zazouswing
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| Politics and Music Musical problems deserve musical solutions and political problems deserve political solutions. Musicians at times may use politics, just as politicians at times use music This doesn’t make musicians experts in politics any more than it makes poli... | |
| What are we objectivists missing? I believe there are several missing parts here. One would be time. A measurement is a snapshot. You run a test tone through a circuit and measure what comes out the other end. To measure something like ‘space between instruments in a sound stage’,... | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding As far as albums I’ve come around to- Amon Dull 2 Dance of the Lemmings. I got this when I was 16 and hated it for about 2 years. Now it’s one of my all time favs. | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding So… The Beatles. They found a formula - the secret key to making good harmonies - but it somehow always comes off as unauthentic. The early work is better, but still maybe I can listen to 1 song per album. For a comparison of their various incarna... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes I’ve always stuck with Grant. Running Linlai 6SN7 Globes in my preamp now. They’ve been in for about 2 months. I have an unusual setup - and all I can say is they provide more of what you’ve got. With open baffles there more air and separation. W... | |
| Cable curmudgeon Hi-fi amplification is a process of limiting factors. If any single component in the signal path muddles up the sound, no other component is going to come along and put the sound back together. It could very well be the case that, because of your ... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings Great tread. I have no good examples to add - just that I've always felt the piano is the most difficult instrument to get right. I've always believed this was because of the sheer size of the instrument and how easily that sized instrument can go... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @big_greg +1 for Mercury Rev. Saw them with my wife before we were married. Saw them with my wife again about a month ago - at least 25 years later. They still sound incredible. Pink Floyd - new release of Piper in mono JasStereo - High Stan... | |
| Turntable noobie...what advice do you have? A few comments. Cleaning new records is important to keep future static down. A new uncleaned record after a few months of play will develop static / dust faster than one that has been cleaned - both kept in the same sleeve - that’s why we clean n... | |
| Need some Cart recommendations, $300 - $700 (New/Used) range…warm, full, yet great def. In this price range and given what your looking for I think you’d have a hard time beating the Hana. I was also looking at the Grados at one point but never pulled the trigger - so no experience there. I think the 103R would be a good fit, but wit... | |
| SET suggestions up to $3k (used) I don't believe you would need necessarily need 8wpc for speakers with 96db sensitivity. You may want to keep your options open. I'm driving 99db speakers easily from a 45 tube amp - so around 1.6 wpc. 300B's are nice, but 45s and 2A3s aren't that... | |
| The past meets the future I do not stream music. I have yet to find a platform that suites my (eccentric) taste. But I do convert a lot of my collection to DSD and playback on random. I prefer the sound of the vinyl, but admittedly I haven’t invested as much in my DAC. To ... | |
| Why Does My Current Music Sound So Much Better than It Did in the 80’s? Agree about the re-pressings from the 80's and 90's - they were terrible. Whenever I would find a new title back then - something that in original form would go for hundreds of dollars - I would get really excited until I listened to it. Record co... | |
| Room help Still struggling with a similar situation myself. Suffice to say it’s complicated. Our ears interpret reflected noise and try to line them up. At best, we interpret room reflections in such away that the sound stage is wide and - most importantly ... | |
| Technics SL 1200GR with What Cartridge??? My 1200GR sees a Hana ML and a Denon 103R for stereo. For mono it’s Miyajima. For the price, the 103R is a great cartridge. I run it through a SUT - Bobs Devices 1:40. The math doesn’t work but the sound is incredible. I’ve done the 103R with a 1:... |