roberjerman
Responses from roberjerman
| Brand new to vinyl: Help! +1 gasbose! That Dynavector high-output mc cartridge will handily outperform ANY Ortofon mm! I myself have one in my collection of various cartridges! Just do a careful alignment and setup! Don't waste money on fancy cables! Buy an original US or... | |
| Old or new gear Buy a nicely restored pair of Dynaco Mk 3's. A classic design - 60 watts and excellent iron! Half the price of a Mac 275! I have a pair myself! Excellent resale value, too! | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! MQA's claim of "authenticity" (the little blue light) is plainly bogus! See FredericV's posts (Feb 20) on the Computer Audio site! | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! A money-grabbing scheme by THE BIG THREE (Warners - Universal - Sony) to get the innocent to buy the SAME music all over again! And a sneaky Trojan horse of DRM! | |
| Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera The two "Peters" (Aczel and Moncrieff) made a determined attempt to avoid "favoritism" and "commercialism". Check out The Audio Critic (TAC) and International Audio Review (IAR). Listening combined with measuring for honest and forthright assessme... | |
| To keep, upgrade or change I recommend a Pioneer PLX1000 TT. $700. Direct drive. Add the latest Grado MI cartridge ($100 - 200) and you will have a fine sounding system. Later, you can upgrade to an MC cartridge (Denon, Hana ...). | |
| re capping As an example: my Son of Ampzilla (circa 1977) is now going on its third year of daily use! Working perfectly well and sounding mighty fine! I bought it used with an unknown number of hours from the previous owner. Took a chance and plugged it str... | |
| re capping Transistor gear works and sounds best when left on 24/7. Electrolytic caps kept fully charged will function perfectly well and not degrade! Long periods of unuse are to be avoided. But they can often be restored by using a VARIAC to slowly ramp-up... | |
| NAA Clock Timing Improvements w/Asynchronous USB? +1 kijanki! Best explanation I've read so far on USB/DAC compatibility! | |
| How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC? Get an asynchronous DAC! See kijanki's post from 2-18-2018! Problem solved! | |
| Can you help me in my search for my first turntable? Get a restored Garrard 301 with a custom plinth and a Fidelity Research FR64S tonearm! Add a Miyajima Shilabe mc cartridge and you will have a world-class TT system! | |
| Most overrated bands How about Taylor Swift? She's made enough money to buy 60 million dollars of Manhattan real estate! But musicality? | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible Runner-up goes to the Elrod $18,000 PC! | |
| Most overrated bands The Rolling Stones have done nothing worthwhile since Some Girls (1977)! Or if you disagree, nothing worth listening to since Exile (1971). | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible My favorite is the Teleportation Tweak by a certain G.Kait! |