They didn’t write them down at all. They remembered them. In their early years, Lennon and McCartney wrote songs together and one of their rules was that if they wrote a song but then couldn’t remember how it went, they’d junk it. Since they were trying to write songs that were catchy, this rule worked […]
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I’ve put off buying a record cleaning machine for years now, and doing it by hand is just getting old (So am I for that matter). Seems like everyone has an opinion on which machine is best, but nothing really negative on the Loricraft machines. I’m looking for a used machine if possible, and if […]
Dear friends: who really needs an MM type phono cartridge?, well I will try to share/explain with you what are my experiences about and I hope too that many of you could enrich the topic/subject with your own experiences. For some years ( in this forum ) and time to time I posted that the […]
A member writes … So moving coil cartridges are superior to moving magnet are they? Well, that’s common ground, but is it true….probably not. It’s yet another hi fi myth. To keep it short (ha!) the mc tends to have better detail, and thus superior soundstaging. But, and it’s a big ‘but’, that extra detail […]
This is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Buy yourself a turntable outer rim-weight………brand doesn’t matter. These are the metal ring-type weights intended to keep the vinyl flat at the edges just as a centre clamp or weight is intended to keep the record flat at the centre. Now use it religiously on […]
As some of you may know, in the last few years I have migrated from Naim 552/500/DBLs to some custom built speakers and tube amps and have never looked back. A friend of mine who was running DBLs actively with 3×500 did the same and also loved the final results. So, in an effort to […]
Howard Popeck … irst encountered this phenomena as a retailer in 1976, and off and off subsequently. Or, more accurately, I first encountered my own incorrect belief re this quite early on. As I learned more about how to achieve meaningful demonstrations for my customers, after a timely intervention, I came to realise I was […]
Is it supposed to be the same as the tracking force or less ? MORE
Lloyd Walker has a new tweak: the black diamond crystal for cartridges. It’s a crystal you put on either the tonearm or the cartridge that [I KID YOU NOT] transforms the sound! I know, I know, [don’t ask me to explain it,I can’t] it can’t be all that, but i’m tellin you try this thing […]
I decided to buy a vintage stereo. Theres not a huge amount of options to purchase locally , Over the last two weeks I bought what I thought was the best I could find on a poor mans budget. I got a Sansui Au505 that had just been fully recapped and restored, A pair of […]
Basically, I’ve decided to buy a Rega turntable and am torn between purchasing a new RP6 and a (slightly) used P5 being sold online by an authorized Rega dealer. The P5 can be had for $850 or $1,100 including the power supply unit upgrade. The turntable already has upgraded interconnects, Cardas solid core OFC I’m […]
“I onws a CDSE se and DC2 se, but I as I don´t have not one SACD disc, I want to buy one only CD player, I has heard Naim 555, very very good, also the same for MBL, but not heard new Nagra, and it seems that the Reimyo is not made more. I […]
Can you advise me in my quest to enhance my current hi-fi system please? It looks like this: Michell GyroDec + Rega RB600 + Sumiko Blue Point Special cartridge. The phono stage is a Clear Audio Basic MM/MC. Loudspeakers are Linn Ninkas and CD player a Linn Genki. The power amp is a Linn LK140 […]
Mr. Vronsky … have you experienced your system sounding different, in the same room, at different times of the day and indeed at weekends and week days? Oh very much so, yes. One of the crushing things that you feel when you need to calm you and encourage you in life for music and you […]
May need to live with some speakers that are good at low volume for a while, due to an ear problem. My room is 15 x 12 and the speakers fire from the 12 foot wall. I use Harbeth C7’s. They have been a reasonable compromise for some years now, but they work a good […]
First published in 2011 Howard Popeck writes: Mail-order bride anyone? All purchases, from cars to mail-order brides carry a risk. Audiophile gear is no exception. However there are unavoidable and avoidable risks when it comes to imported equipment. This article seeks to shed light on an unacceptable risk in the hope that readers are alerted […]
Time for an all purpose Deltec thread as I’ve just landed a DPA PDM3 at a bargain price from teh eBays: My figuring being that Deltec always had a reputation for making really good digital kit and even though this one didn’t make much of a splash at it’s original £2650 price tag it has […]
Hey folks. I’m debating adding a preamp into my system, which currently comprises an modified Audiolab MDAC (which needs a repair, pending), some sources and a pair of active speakers. Whilst the MDAC does a sterling job with audio, it doesn’t allow me to connect any analogue inputs and I have often wondered if a […]
Hi there I am looking for some help!! I purchsed some old BBC monitiors about 8 years ago and I am looking for some info? the units have no ID at all on them but when I open’d them inside I found a tag that had: Unit FL6/4 Serial No 232 Date 27/2/64 The speakers […]
It is no dark secret that I am involved in producing a new product range. I have been busy lately but had some time to spare to share some of my thoughts… Whilst working on our new range, I have been faced with some dilemmas and have met with some challenges. Many are related to […]
In a currently running thread on a certain RIAA / Line stage beginning with the letter “E”, some very provocative comments were made that are of a general nature. I fear that this conversation will be lost on the many individuals who have soured on the direction which that particular thread has taken. For the […]
Greetings from the UK. Here’s a thread – from a while back – that some members here might find contains interesting observations, advice and, perhaps, more. In my view, certainly worth dipping in and out of if even if you have only a few minutes to spare. Neil / editor =============== Some of you may […]
I bought this well respected phono stage as a stop gap earlier this year. I fancy trying something else so this needs to go to help fund it. There’s not a lot on the web about these but everything you do find it positive. I can’t tell you much about the specs I’m afraid. Patrick […]
I bought this well respected phono stage as a stop gap earlier this year. I fancy trying something else so this needs to go to help fund it. There’s not a lot on the web about these but everything you do find it positive. I can’t tell you much about the specs I’m afraid. Patrick […]