simonmoon
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| CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl Despite being sick of this conversation, I will still add my input. To start with, I am a fan of both analog and CD (and digital in general), so I have no real horse in the race. Both my analog and digital rigs are on the higher end of the spectru... | |
| Great music few are aware of. Any genre. @bdp24 " Emerson got a lot of credit for being a "Classically" trained keyboardist playing Rock music. He did that, though, not by using Classical compositional knowledge to create new, song-form music, but rather by playing music written by Clas... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? In response to the OP, I think the 'controversy' goes back quite a few years, when the majority of commercially available horn speakers had a honky, nasally sound.I had this impression myself, from years of working in mid-fi and only being exposed... | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? A big part of the problem may be economies of scale.Back in the 70's, everyone that listened to music at home, owned a turntable, arm and cartridge. There were hundreds of companies making cartridges at all price points. The skill for building car... | |
| Would anyone be interested in a timeshare on an Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaner Pro? @pbnaudio I made the same recommendation a few posts before yours.I too, find that the Vinyl Stack with the 6L tank to be at least 95% of the Audiodesk or the KL for a ridiculously lower price. . | |
| Would anyone be interested in a timeshare on an Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaner Pro? In addition, there are a couple of more sellers of similar ultrasonic record cleabers on ebay.One called "Groove Clean" and another called "Cleaner Vinyl". | |
| Would anyone be interested in a timeshare on an Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaner Pro? There are several very good, budget US record cleaners available. Probably extremely close to the Audio Desk in effectiveness. I've used a friend's Vinyl Stack, and it does a fabulous job.https://thevinylstack.com/view-cart/$275 + the price of the... | |
| What are some of the downsides of owning a Magneplanar .7 or 1.7i ? My post above, hinted at a couple of problems with all Maggies, as they are built.1. The entire speaker is unstable, and will move forward and backwards slightly when playing. Installing stands to prevent the speakers from doing this, is an must o... | |
| What are some of the downsides of owning a Magneplanar .7 or 1.7i ? I have a vintage pair of MG IIIa's that I upgraded the x-overs with much better caps, reinforced the frames and added DIY stands (similar to MYE stands), and they are definitely not lacking dynamics. I listen to plenty of demanding symphonic clas... | |
| Tell Us about an Album That Took a Long Time to Grow on You When I was first getting into progressive music, I had no problems enjoying most of the better known bands (YES, Genesis, Camel, ELP, etc) on first listen.But then, Gentle Giant's "Octopus" was recommended to me. I had no idea what to make of it. ... | |
| Table enhancements on a budget- One of the main problems with so many (almost all) of the late 70's early 80's Japanese TT's is lousy, super resonant plinths, platters, bases and ineffectual feet.It will take some work, but if you put the time in, you should be able to improve t... |