whart
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| Ridiculous resale price of vintage equiment We are in a bubble, and the shortage of chips just adds to the price tag of used equipment whether or not it is something enduring. It doesn't interfere with my listening for now, given the equipment I use. I had to replace an A/V pre-pro recently... | |
| King Crimson They are probably out on tour- worth catching them. Personnel except Fripp different from the first album, but they do it justice, along with the track "Starless" from the album Red. Greg Lake's voice on "Epitaph" is stunning. Cost of period UK ... | |
| Audirvana Studio vs. Apple OS 11.6: what's going on? For what it's worth (@sandstone) I've found posting on the Audirvana forum to be quicker than a request for support, perhaps time zone or weekend the cause- sometimes, other users know exactly what the problem is, and can provide the solution and ... | |
| International Transit Times My experience with registered mail from oveseas is that it is slow. I agree with @lewm-- it's on a boat somewhere. And who knows was the post Covid/supply chain/etc. impact is even at this point. There was a period where regular postal business wa... | |
| 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... |