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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes MOFIRolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet | |
| How many are serious headphone users? I own 12 sets of headphones ranging from $150 Massdrop Fostex T-X0 to Audeze LCD-4 and 7 dedicated headphone amps (I'm trying to reduce the size of my collection).I enjoy listening to headphones, but probably only use them 15-20 percent of the tim... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? @uberwaltz The White Album has some rockers on it and the Giles Martin remix sounds incredible. Sgt. Pepper doesn't rock as hard, but the Giles Martin remix is an aural treat. | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Harry Nilsson - All Time Greatest Hits - Qobuz | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? King Crimson - USA | |
| Is it common for tubes to outweigh the cost of the amp or preamp? That doesn't sound like a good investment. Changing tubes can have a positive effect on the sound or it may sound worse. Or those expensive tubes might go microphonic in a month or few. I personally have found tube rolling in different devices ... | |
| Should an amp have a "personality"? Pretty much every piece I've owned has had some sort of unique sonic signature - amps, preamps, phono stages, speakers, streamers, CD players, headphones, etc. As others have said, it's a matter of finding components that have a personality that ... | |
| Quick Klispch question You don't necessarily have to replace everything that I did, the crossovers and tweeters are probably all you need to do. I thought I replaced the mids, but going back through my emails I realized all I did there was replaced the gaskets for them... | |
| Hana ML compared to other high end cartridges I have no experience with the Benz, but the Hana SL is a fine cartridge. My Van Den Hul Two (HOMC) and Kiseki Blue NS are both a little more refined / detailed, but not by much and they both cost a lot more. | |
| Quick Klispch question I'm not aware of any "upgrade kits" available direct from Klipsch, but there are a number of places where you can purchase upgrade and/or replacement parts for Heresy (and other Klipsch speakers). Bob Crites sells crossover kits, fully assembled ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? One of the many Kendun pressings of Fly Like an Eagle I bought when trying to find a really clean copy. This one's pretty nice. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? T. Rex - S/T | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Earth, Wind, & Fire - S/T | |
| Whats playing on your system today? SRV - Texas Flood on CD. |