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| Articles You Feel Should be Shared djones,Definitely belongs here. I can't think of anyone left in audio whose opinions matter more than Floyd Toole's.It's funny but I had been recently thinking about giving this another listen. Sometimes I like to fall asleep to this kind of stuff... | |
| Articles You Feel Should be Shared Music as MedicineI guess we Audiophiles know this stuff already, but just in case anyone missed it. https://www.britishacademyofsoundtherapy.com/musical-daily-allowance/?The full report - available as a pdf file by following the link in the articl... | |
| Floored by Beatles "White Album" Reissue tablejockey,"I'm hard pressed to choose a favorite side."Me too, even though side 2 has both I'm So Tired and Piggies. But then side 3 has Sexy Sadie. | |
| IM Distortion, Speakers and the Death of Science Yes, it’s fair to say that for the majority of consumers science may as well be dead.Marketing has long abandoned the use of scientific data when attempting consumers to part with their money. The world has changed and so has the consumer.Today’s ... | |
| Tweaks - An Honest Discussion With over 30 years of obsession in Hi-Fi I have tried out quite a few recommended system tweaks. Looking back I have no idea why I wasted so much of my time on them.A lot of it was down to reading popular writers of the day. Here in the UK Jimmy H... | |
| Leben CS600 or Atmasphere or ARC lalitk"‘not just the gold but the green too!’@jond,There is just something very sexy about Leben appearance not to mention the seductive sound."Yes it's an almost timeless archetypal look suggesting some form of an extraordinary oriental exoticism... | |
| Child Damage Mitigation asvjerry,"With a new child (congrats, BTW), all bets are off....and you likely won't have the time or energy for 'sonic amusement'.....;)"Yes. Yes. Yes.There's are very good reasons why it's best to have children whilst you're young and able.Espec... | |
| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. n80You’re going to get zillions of suggestions, any of which might or might not do much for you.Unfortunately I find that Jazz is a gourmet dish (much like Classical). It demands certain conditions before it can be fully savoured, (for me a fast d... | |
| Leben CS600 or Atmasphere or ARC jond,"From your list I would go Leben great match for Devore and great sounding integrated. Plus it's drop dead gorgeous."Yes, even switched off it looks fabulous.If this isn't a dream amp, what is?I sometimes wish that NAD / Sony / Technics / Mar... | |
| Child Damage Mitigation jon_5912"I've had them crank it up to 11, panic, and run."Me too, unforgettable experience. Amp survived, speakers survived, but I almost didn't.I love my Creek Destiny 1 amp but next time I'm getting something with a heavier volume dial and mayb... | |
| Child Damage Mitigation Good advice so far. Short sharp shock is what’s required.Let’s face it kids and audio don’t mix well - until they get used to it using it properly. My teenage daughter is excellent at taking care of CDs, DVDs and using tech. But along the way, esp... | |
| audiophiles who are just getting the itch to upgrade LP12 is the classic bottomless money pit piece of kit to be found in the whole of audio. Basically an Ariston RD11 / Thorens TD150 endlessly milked thereafter. Once you're in deep it's damn difficult to cut your losses and get back out - but not ... | |
| 10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts cleeds,Well I think prof's balloon bursting satire is as hilarious as The Life of Brian. YMMV.Of course I would readily be the first to apologise to prof if it somehow turned out he was being serious! You see with all cable debates it's not always... | |
| 10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts prof,"Ah, the logic of the Golden Ears. "If only you my had ears to hear!"Millercarbon, I’d like to enlighten you: You should try swapping your expensive cables for radio shack zip cord, and get rid of all those cable risers.When you do you SHOULD... | |
| 10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts Before we continue to go around in semantic circles getting lost along the way why don’t we have a look at this recent post. http://archimago.blogspot.com/2020/04/measurements-nb-cables-vigilante.html?m=1Archimago goes into more thorough testing a... |