whart
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| Vinyl***What If*** Yeah, @michaelgreenaudio and @cleeds- I haven't found that to be the case either. My system, which is 'mature' in that I have been using roughly the same basic components in the primary audio system for about 12 years, was set up for vinyl only un... | |
| Which courier do you prefer? German mail is way cheaper than French mail, or mail from the Netherlands, to the US. There’s also a wide range of pricing from the UK to the US, depending on the seller- it’s not additional profit taken by the seller, but record stores seem to be... | |
| Which courier do you prefer? Beruit. And other places nearby. Almost all UK pressings. There are people with great records all over the world. New Zealand has some wonderful pressings from the era- so does Australia- big market for British rock/folk/psych from the era, someti... | |
| Which courier do you prefer? My experience tells me you can have very positive outcomes, or a negative one with any shipper. I’ve gotten records from the Mideast via DHL to NY in a week, I’ve had parts shipped from Eastern Europe via TNT (which I think is now part of Deutsche... | |
| Stop Making Sense Revisited It’s a great punchy sounding record-- at least on vinyl. mastered at sterling. I saw them just before they got famous- playing a pizzeria in Pittsburgh (sounds like a bad joke) on Halloween- $10- buck cover, or whatever got you a couple slices of ... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** @inna- no doubt on tape. The problem is source material and cost. I'm in it for more music, not necessarily always the 'tippy top' best at this point, so I guess I lose a few rank privileges on my audiophile badge. So be it. I'm getting past the p... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** @n80- I’m not advocating a ’spend money’ approach, but reality intrudes. (I think we are now well beyond the OP’s mandate). Older turntables can be fine. But once you get into changing arms, playing with different cartridges (right now, I’m playin... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** I would not buy a thing at this point if you are on the fence -- do you have a dealer who would be willing to loan you a better than entry level set up for a week or so? And where are you going to get records to listen to? Buy them and get rid of ... | |
| We are buying and reviewing gear all wrong Or evaluate gear without all the tweaks, based on good set up and whatever is necessary to deal w/ room acoustics. | |
| In listening to your system(s)...what is most crucial to your enjoyment? To me, most of the audiophile attributes go out the window when it’s "right." I’m drawn into the performance and the sonic attributes are all simply ways of describing different aspects of the sound, none of which are of more importance if it ’sou... | |
| So excited by the state of today's British folk 😉 Nice, folk freak. Thank you. | |
| Altec A7 yay or nay? Man, those some big boxes. I haven't heard a pair in years. Very common as part of a sound reinforcement system in the early days. I suspect the aftermarket for crossovers could raise the bar. Also wonder if a sub would make sense at some point to... | |
| The Absolute Sound - ELAC Navis Review That's copyright infringement. Get yourself a digital subscription. | |
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| Where would you sell your vinyl collection? For any out of print album, the price will not only be a reflection of condition, but timing of the market (which changes, sometimes drastically over the course of a decade), totally apart from outliers-- somebody could have just overspent on some... |