dramatictenor
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| Most annoying song, period. Anyone for:“skyrockets in flightafternoon delight” | |
| Dealer Discount I live in the rare town that has a half dozen high end audio shops. Which means people like audio to support so many dealers in our mid-sized city. There’s variety in discounts and willingness among the dealers. One store really turned me off thou... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Oh yes, so I listened to Purcell’s the Indian Queen, Herbie Hancock’s and a mono pressing of Clarence Williams. On the Purcell, the new cart seems to have tamed some of the treble glare that was annoying me on the Denon—which remains a really musi... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought @hifiman5, I think i wasn’t clear enough. I picked up a lightly used Dynavector from my super awesome dealer, so the cart is already broken in. I also would have preferred the low output, but at half the price of a new one, I figured it was a good... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought @mattmiller, I think you missed my last post—as I did get exactly the cartridge you suggested. I have only listened to two sides but am just back from work finally and am gonna spin some more music. Purcell is on my agenda. I want to hear how it d... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought @hifiman5, I have a feickart protractor, a vtf scale, and a fastidious nature. I am sure there are always additional levels of dialing things in, but part of my own goal—particularly as someone who wants to slowly build a small cartridge fleet, is... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Hi everyone. So I finally pulled the plug. Got a Dynavector 20x2H. My dealer had a demo one with 150 hours on it. Would have preferred the LO, but at $5 bills I couldn’t turn it down. Spent an hour getting it aligned just so. So far, I have only h... | |
| Matching Gear matter to you? It’s a hobby. Supposed to be fun. We can have different priorities within a hobby. We spend good money on these toys. No reason it should not be visually pleasing. If looking at same-branded components is going to give you pleasure—and not irritat... | |
| Your reference for "the absolute" sound? The absolute sound? Hmm. Hard one. But on the top of my personal list would be Sonny Rollins at the Bottom Line in Greenwich Village. He extended "Don't Stop the Carnival" for what seemed 15 minutes. I've been blessed to hear lots of great musicia... | |
| Best budget streamer on the market now? If this isn't for critical listening, would a 1st get Sonos Connect work for you? | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Thanks chakster! I | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Yeti,I was merely sharing another audiophile's thinking. What I do feel comfortable saying is that our math doesn't always describe the real world...which is another way of saying that there are often factors that we can't always describe at curre... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought From Andrew Ballew:Overall, the Denon is a better cart to my ears. Oh, and the intermodulation distortion I was getting has been greatly reduced. Only happens on a couple offending albums, now. But, this shouldn't be, right?? I have seen the ques... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Yeti, thanks."A bit more output than the 103 wouldn’t go amiss if the 60dB quoted as the maximum gain for an unbalanced output for your phonostage by Absolute sounds is accurate." Easily accurate, yes."What do you know about your arm, was the 103 ... | |
| Worth pursuing analog sound from digital? Here’s the thing I cant figure out. Listening to the same track (same mastering, spl, etc) on my digital or analog is extremely close to my ear. Yet I don’t ever listen as long to the digital stream. Maybe an hour max versus hours on vinyl. So is ... |