artemus_5
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| Supply chain affecting anyone? @mtbiker29One dealer does not make a supply chain. To believe that all the shortages of labor and parts has no effect on the supply chain is wrong Ridiculously wrong. Go ahead and believe fake news if you like. Just because they won't show it does... | |
| Does Heavy Metal music benefit from a high end audio system? All music benefits from a hi res system. But do you know what heavy metal is supposed to sound like? Iron Maiden "British Steel" is quite impressive. Great sound stage and separation of instruments. Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin are often very go... | |
| Supply chain affecting anyone? High demand? Containers remain on the dock with insufficient help to load them on the few tractor trailers? Lack of truck drivers to move the stuff to the stores for their shelves. Cargo ships wait out at sea because they can’t get off loaded. Eve... | |
| If you had $2500 to spend on a new TT and cart.....what would you buy? There is a VPI Scoutmaster listed on Agon for $2500. It doesn't have a cartridge but it's a very good TT which I have previously owned. Then there is a VPI Scout 2 for $1850. No cartridge either.. lf at all possible, I'd go with the Scoutmaster. | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? Generally, I listen to the sound of the V8 engine while driving twisty mountain roads. But seriously, a car is a poor place to put a high dollar system unless you are sitting still with the engine turned off.. Too much noise and too many cars on t... | |
| Pairing my Marantz SR8400 with a power amp. Is it worth it? IMO, No. HT & music are 2 different things with different needs. Indeed, a 100 or 200 wpc Adcom would be a better alternative for music. But it will still be inhibited by the HT preamp. Ive been down this road. I came to the conclusion that mu... | |
| Tonearm musings In the same place. I bought an OL Illustrious 3 to put on my Teres 340 as.a Temporary arm. That was 12 yrs ago. Like you, I believe I should upgrade. But every time I listen to it, I'm impressed. Ive been looking for a used arm. But upper end arm... | |
| Bye Bye Puppy! I felt the same way about a motorcycle once. Great bike but I bought a factory dresser. Pulled the new one in the garage next to it and felt like a man who just brought his mistress home to meet his wife. Funny how we get attached to toys that br... | |
| New TT or new Cart? Technics content Both ideas above are very good. But I believe a separate phono preamp should also be a consideration. The question then becomes which suggestions to do first.Id be inclined to do @chakster first if yo plan on keeping this TT. Then it's a toss up. | |
| Drummers Talking About Drumming Wow! Lots of nonsense posted here. Peart & Bonham, neither one any good? Eric chooses a drummer so he must be the best. No, this one is the best. Nah, that one is best. And on and on it goes. What qualifies as good? At some level it becomes wh... | |
| I agree with Keef @ ghasley Tip O'Neill and Ronald Reagan could have a beer I have kept pretty close tabs on politics since the late 70’s. I remember watching Ollie North trial on C-span. Then the evening news at 6:30. They reported on the trial. But it seemed lik... | |
| Help! need informed opinion Watkins Gen 4. Very impressive sound for a monitor bookshelf speakers. Don’t let the price fool you. They won the golden ear award 2 yrs straight. Don’t know about this year. 30 day$$ back. Good people too. Fwiw Watkins designed and holds patent o... | |
| If your down on your system… Take a deep breath and try to get into the music you’ve selected. After all, you’ve hopefully selected it for the music itself and not just for the sound. That’s where the payoff is. I agree with the statement. Its about the music. Yet I wonder if... | |
| Combining home theater with two channel +1 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What he said is spot on | |
| HiFi vs MidFi +1 for @millercarbon , @jjss49 & @mike |