yoyoyaya
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| Heavy Vinyl @relayer101 - I agree, Analog Productions work is excellent. My comment about not buying much new vinyl relates to new releases of new music rather than reissued material. I've more existing vinyl than I can practically get around to listening to... | |
| Heavy Vinyl Thanks for all the replies. I think, maybe I have a different definition of warped because its a very exceptional record that is truly flat in the first place. Picking up on something else in the discussion, I don't buy much new vinyl because I'm... | |
| Rumors of CD Demise Exagerated? New Hegel There is a fundamental difference between CD and vinyl because you can't make a compact disc semiconductor laser in your garage. The biggest threat to CD is the elimination of optical drives in computers. Unfortunate, but hopefully there are eno... | |
| All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong The Spendor BC1 - ok introduced in 1971 - is still a fine speaker. On the specifics of the topic, it is of course a ridiculous generation to say that all pre 1970 speakers are rubbish. In the case of the ESL 57, very many would argue that the ESL... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Listen, and I mean really listen - you'd be surprised how many people don't. | |
| Room Too Dead @OP. You need to measure the room. An excessively absorptive room can result in some fairly serious frequency response anomalies. Its more likely to cause suckouts - but the absence of one frequency can seem like an excess of another. A set of te... | |
| The use of digital pitch correction software on vocal recordings Anything that is recorded and reproduced by "mechanical" means, whether it be a photograph or a sound recording is by definition artificial. There are times when I've softened skin in portraits a little because my medium format digital camera and ... | |
| Another Golden Ear test. Opening a padlock is not just about sound, it's more about feel, so guitarists and other stringed instrument player's will do it better. Not that I recommend going round trying to pick locks. :(( | |
| One key to building great systems over time. @Glenn747, re Schiit and speaking to Ghdprentices points about research/respected reviews - the principals behind Schiit have an outstanding track record in the industry. That brings up a good point - that it is not just the brand, but who are the... | |
| McIntosh MA352 Mirror Finish Scratches You'll probably need to find someone who specialises in metal polishing as polishing stainless steel to a mirror finish is a tricky technique to master involving lots of grades of abrasives and practice. | |
| One key to building great systems over time. @ghdprentice, in general I agree with you. I'd offer a couple of supplementary observations. By and large, the companies that have staying power have it for a reason - in terms of the multidimensional quality of their products. They also tend to b... | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation @OP. Sorry to be of only limited help as I haven't heard the Lumin. However, I have yet to hear any digital device with an integrated volume control that sounded better than the same device being run through a preamp of sufficient quality. It's so... | |
| Bought a system without auditioning, thoughts? @OP If you had to buy a system unheard (which I don't recommend doing), that's not a bad shot at it. The speakers wouldn't be my cup of tea but at least the Pass amplification is pretty refined so it's a pretty good match, even if it has more powe... | |
| MM Phono Stages With Greater Than 40 dB of Gain? The Passlabs XP-27 starts at 56db of gain (selectable in three 10db increments) and is has adjustable resistance and capacitance from the front panel. | |
| USED pre-amp + amplifier combo for B&W 802 Matrix series 3 around or under 2000? @OP. I suspect it will be a bit of a struggle at that price point. You need a power amplifier section with lots of current - and the capacity to deliver it into low impedance. Even secondhand, the budget to do that with good sound quality is a cha... |