yoyoyaya
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| Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges I don't see the economic or sonic logic of having multiples of any hi-fi component. | |
| Did vinyl sales just hit the proverbial brick wall? @mojistyn - the revival of yinyl sales was not driven by an older demographic. While a proportion of older listeners have undoubtedly come back to vinyl, having previously switched over to CD, a cursory glance at the racks of any store selling ne... | |
| Did vinyl sales just hit the proverbial brick wall? So...vinyl and cassette sales both grew but the market for physical media overall is shrinking.The vinyl revival has always been niche in the context of overall music consumption. If the figures quoted are accurate, it hasn't hit a brick wall. Jus... | |
| Made in USA A fundamental principle of economic liberalism is that competition drives improvement and lowers costs, while also promoting economic growth. Economic nationalism runs counter to this. However, it isn't quite that simple because there are two im... | |
| DCS Bartok APEX or LINA and master clock I haven't heard the Lina DAC, but he Apex upgrade to the Bartok is significant in terms of the improvement to sound quality - it makes the DAC more musical and less mechanical/digital sounding. | |
| FUSE BOX delivers perfect protection and superior sound @verafyaudio. Thank you Mark. I actually think the product makes sense. Is it or will it be CE marked? | |
| Burt Bacharach has passed away One of the greatest songwriters of all time (with due credit to the contribution of Hal David) in their purple period. Sadly missed but lives on in music. | |
| FUSE BOX delivers perfect protection and superior sound PS It's not a fuse box as it's a circuit breaker not a fuse. Given the dictionary definitions for fuse, perhaps just as well:)) fuse 2 of 4 noun (1) : an electrical safety device consisting of or including a wire or strip of fusibl... | |
| FUSE BOX delivers perfect protection and superior sound What exactly is (a) Swiss about it? | |
| Sound quality of new vinyl recordings. I can't see any justification in starting with vinyl nowadays. First there is the investment in the software, second there is the investment in the hardware. There is an opportunity cost in both and even just looking at the hardware alone, money s... | |
| FUSE BOX delivers perfect protection and superior sound Regardless of whether or not this works, replacing the mains fuse in a piece of gear with a solid piece of copper will almost certainly invalidate any manufacturer's warranty. Plus invalidate one's house insurance in the even there was ever a fire... | |
| Reel to Reel Machine for 15 ips playback The Tascam BR20 is another machine worth considering. It has good heads, and is extremely well build, though I'm not sure about spares availability. As regards the whole analogue tape thing, I really struggle with the economics of it. A small col... | |
| recommendation of amps @Robshaw - it sounds like a bit of a Pass fan club here, but I second the various comments about Pass Labs amplifiers capacity for musical engagement - and tonal refinement. Pre-owned, I would suggest a pair of Parasound JC1s. They are quite si... | |
| What CDs to buy Anything by Patricia Barber will sound good on CD. But basically, anything mastered in the last ten to fifteen years should be good - provided the original recording is good enough in the first place. However, if you have a top quality streaming s... | |
| Building a new system after many years away, need some suggestions ... ! @op What are the active speakers you have? And what do you use for monitoring in your studio? I have a studio and I understand the difference between listening for mastering and listening for pleasure. |