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Worth pursuing analog sound from digital?
cleeds2,434 posts09-11-2019 1:41pmelliottbnewcombjrDigital is a broken chain, no matter how many links, how much you polish those broken links, Digital will/can NEVER be the unbroken chain analog is.It isn't clear what you mean here. Digital isn... 
Favorite cover?
great topic,first one from the recesses of my mind, Sophie Millman, Being Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeCpx5O8tJk actually anything she does. Her concert from Montreal Jazz Festival on DVD is one of my all time favoritesyou tube link ... 
Worth pursuing analog sound from digital?
Analog isn't the only thing, I would never get rid of my digital.Digital can be enjoyable, even involving, terrific, however: Digital is a broken chain, no matter how many links, how much you polish those broken links, Digital will/can NEVER be th... 
Do you guys like Adele's music?
Adele's SONGWRITING' is what is covered throughout the known galaxy. Her voice 'in front of the music' allows understanding her words readily, and she conveys the emotions of the words extremely well. Her ability to hold long notes is terrific. I ... 
Phono cartridge suggestions sought
I'm 71, My cartridge/stylus comments are below, but consider them in the context of my aged attitude:.Practical over esoteric; fine quality is good enough; chase great recordings, discover new artists, rather than tweaks. I believe analog process ... 
Is integrated the future for 2 channel audiophiles?
R2R reduces 88" to 68", TT reduces to 48". 
Is integrated the future for 2 channel audiophiles?
Integrated: Reduced Space; Remote Volume; Reduced Interconnects; Reduced Cost. Remote Volume (modern preamp or modern integrated) effects top shelf space requirements. I used both SS and Tube Amps (Stereo or Mono) for many years on lower shelves ... 
SACD Player--Do you use it and feel you'd replace it if it broke?
I made cassette tapes with that TT to give to friends. A very nice Onkyo dual cassette player, still in the system, hardly ever used. 
SACD Player--Do you use it and feel you'd replace it if it broke?
I was excited to get a highly regarded Oppo for blu ray and SACD, bought some SACDs, especially a series of Oscar Peterson's 'for my friends'. (wonderful in any format!). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusively_for_My_Friends What's the differ... 
Ears hurt when listening after changing speakers
I wonder if others have also experienced this. Over the years, as I progressively improved my system, it seems I progressively listened at lower volumes. I still play WAR, RARE EARTH, ... loud, but not 'generally' as loud.Perhaps these speakers ar... 
Interconnect Directionality
I am skeptical of many tweaks, based on my and other's listening to changes in my and my friend's systems,  There might be initial 'errors' of construction/cable path, rectified by simply messing about (like wiggling a phone charger cord), or nat... 
Need help to know the value of these items
Have you listened to the system? You might be amazed by the involvement with music you perhaps never experienced, and keep some or all of it. It was my inheritance of a remarkable sound system in 1973, age 25, that opened my ears to a lifetime of ... 
Its the recording stupid!!
It's a chance for me to repeat: Stop chasing tweaks, start chasing great recordings! 
Its the recording stupid!!
Well,Younger, yes. As you age, experience adds up, you have confidence in your system you have accumulated, then it is both disturbing and rewarding but not alarming. We have learned to listen intently, and put together systems that reveal the goo... 
Equipment Rack Between Speakers...Good or Bad
roxy54 So, back to you, have you decided to try anything different after various input?