larsman
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| Suggestions for a holographic preamp? @seasidelps - thank you for that recommendation; I'd not heard of Viola Labs before and I looked them up; fascinating stuff, and I've no doubt that this is as good as you say it is, and $4500 or so for something that listed for $22K is great value... | |
| "I Trust My Ears" @toddalin + 1 | |
| The cool factor- who has it? @slaw - I used to know Alejandro from the Mabuhay Gardens punk club in San Francisco in the 70's, and he was playing bass with the Nuns, one of the earliest SF punk bands. He was one of the nicest, friendliest people; no 'attitude'. | |
| What headphone and amplifier for classical enthusiast There is just so much to choose from - if you have a dealer in your area where you can give a listen, try to do so; it might make it easier to decide if you want to go planar or dynamic, or either. There are wonderful tube HP amps out there as we... | |
| White debris on front of cartridge I had a Clearaudio Charisma II MM cart in my Technics 1200G, and it would get that same residue you mention. I've replaced that with a Hana Umami Red, and that doesn't show, but it might be because of the shape and size of the Clearaudio cartridge... | |
| What do you care about in this hobby? @mapman - I won't call you shallow because there's nothing shallow about wanting things in your living environment that please you aesthetically... | |
| I find myself changing direction, in a way....... I used to love watching concert videos on DVD's, and later on YouTube; that's gotten to be just too much of a rabbit hole so I rarely watch a live performance vid; I do listen to YouTube for audio without visuals as well. So much stuff is availabl... | |
| Your favorite Small Apartment Speakers Old thread but Fritz speakers are perfect for small apartments.... | |
| Fritz carbon 7SE MK 2, Upgrade @robshaw - I used to have a zero-gravity chair to listen from, but the back went up farther than my head, and the sound would bounce off of it and into my ears, adversely affecting the listening experience. I replaced it with a Herman Miller Eames... | |
| What do you care about in this hobby? @mapman - how are all 8 of them for you if the first one is 'Sound Quality Only'? If we remove the 'Only' from that, for me, it would be 'Sound Quality', 'Overall Design', and 'Aesthetics'. The others come into play as well to some extent except ... | |
| DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea? @wolf_garcia - | |
| A list of many Audio Forums Thank you - this will be very useful to me when researching gear.... | |
| Moderator(s) @hilde45 + 1 Discussing how, for example, tariffs affect the prices of the audio gear that many of us buy is hardly a cooking show breaking out in a political perspective of the crusades. Just about every facet of life is affected by some kind of... | |
| Do you have a speaker that’s not a big name maker but punches above its weight? Why? I used to own Fritz speakers - those would meet that description.... | |
| San Jose CA Have you joined up with the SFAS (San Francisco Audiophile Society)? The name is somewhat of a misnomer as I haven't seen them have even one event in San Francisco, but I think many of their get-togethers are in South Bay. I live in SF and don't d... |