zazouswing

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What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile?
I think you just enjoy the sound as much as the song. Everything else just gets you there.  
The Absurdity of it All
Sounds to me like a standard existential crisis. If we were to look at the process of ‘hearing’ music, and try to find the most ‘repeatable’ method of doing so, no matter the subject, the first thing to remove from the picture would be the brain. ... 
Please help! First Hi-fi audio system for small listening space
I also have (several) small rooms to contend with. Sounds like you’re on a good path. Room treatment, to the extent space allows, will be important. Also, avoid equal distances between speakers and boundaries where frequencies may start getting ca... 
Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig?
First off - yea get the surgery, but afterwards, give mono another chance. I have the AT 33 mono and it’s a fine cart - excellent for the money, but you need to step up to get the best out of mono. Mono soundstage is forward and back, up and down.... 
Sota or Technics
I also listen to big band and own a 1200GR. I don’t know the details of the Sota arm, but the technics has removal head shells. A must if you listen to 10” 33s and 78s on a single table.  It also has push button speed control. It is based on the S... 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Hard to narrow down without repeating. +1 on Neutral Milk Hotel - In the AeroplaneAlsoAmon Duul II - Dance of the LemmingsThe Freeborne - S/T - Circus 2000 - S/TThe Gerbils - 2ndThe Treniers - I only have the 78’s but I think they were brought tog... 
Please Educate Me
I got so tired of reading the harsh comments I decided to scroll down and just post. Seams to me @paul6001 posed an interesting question - got me thinking. Our DACs are processing digital information the same as our microwaves, yet we judge them v... 
Decware: a worthwhile option?
I currently have a Decware Phono stage and a Torii JR in my system. My speakers are 96dB open baffles. The Torii JR is not one of their flea watts. It’s more like a hybrid SET / Push Pull. That beings said, I think their 2 watt would have been fin... 
Back to vinyl need phono stage help!
+1 on the ZP3. I don’t own the other phono stages mentioned here to compare, but I have compared it against a Pro-Ject tube box DS-2 and a custom mono unit. The tube box is very analytical in comparison.  The ZP3 was the least fussy piece of equip...