yoyoyaya
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| Euro Tumble It's far more attractive to personally import from Europe to the US than vice versa. Into the US, imports are on an FOB basis where (as long as they are paid/enumerated separately) freight and insurance costs are not included in the dutiable amoun... | |
| what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original? Chantal Chamberland's version of U2's Miss Sarajevo Inger Marie Gundersen's version of (Sittin' on) The dock of the bay "Better" is probably the wrong term in the above cases, but they are both very different but valid arrangements of the origin... | |
| How did you get started in this hobby I started with a crystal radio set - managed to break the glass in my steel framed bedroom window from the weight of the aerial wire! I progressed to a record deck and two speakers system which I bought with my first couple of paychecks. After col... | |
| Will rebuilt Quad ESL 57s take the place on a great $30K dynamic speaker? The Quad 57s are astonishingly good in their areas of strength, exactly as the OP describes. They are definitely improved by being placed on stands and, properly serviced, they sound much better than a lot of people's experience of tired pairs wit... | |
| Isn't it really about quality of recording? A really good system should enhance the enjoyment of all recordings, whether good or bad. I recently pulled out my original 1977 copy of the Jam's debut album In The City, an album I haven't played for years and was pleasantly how much I enjoyed i... | |
| Getting good sound quality below 200Hz @bumpy48, I'm taking it that your listening experience is related to playing full range music but without the higher frequency drivers connnected. If that is the case, then I'm not sure that the listening experience will be that useful since the m... | |
| STREAMING - QOBUZ VS TIDAL AND ROON'S PREFERENCES I agree that Qobuz sounds better than Tidal. I also really like the option to buy hi res downloads at a discount with the Studio Sublime subscription. | |
| cheapest cable upgrade ever @juanmanuelfangioii - I tried connecting the positive and negative terminals of the battery together to improve the current flow. That really did blow my mind and more besides... | |
| cheapest cable upgrade ever I tried this with a couple of 12V car batteries. The improvement was unbelievable. | |
| Why did my amp just crash and burn ? If the amp is totally dead then the mains fuse is most likely blown. You need to check after replacing the mains fuse that you have both channels working as it is possible that you may have blown the output stage of the channel on which the spades... | |
| Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl The Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins album Neck and Neck has some extremely tasty acoustic playing on it. Also, Standard Brands - Chet duetting with Lenny Breau. Or anything by either player individually. | |
| hearing loss and amp choices arro222, there's a difference between having a frequency related notch and having a 20-25% hearing loss in the ear in question. Very many people encounter age related loss between 2 and 4KHz - it really depends on how severe it is. Also, what is t... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable I spent many hours in the 1980s setting up LP12s. Despite the quasi religious fervour surrounding them, I never liked the sound. Ironically, despite Linn going on about PRAT, the LP12 never sounded right temporally. And when a company introduces a... | |
| 33rpm vs 45rpm - which is better If people hadn't wanted the playing time offered by 33.3, 45rpm on 12 inch would have become the standard for sound quality. | |
| Full range speaker recommendation Following johnto’s comment and responding to an earlier poster, there is absolutely no reason why a pair of Magnepans will not work in that room. Separately, (Saul Cohen), it’s not that the Watt/Puppies are difficult to place, but they require ve... |