tomrk
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| Amazon Selling Used CDs Advertised As New It sounds like you purchased from a 3rd party. In almost all cases, 3rd party sales are used. That's why they're less expensive. I usually buy on CDs on Discogs, yes, they’re all used, but as long as they play, being used doesn’t make them in... | |
| Audio Grade Ethernet Cable @kr4 It defies any sort of logic that hand-rolled Ethernet cables would actually be better than machines built cables (or even work at all). As you obviously know, the whole idea of a machine twisted pair cable would be to eliminate variations in... | |
| Is it possible to really know what you're doing? @knotscott That's a great idea in your post about developing a taste for what you like. If you're a classical music fan, attend a performance of an orchestra, or if you like string quartets, attend a performance. Likewise if you like Jazz, go t... | |
| Sellers Beware @devinplombier Everything you say is true, but on eBay, you can contact the seller directly if they didn't put in a shipping cost. Plus on eBay you can make an offer without commitment (if rejected) Not putting in a shipping cost invites peopl... | |
| Network Switches Would an upgraded switch have any sonic impact? Unlikely, unless the current switch is defective. Although sometimes we hear what we want to hear. | |
| How large (or small) is the audiophile market? @invalid you do realize that the only reason most young people have a large playlist is because they don't have to pay for it, they actually expect it to be free The reason they have large playlists is because they're all using Spotify which f... | |
| Vinyl playback - lack of bass? @bbarten If you want an album with some good solid bass, listen to the Styx Equinox album (IMHO their best album), especially the song "Midnight Ride". "Suite Madam Blue" is a great song as well. And if you turn up the bass, it's your system, i... | |
| Vinyl playback - lack of bass? @bbarten If you think of the pop/rock albums of the 70’s in particular, they were generally played in cars on either 8-track or cassette. The speakers of the time were placed in trunks on the rear package shelf, so they emphasized the bass. Here... | |
| Vinyl playback - lack of bass? I always assumed the bass was not as pronounced on vinyl because of the physical limitations of a plastic disk having grooves that have to satisfy the both the high end and low end of the spectrum (isn’t that why the RIAA curve was used?). And ye... | |
| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) @cyackulic You have the best post in this entire thread. Nicely done. | |
| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) People are missing the obvious cause (besides unrealistic seller expectations). Young people aren't interested in HiFi. They listen on headphones. And you can get a decent experience listening experience with your iPhone/Android and a nice set... | |
| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) He blamed it on the political environment That's such a vague statement. It seems much more likely that prices are simply too high. I assume any sort of consumer goods lose at least 50% of their assumed value once you take it home and use it. ... | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. It's a fair review of a classic 70's speaker. For those that look down their nose at the Bose (see what I did there), HiFi is about what makes you happy, and since speakers in particular are very personal in terms of expectations, 901s had (I bel... | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» It's worse than you think. 100% of all audiophiles are highly likely to die over the course of their life. | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" @mulveling Is there a metric (number) for what constitutes a high current amplifier? |