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This is an issue that I have never understood – why do so many people put spikes under their hi-fi equpment or speakers? I have never gotten a good answer that is not filled with the typical audiophile mumbo-jumbo. One person once told me that they acted as a physical diode that prevented vibrations from […]
Getting into a mid-level system is probably easier than defining it. Is price the determinate for categorizing a system, or is it performance? Do we call a great sounding economy system entry-level because it doesn’t cost much? I’ve seen small fortunes invested in loudspeakers connected to mid-level or even entry-level electronics. And I’ve seen the […]
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Paul McGowan writes: In our comments about amplifier damping and how higher damping factors offer better control of the loudspeaker than that of low damping factors, several of you wrote suggesting that some high damping amps sound cold while the opposite can also apply. This observation has merit but the conclusion that better control of […]
John Atkinson wrote in 2010 ….. Way back in the mists of time, around 1980 to be exact, the Marantz company in Europe introduces a range of ostensibly cost-no-object solid-state electronics under the “Esotec” banner. Manufactured in Japan, but apparently designed in the USA, these ruggedly constructed components are noteworthy in that the power amplifiers […]
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More of mainstream rocker than a true hardcore blueswoman, when Bonnie Raitt cuts loose on her slide-guitar (learned firsthand from Mississippi Fred McDowell), the blues notes fall like rain. Raitt earned her blues pedigree the hard way, performing alongside greats like McDowell, Sippie Wallace, and Howlin’ Wolf, so we’ll cut her some slack ’round these […]
Paul McGowan … My son Scott handed me a new book he just finished reading and suggested I read it. I am reading it and enjoying it. Others send me music to listen to. Sharing books and music has been a part of our culture for many, many years. I suspect it will continue to […]
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