whart
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| Re-issue, CD, SACD, Tape....LP....and what studio tapes are being used.... Good luck with that. With the exception of a handful of audiophile labels on LP, a lot of labels are not transparent about source, let alone a so-called first generation master tape. I know the tape heads here will say they have a connection and g... | |
| Jazz Music Question Thanks for doing the heavy lifting there, @charles1dad . I got bored with straight-ahead stuff that was common audiophile fodder, didn't completely understand "big band" and did not get into fusion after various hard rock.What got me re-interested... | |
| Returning to audiophilism after 20 years: a little guidance would be nice :-) @pieterkadijk- A lot has happened in audio during the 20 years you were "missing":I don't think there is as much of a "versus" in analog and digital anymore- I'm still primarily vinyl based, but digital seems to have come a long way. I can't speak... | |
| Blues for Aficionados Two essentials for me. One is Elmore James "Sunnyland" (not to be confused with a song by the same name earlier recorded by James). This one is dirty, distorted and has an edge that hard rock guitars wished to emulate.The other is the Buddy Guy re... | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. Thank you for the response, yyz. | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. @yyzsantabarbara - Since you have the Gustard X26Pro, can you provide any insight on comments I've seen that the unit runs hot (temperature-wise)? I assume this unit would be left on all the time, but the heat issue makes me wary. (An analog guy i... | |
| What process did you use to integrate multiple subwoofers for 2 channel listening? I’m using a pair of 15" Rythmiks to supplement bass on my Avantgarde Duos, which have integrated woofers that do not go down extremely deep- when they are dialed up for more bass impact, they sound discontinuous with the mid-horn; when adjusted to... | |
| So how can a great system solve less than great recordings Which is why "audiophiles" get siloed into listening to sonic spectaculars. On most boards I participated in, I usually put up a thread called "Non-Audiophile Records" to discuss standard issue pressings from back in the day. I take the good with ... | |
| Clear vinyl vs. regular black vinyl @Clearthinker said: "Clear vinyl started off as a gimmick. Does anyone have evidence that its make-up confers advantage over the black recipe with carbon? The few I have don’t sound better."I have various "audiophile" records from the ’60s that us... | |
| Clear vinyl vs. regular black vinyl @cleeds -True that. If you read the papers from RCA back in the day, the carbon black also concealed what was referred to as "plate out" issues, which I took to mean various problems caused by compound under heat of pressing. I’m not sure there wa... | |
| Any audiophiles in Israel or Europe here? A music system would be lower on my list of priorities given where you are going, which is fascinating, historically, no matter how you approach the other issues, which -since this is an audio board- will not be broached by me. I would much like t... | |
| At This Time Can We Recreate Full Range Live Music In The Home? At best, we recreate a convincing illusion when everything, including the source material lines up with the strengths of a system; compared to live, even an unamplified drum kit is explosive in reality and pretty hard to duplicate; my usual hang w... | |
| Calling help for Lamm ML2.1 biasing! I don’t know how to answer that question. The unit I have is configured for US voltage which follows a norm and it is within spec. I have an AC subsystem for the main system that is depicted in part in the system shown here under my name. If you a... | |
| Calling help for Lamm ML2.1 biasing! Vlad urges that you buy a very high quality meter- a Fluke- which is spendy, but accurate. You should check the bias periodically and see if any settings have drifted. Also, Vlad burns in the "new" power tubes before sending to you but I usually w... | |
| The birth of a new thread dedicated to sharing our newly-acquired "old" LP's. That Marti Jones Used Guitars used to get a lot of play here years ago-- some great tunes, to me, it was always a tad bright. Moi?Oh, the usual-- hunting the obscurities-- turns out the one record nobody liked of Pharoah Sanders, entitled Pharoah ... |