whart
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| Best vinyl purchases based on pressing, studio production, sound quality and enjoyment. If you dig peak Linda Ronstadt, you might explore Andrew Gold, who worked with her on a number of those great albums. He was a producer, arranger, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who is almost forgotten today. He came from very successful mus... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming Hi, George. I am familiar with DR measurements and the effects of dynamic compression. I guess my question should have been more pointed: how do you know what mastering you are getting on a streaming service? Are mastering credits provided by the ... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming I’ve just started taking digital seriously as a playback medium (as opposed to using it for background music or work related stuff) and have been pleasantly surprised by how good it can be, even with a relatively modest set up, compared to my viny... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? That’s pretty much where I spend my most of my time. Brian Davison, every which way-- US Mercury is fine. Not crazy expensive for a clean copy. Sounds a lot like early Traffic. White boy blues shouter plus jazz and exotic motifs.Blast Furnace- S/T... | |
| How to pre clean a very dirty LP before Ultrasound Machine? Right on re mold @paulcreed probably makes sense to wear a mask too, you don't want to breath that stuff. | |
| How to pre clean a very dirty LP before Ultrasound Machine? Agree with @analogluvr --if you are in NY you should be able to source distilled water cheaply at a grocery in 1 gallon jugs. If you don’t have a vacuum RCM, you can manually pre-clean. Tap water is filled with minerals and you are adding contamin... | |
| Electrostatic Speakers @davidclarke- So, you have some direct history. The XA was my first 'real' turntable and the LST was a pretty serious speaker in the day-- pretty inefficient as I recall (and ML did his thing with those as well). I slung hi-fi in late high school,... | |
| Electrostatic Speakers @davidclarke-You might reach out to Kent McCollum at Electrostatic Solutions in the midwest. I know he restores the original Quad and the ’63. He restored my originals that I purchased in 1973, added a protection circuit, and more modern, standard... | |
| I am hunting for a very high end manged power filter. Thanks @folkfreak - I had purchased the big Equi=Tech wall cabinet for eventual install in a stand alone building, but time and expense got away from me. I eventually sold the E=T to another audiophile. I gather that Torus made those transformers.... | |
| I am hunting for a very high end manged power filter. I know virtually nothing about computer remote controlled power systems, but as the core of a power system for audio, I opted for a large isolation transformer made by Controlled Power out of Troy Michigan. The company builds to order for medical ... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @totem395 - Tomtem- i think you misstated the article which (correctly as I understand it) says that higher frequency = smaller bubbles. The theory, so far as record cleaning goes, is those smaller bubbles may do more to get into the grooves. But ... | |
| Is the Last Record Preservative system a worthwhile investment? Thanks for the response, @billstevenson | |
| Is the Last Record Preservative system a worthwhile investment? I wonder if the demonstration @billstevenson described put the records in question to more of a test than normal play. The data on vinyl recovery after play is scant. I don't use LAST, but there are plenty of records I've purchased over the years,... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @Labpro–– Although much of this thread is devoted to DIY methods, many of us have had the Audio Desk. I owned one before the "Pro" was introduced, and based on the recommendation of some early adopters, reduced the amount of "fluid" I put into the... | |
| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth There have been many threads, here and elsewhere, on Better Records and Tom Port. I have never bought a record from him (for reasons explained below), but do agree that the latest audiophile remaster of a well-worn warhorse may not sound better th... |