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| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma The problem with loudness contour functions in most implementations is that they fail to calibrate to a reference level. Most overcompensate, and become boom generators. In this respect, Yamaha’s variable loudness is superior to others. The bes... | |
| Mark Knopfler & James Taylor The Night They Drove old Dixie Down, Long Black Veil - The Band New Speedway Boogie - The Dead Country Comforts - Rod Stewart And It Stoned Me - Van Morrison Omie Wise - Pentangle All That You Dream - Little Feat For A Dancer - Emmylou &am... | |
| McIntosh MC312 vs. ARC Reference 150 Your question is baffling to me. The MC312 has autoformers between its outputs and the load, and the ARC has transformers like most tube amps, and with its higher output impedance will interact with the speaker more than the MC312. Your speakers... | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade The most natural sounding CD player I have heard is the Ayre CX-8. A bit above your stated budget new, but someone with audiophilia nervosa may put one on the used market… | |
| Rega Planar 3 upgrades Buy a used Dual 502, 504 or 505 model. Or…a Technics DD with S shaped arm. Many out there for sale under $400.00. | |
| Is Recording quality the real culprit? When I was a young person over half a century ago I thought that a bad recording was doomed to provide an unsatisfying listening experience too. Then I got a pair of Stax electrostatic headphones, SR-5s. One night, after enjoying Workingman’s De... | |
| What is your "holy grail song" that you cannot find? I have a bootleg of Little Feat Live Oct. 31, 1975 at the Orpheum Theater Boston on cassette, burned to CD, but it's nowhere near the original broadcast quality heard on the day/date on WBCN. My rommate recorded it on a Sony 10" RtR at 7.5 ips of... | |
| Quick question for the Cables Don't Make a Difference Crowd. Cables do sound different...a little. But for HiFi stores' profit margin...a lot! This is the legacy of the Head Monster, super salesman Noel Lee. IME, compared to room acoustics and proper speaker placement, they matter little. High value bra... | |
| Do any McIntosh preamps have non digital filter for bass and treble? Any model with 5 or 8 rotary EQ controls, whether preamp or integrated amp has analog domain circuitry. That’s C51, C52, and the current C55. The digital part is a slide in module, only a DAC, and has no EQ function. edit: these are EQ controls,... | |
| MoFi or Harbeth (used) Given your room size, the Pointsource 10 will deliver more pressurization than that model Harbeth, whatever its other virtues. It comes down to your priorities. Based on my listening experience, the Pointsource 10 is balanced to be neutral, and f... | |
| Would McIntosh Auto Transformers affect speaker sound? I am 72 and tinnitus has ruined my critical listening capacity, but my first job in HiFi was at a McIntosh dealer. At age 21, my ears were fine, and although I thought I knew a thing or two about audio, I was really just beginning to learn. Our de... | |
| Need A High Compliance Cartridge You can buy an Ortofon OM5e Super for $79.99 and then purchase an OM40 Stylus for $340.00. That's a high compliance low mass cart with an aggressive line contact nude stylus. I sold one like this to a guy who had inherited an Infinty Black Widow ... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? As someone old enough to remember when Switchcraft was the upgrade, and who was present in the business when Noel Lee arrived, I want to remind everyone here that the principle reason there is a cable business is simply greed. I have collected man... | |
| Revel Salon 2 If you have a room in which they can thrive and are willing to set them up properly to deliver what they are capable of, then this is a screaming good deal you will be hard pressed to match, let alone beat. Highly accurate for real music truth. | |
| Keep light equipment from tipping up from cable weight? VPI magic brick is perfect for this! |