petaluman
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| Do sound characteristics matter when moving from midfi to hifi? 1. I see the separation between mid-fi and high end as being more about philosophy & voicing than price. Companies like Schiit & First Watt make cosmetic & economic compromises to produce gear with more than a whiff of high end perfor... | |
| Technics 1200G vs VPI Forever Model One @atmasphere , would you please share the name of your platter pad with us? | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? Jesse Colin Young lived around here for over 20 years, moving to Hawaii after losing his house & studio in the Mount Vision Fire of 1995. I saw him do several solo sets in the 80s & 90s. This particular time, he opened for the Rowan Brot... | |
| Jesse Colin Young has passed away. Jesse Colin Young lived around here for over 20 years, moving to Hawaii after losing his house & studio in the Mount Vision Fire of 1995. I saw him do several solo sets in the 80s & 90s. This particular time, he opened for the Rowan Brot... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @chenry Thanks for your response, but I'm aware that he's using Spinorama. My question isn't HOW he produces the pretty pictures, it's how he decides what is important. Forgive me if I'm incorrect in assuming your response is out of ignorance,... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @prof To quote from my previous post - "the speaker design - box vs planars vs horns vs OB". You'll have no problem in any gathering of audiophiles finding people who prefer Magnepans or Klipschorns or Linkwitz over box speakers. These speaker... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @prof Sorry, not calling you out on this, but you said "ASR evaluates equipment based on objective criteria that has been found to predict certain aspects of sound quality". I was hoping that you could point to a link/post/discussion on ASR cov... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. ASR Review: Over the years, I've read a small handful of ASR speaker reviews. I've noted the following characteristics: 1. The primary focus of all the reviews were the measurement results 2. In spite of that, the essential imperfection of speak... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @BDP24 – fantastic post idea! I had a similar experience the first time I saw Los Lobos in 1983. Robert Cray was then king of the West Coast blues circuit, but on this night in Portland, OR he was headlining the Key Largo, not a blues bar (saw th... | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? True balanced circuitry is more likely to result in slightly different SQ and improved SQ than cable differences. The cost difference should also be higher, but there are some mighty expensive cables out there! I'd buy a balanced amp (my preamp ... | |
| A great has died IIRC, Garth made several mods to his Lowrey that the company incorporated into the production version. Here's another remembrance: https://www.theringer.com/2025/01/22/music/garth-hudson-the-band-obituary | |
| I am checking out these DAC's for my system You can shop for a DAC that provides all of the inputs you currently need. Alternatively, you can shop for a DDC that provides the necessary inputs and outputs in the preferred format for whatever DAC you choose. You would then switch inputs via... | |
| BS meter is pegged! Ultimately, this appears to be just another "objectivist vs subjectivist" thread. While the OP has carefully parsed the reviewer's words based on their own understanding, the real intent is to shed doubt upon the conclusions reached. I have no i... | |
| Linear Power Supply Recommendations! Thanks @glennewdick for any additional information you can share. It's not that I believe there are no possible sonic benefits to an "audiophile" LPS. I do believe you can be an audiophile at any price level, though, and the most appropriate LPS... | |
| Linear Power Supply Recommendations! @glennewdick That seems reasonable, but incomplete. Did they give you any more specific information, like maker name, specs to look for, sites to shop? Just buying an LPS because it's cheaper doesn't seem like much of a guarantee of better per... |