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| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable I have bought some moderate expensive cables because when I auditioned them they sounded better then the cheaper cables I had. I also buy cables used and that helps reduce the amount of money spentAlan | |
| Hybrid SACDs or CDs for Redbook Playback Always preferred the redbook layer of hybrid sacds over the sacd layer. The redbook layer on a sacd should be just as good as the CDAlan | |
| Subjectivity As Pertains To Preamp Comparisons " If one person's system is not capable of the resolution necessary to easily be able to hear the difference between two products that are this radically different, their system is not capable of revealing differences." I have been hearing this no... | |
| CORK: Diffuse or Absorb? Cork absorbsAlan | |
| Where does one find turntable repair in Chicago ? Check with Holm AudioAlan | |
| Speakers closest to Merlin ? Look at some of the Joseph Audio speakers. Jeff Joseph is a brilliant designer. At CES we listened to a Stand mounted two way which was just very special called the prism I would also recommend the Nola boxerAlan | |
| Love / Hate relationship with vinyl? You said how can you check the turntable motor Is the hum and hiss always there? Even when no record is playing? If it is there only when the turntable is playing then at least the hum is coming from the motor. By the way my system is dead quiet w... | |
| Love / Hate relationship with vinyl? I use an Ortofon 2M Black into my Shindo Auriges phono stage. Dead silent. If you have the right combination of cartridge and phono stage you should not have any hum or hiss. I used to have a Myabi Ivory with an Audio Note sut into a Cary Tube pho... | |
| Tidal HiFi Test - how representative? When playing back Tidal from a computer the delay problems are a result of no gapless playback. In streamers like Sonos or Auricle they do have gapless playback so no delays. I hope Tidal fixes this. Spotify had this problem at first and eventuall... | |
| Spotify sounds compressed Something else is wrong I have heard Spotify premium on my system and it sounded very good. It certainly isn't compressed. I do have both Tidal and Classicsonline which are both better than spotify but not by that much. Can you try streaming direc... | |
| HEGEL - Is it really made in Norway ? Hegel is good stuff and just because it is made in China does not mean you shouldn't consider it. Just bought a new dac designed and made in China and it is the best dac I have ever hadAlan | |
| Any comments on DAC directly to Power amp with no I have tried this dac straight in several times and always gone back to my pre. Plus I have 3 sound sources. Got to use a pre for that. I have a Shindo Auriges pre and it totally transformed the sound of my system for the good.You are going to try... | |
| Some system advice Everybody I know who has gone back to vinyl has eventually gone back to tubes. I would get rid of the McCormack stuff and get a good tube integrated. Just my opinionAlan | |
| ortofon 2m bronze vs rega Exact 2 cartridge I have had a Bronze and now a Black. The Bronze is a very nice cartridge but the back is way better. Have not heard the exact Alan | |
| A sad tale of tube problems... I have been using tubes for 55 years. Had one problem with one product which had a bad reputation for reliability. Like someone else said you don't tell us what products you used. Many inexpensive Chinese tube amps are prone to failure. I have man... |