| Capital Audiofest, save thyself! Shows can be funny things.I remember CES at McCormick Place where Peter Walker had one of those small portable tents, and the big CE companies had rotating platforms with paid models posing. I think the behind the scenes, after hours, or later at ... | |
| One big reason why brick and mortar high end audio dealers struggle. Even before these trying times (Covid, staffing, etc.) I always called ahead of any dealer (hi-fi, car, whatever) and even if I wasn't planning on making a purchase that day, it helped paved the way for me to be taken seriously. Yeah, sure, I did ... | |
| Forum admiration and requested guidance @vette5451- I guess I’d ask what you are looking for-- what do you think your present system lacks and what do you want to accomplish by upgrading and improving it?In this post-Covid world, it may not be as easy to get seat time, but unless you’ve... | |
| The return of the DIYer I got into this area pre-1970 and it didn’t take me that long to assemble a serious system. But hobbyist audio comes from equipment that was raw drivers, amp kits and a turntable, a few of which endure, along with early classics, like Saul Marantz... | |
| I did the right thing after all. Never heard 'em. Couldn't judge. But your experience on placement in a different position than the Wilsons is to be expected; in fact, I'd be surprised if you didn't have to position them in the room differently. People who move speakers around re... | |
| The return of the DIYer I can’t believe people don’t know that line from Belushi’s great inspirational speech in Animal House.The pundits have been predicting the death of "high end" for decades but somehow, the top tier (often flavor of the month) keeps getting more exp... | |
| Is it Possible?? OP- it's impossible even if every component is a known quantity to others (and how many have that exact combination of components) to assess what you are hearing without being in your room. That's the point about set up. It costs almost nothing bu... | |
| Is it Possible?? I've had the experience, particularly at my previous house where there was a foyer to the listening room divided by French doors, where you'd be in that outside the room space, and it sounded like real instruments there in an uncanny way. Go into ... | |
| Suggestions for contemporary Jazz CD's Black Ice, Wolfert Brederode Trio on ECM (redbook only at the time I bought it a few years ago) is very good and very good sounding. And I’m not a CD guy for the most part. Some aspects of it remind me of the very chill sound of early Windham Hill. | |
| Observation: Passion vs Obsession Given the wealth of commercially available equipment, I think a lot of folks who spend time and money on this hobby take pride in the system they assemble even if it is simply the choice of a combination of commercially available pieces. I think t... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please +1 @terry9 | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please Hey @terry9 - I have not heard the Rosewood platinum (and you have the full diamond cantilever no less) but I was led to understand that this cartridge got you a lot of what the more expensive Koetsus offered. For me, I won’t declare it an absolut... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please I can give you a little of my perspective in that I have been running Koetsus, am very familiar with Kuzma's products but cannot comment on other aspects. I have been running two different new fresh authorized stone bodies on Kuzma's original Airl... | |
| To clean or not to clean... A bad cleaning is worse than no cleaning at all.I did a deep dive into this a while ago, including a trip to the Packard Campus of the Library of Congress. (What a cool place- most of the time was spent listening to Les Paul acetates cut direct to... | |
| How To Safely Ship Cartridges For Retip Bonded courier. With handcuffed Halliburton. Private jet. Kidding. I shipped various things back and forth with Steve L at VAS (I’m in Texas now) without a problem. Ditto Peter L at Soundsmith. Probably used Fedex or Priority. But, I’m a little wa... |