sokogear
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| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD My point is that it is impossible to find the time to listen to 31000 records. | |
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD @facten - why amused? Streaming for exploring is fine (not personally for me), but you have to like something and listen to what you like at least once a year. 3500 records = about 2600 hours of listening. That's more than a full time job if you d... | |
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD @fleschler - I didn't even think of the term archivist. If you are creating a reference library for others to access, it makes sense, especially since it sounds like you have the space for it and can find a title in a minute or so. As far as liste... | |
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD @fleschler - obviously you are a hoarder or maybe more kindly, an overcollector. What is the point of having a record that you can't possibly listen to more than once in your lifetime? I listen maybe 15-20 hours a week which equates to about 1000... | |
| VPI Industries---Love the Company as Much as their Turntables I met Mat at his offices and he was incredibly down to earth, nice and reasonable. Sold me a new van den Hul cartridge (they are the US distributor) instead of getting my old one serviced since he said the pandemic had made it very difficult to to... | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR @bdp24 - over in the US I think Soundsmith is more popular with the higher end audio market than Grade which makes some very inexpensive cartridges. 5mv output sounds like it would blow up my phono stage! | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR @lalitk - that's exactly what I said - they (Elusive Disc) charge tax if you live in a state that charges it. That changed fairly recently - you used to be able to buy records from them in sales tax states without paying it. Then the Amazon rule k... | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR @lalitk I thought elusive disc charges sales tax if the state you live in collects it (that's what they told me). For the cost of shipping alone, you will get a lower pressing number direct from AS and the peace of mind and quicker availability i... | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR @larsman - that's why I said forget that generalization too. @bdp24 - sorry for not mentioning moving iron - don't know much about them other than they are mainly sold by Soundsmith and are a small niche, so of course any model can be compared to ... | |
| MoFi v/s UHQR We are very fortunate that there are several companies making high level audiophile records these days from $38 for Blue Note Tone Poet series to AP UHQRs at $150. Comparisons between MOFI (I assume you are referring to the One Steps from Music Di... | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? You should be able to get a nice discount on $50K speakers. at least 20-25% which makes the decision easier. If I were going to spend that kind of dough (which I wouldn't) I would buy from a dealer for peace of mind. If I couldn't get any discount... | |
| The Psychology Of Collecting Hoarders on the other hand, need help. It is a medical issue. | |
| The Psychology Of Collecting Funny- reposting a comment I just made a few minutes ago.... I despise collectors - they purposely drive prices up. When the record manufacturers like Acoustic Sounds, Music Direct, Blue Note, Speakers Corner, etc. come out with reissues I am hap... | |
| If Steely Dan had a different vocalist Steely Dan IS Fagen's vocals, like it or not (other than the couple David Palmer tracks on CBAT and the one from Becker (RIP) that I skip over from Everything must Go. I've seen them over 20 times including the various projects DF has been involve... | |
| You're not a true audiophile unless... Collectors should stick to stamps, coins, art, and beanie babies. Car collectors are OK if they drive them at least a thousand or two miles per year or they are truly art (the multimillion dollar ones that belong in a museum) investments. Cars are... |