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Amplification: what are the biggest advances of the last 40 years?
Hello,Nowaday, it is not politically correct to claim that audio amp have improve within the last 40 years...The designer in the past were not only  technician but also musician or audiophile...all were music lover.and pioner ...Franck mc intosh, ... 
Audiophile Loudness Wars—Too Much again!?
Hi everybody,If we back to the end of the eighties ,most of the tube preamp were fitted with phono stage .My favorite preamp like  Pv 8, Pv 9a from Conrad johnson were terrific in term of matters and dynamic....The pot volume was rarely set over 9... 
Best Preamp and Amp combination, interesting finding!!!
Hi viethluu,So I agree with you regarding the preamp influence..I have been involved by high end audio equipment since the beginning of the eigthies...At that time the worldwide market niche and audiophiles education have established listening aud... 
Why is there so much separation between the professional audio and audiophile worlds?
We have to keep in mind that the final recording of the music is under the responsability of the artistik realizator/ director linked with the production company..As a result the  technical task of the sound engineer is not free since he has to fo... 
Best type of metal for turntable platform?
Hello,I remember audiophile discuss we had during  the vinyl  " golden age" from middle of seventies to eighties"We had discovered the " sound" of the turntable highlighted by the audio litterature ( Ivor tieffenbrun Linn sondek)In general two app... 
Which Component Has the Greatest Affect on Low-Level Listening
Hi,No doubt that more dynamic is available, more the listening to low level is confortable...Try to compare mp3 vs cd or hi res..Physiologic correction with loudness ( fletcher)remains artificial but efficient compromise  with hifi standart compon... 
Does Age Matter?
I' am 70, listen to hifi for the beginning of the seventies and practise vocal jazz within a musician and chorus ' group 2hours per week ( prior confinement...)My hifi system is 30 years old in average ,analogic  thorens td 124 ,sme 3012, at 33 pt... 
Preamp recommendation
I have discovered preamp's add value by the end of the seventies until the end of the eighties  in listening Conrad johnson vs audioresearch gears..A local distributor and personal friend organised listening sessions outside opening hours of the s...