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| A very good ENGINEERING explanation of why analog can not be as good as digital.. This many years after the cd was forced upon us, I have yet to hear a "normal" cd of solo piano that gave me as complete an aural image as many recordings have on vinyl, clicks and pops notwithstanding. That said, the SACD version of Keith Jarrett... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Two thoughts: if the difference in retail prices between Tokyo and the US is truly as stated, there's plenty of margin to offer, on a selected basis, a loaner or two to qualified potential buyers, most probably previous clients of the establishmen... | |
| Seller is responsible to get item to you, intact. yes? or no? As I read through these, it becomes obvious that, whenever possible, meeting the seller to pick up the item yourself reduces a lot of potential headaches and actually reduces expenses. I drove from Newport News to just south of Philly to meet the ... | |
| Stillpoints - snake oil? A somewhat obvious thought (to me at least) is that the dealer should be willing to demo identical systems with and without Stillpoints to give prospective purchasers a chance to hear any differences without having to take them home first. I under... | |
| Items for sale here and on ebay without remotes.... Stolen stuff gets fenced or pawned quickly. For cash. No grab and run thief is going to take the time to open an E-bay account, tied to a credit card through Paypal, pay to ship an item and wait for payment... seriously... | |
| Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 My comment in the NY Times on the passing of Anthony Bourdain:If we're lucky, once or twice in our lifetimes we are exposed to the words and ideas of someone who, for whatever reason, speaks to our souls. For me, one of those few voices was that o... | |
| Vinyl - Hearing The Beginning of the Song One Revolution Earler Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert on several different vinyl versions and the original ECM cd version had that issue. The Tower Records/ECM SACD version does not. | |
| A Millennial recounts their journey from low-end to high-end audio. Thanks for your post - anyone selling or manufacturing audio equipment should use your points as critical information in understanding the current marketplace.For example, some things that doesn't happen so much anymore are scenarios where you mig... | |
| Oppo Ceasing production It would seem that on one hand, the parent company makes more on other lines than on these and has shifted resources, on the other, for whatever reason, they were not willing to raise their prices enough to make continued production feasible. The ... | |
| Curious How These Nordost Speaker Cables Do What They Do @jmcgrogan2 +1, squared. Tone control is a very apt description of cabling, along with your statement about choosing components or cables to do so, more or less. Systems with no onboard tone controls in my experience, have seemed to be more respo... | |
| Quincy Jones Interview Clickbaits from interviews are very popular these days and I’m sure Quincy said fairly innocuous things for most of this one but the 3 or 4 that would elicit OMGs were pushed forward as being the most important ones he said. Sort of like sitting a... | |
| Shopping at Goodwill anyone? Goodwill International CEO Jim Gibbons made $729,000 in salary and deferred compensation in 2017, nowhere near what comparable CEOs make.... | |
| Tom Petty: It was an "accidental" OD The main point is that Petty wasn't using his meds recreationally — he was simply doing his best to cope with a crippling injury that was only getting worse, all in order to live up to his touring commitments. At his level of fame, he wouldn't h... | |
| Review Audioquest Hurricane (part 1) Bo the OP says "You have no idea what sound is..." I say Bo the OP has no idea what coherent thought is...I’d wager the majority of us here know what sound is and have a reasonable idea of how to achieve better sound than most, given the limitatio... | |
| What is your favorite budget audio component? gsm18439653 posts11-29-2017 12:46amSpica TC-50 speakers. +1 |