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| An audio component you just can't let go Thorens TD150 mkII - I have demoed a fair number of new turntables costing up to three grand and have not been tempted to change out this old Thorens. I like what Rega Planar 8 and a Well Tempered table offer, but not enough to cough up the cash.... | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time +1 for “Abandoned Luncheonette” | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time Here are a few others Dead Can Dance - “Spirit Chaser” Laurie Anderson - “Mr. Heartbreak” Midnight Oil - “Diesel and Dust” Tom Tom Club - “Tom Tom Club” | |
| Anyone using Teddy Pardo XPS for Naim nDAC and Teddy Cap for the Supernait 3? Any good? I am using a Teddy Pardo Dual 5V, 2A power supply to drive both a Bluesound Node N130 and a Chord Qutest DAC. The power supply made a large positive difference for the Node which required removing the internal switching supply and replacing it wi... | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time Still fresh “pop” recordings from between 1970 and 2000 Many of my favorites have already been listed above. My definition of “Pop” here is clearly stretched to mean albums and artists that got a lot of attention when released, won Grammys ... | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time These are great lists, thanks all. Some I have not heard and intend to check out. kn | |
| Power cord @bishop148 nope, that is not all that matters. Everything can matter to power cable performance from the type and configuration of the conductors to the dielectric or insulation material to the connector design and materials used, to the gear bein... | |
| The Great DAC Mystery @shadorne this is a great thread, thanks for initiating. Have you tried FPGA DACs like those built by Chord? I have had several of their DACs and have come to appreciate what they do - low listening fatigue, excellent timing, good detail and ins... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? PRAT is Brat. @soix have you ever listened to a Naim system from source to speakers? Or Naim electronics with ATC speakers? I got back into the hifi hobby about 20 years ago. I was traveling for work at the time and would visit brick and morta... | |
| Are REL the most Musical Subs? I have owned or listened carefully to subs from SVS, Polk, Klipsch, REL. I currently have subs from B&W and Monitor Audio. For two channel listening I prefer high level input over line level, so take that for what it’s worth. I prefer the s... | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album Great thread!! I have it bookmarked. For me it’s easy, Monk’s Dream by Thelonious Monk pressed with Mofi Ultradisc One Step. This is a pricy album, but I have listened to it with three different phono cartridges and it always sounds nothing sho... | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. +1 for @rooze ”In general, I’m excited that there are people appealing to a younger demographic on social media. There’s nothing more fun as an audiophile to have a younger person experience your system and appear to ‘get it’ at some level.” | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. Interesting thread. I am going to guess that Darko and his “futurefi” channel (that includes reviews of vinyl products) has a different viewership than the OP’s results. In the 60s and 70s, when the current gray beards were starting out, an amp ... | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? @serblinfan good thread. Yes, excellent cables can generally help any system, and I generally error on the higher percentage of system investment in cables. ALSO, my experience with gear several rungs down from your kit is that there is a big di... | |
| Least expensive plug-in power conditioner that works @calvinandhobbes thanks for sharing. Here are a couple of (relatively) inexpensive cables from China that I have had good luck with that might work nicely with the 1200: Audiomeca P-90 OCC power cord single crystal copper hifi power cable 3.2 sq... |