chayro
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| It's Great Having So Many Choices (?) @SNS - you make some good points. And as far as truth goes, nobody wants to hear the truth. Whenever somebody starts a sentence with "To tell you the truth...", good news is NEVER coming. Nobody says" To tell you the truth, you just won the lot... | |
| It's Great Having So Many Choices (?) The point I was trying to make was to show the relationship between choices and stress. Obviously, I'm not subscribing to the Animal Farm "Slavery is Freedom" model, but there is a principle in there. That's why you see these prison movies where... | |
| Grado Headphone hack I own the 1000's and some of the users recommend changing the big pads over to the small ones. I've not tried it, but it just shows that everyone is different. I happen to like the large pads myself, although I almost never listen to headphones. | |
| Where/what is the best place to sell used components Selling low-dollar stuff is a pain. Good packing materials and shipping are very expensive, not to mention the commissions on the auction sites. Then, people get it and they have buyers' remorse and want to return it, as if they bought from a sto... | |
| Then and Now And, to keep things politically correct, potential partners look more alike after enough alcohol, but how do you feel the next morning? Nothing against alcohol (far from it, unfortunately), but it rarely fosters the best decisions. Although it d... | |
| Sony SACD Player SCD-XA5400ES; YAY or NAY? Substantial piece of hardware with good SACD sound, but CD sound that is inoffensive, but was far bettered by a $750 Bel Canto dac. You might consider it if you have a lot of SACDs, but otherwise I would pass unless you are willing to add a dac f... | |
| Thin, Flexible & Inexpensive Speaker Cables? Signal Cable Silver Resolution is thin and high-quality for the price. Not sure exactly what you consider "thin", but you could also try some 12-gauge Belden from Blue Jeans Cables. They do pretty nice terminations too. http://signalcable.com... | |
| A new way of adjusting anti skate! I personally set up my arm using the AJ Conti method of the "moving more slowly towards the label" method. But I find it somewhat odd that so many of you, who I would wager have a minimum of 5-10k+ invested in an analog rig, draw the line at this... | |
| Timely retipping I am at this moment listening to a Soundsmith retip Transfiguration Spirit that sounds wonderful, and yes, it does have a glob of glue holding the diamond. I also have my Orpheus out to VAS for Steve to clean and inspect prior to reinstallation. A... | |
| KEF Blade Two - Unbelieveable For starters, I would never spend 25k on a speaker without hearing them in my room. Or even 10k, for that matter. If you buy used, that's another matter. Onto the money aspect, I don't encourage excessive spending, but I've found that one way t... | |
| Why recordings made before 1965 sound better. I didn’t read every word above, but I don’t think anyone mentioned the proliferation of digital reverb. I worked in the recording industry and there used to be 1 reverb - a plate reverb kept in a separate room away from vibration. That was it. You... | |
| Best drum solo (best drum sound) I have ever heard... and its a YouTube MP4! Everything old is new again. That link is to an old Charlie Byrd direct-to-disc record that was a darling of the audio salons back in the 80s. Pressed on heavy white vinyl and cut at 45 rpm. I still have a copy. Not a bad record musically. http... | |
| Will I Hear A Difference? You are at the beginning of your analog journey and it's natural to seek out other peoples' opinions to help you feel more secure in your choice. My advice is this - you are obviously working with a local dealer, which is a great idea, especially ... | |
| New Set Up Be wary of speakers that impress you with "detail" on first listening, as they can become fatiguing over time. I'm not saying always, but be careful. I find a good test is to play something off Brubeck's "Take Five" record and listen to Paul Desm... | |
| What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by? I once owned an Esoteric X-05 and couldn't wait to get rid of it. A beautiful machine and I wanted to love it, but after 6 months it still sounded dry and harmonically incomplete. I sold it locally and I insisted the buyer listen before buying, ... |