jwei
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| Changing audio beliefs At first I always wanted more bass. Didn't matter if it was toneless one-note thumping. More was better. Gave that up as I learned how to listen. | |
| Help! Treble Trouble! I once experienced a loss of treble accompanied by solid bass. Found out I had plugged my high level source into a mm phono input in the amp, so I was hearing the effect of the equalization of the RIAA curve. Sigh I trust your case is different. | |
| Fletcher Munson 'Loudness Control' Video My old Acoustic Research amplifier has tone controls modeled off the Fletcher-Munson curves and notably uses sliding inflection points for the equalization -- the more boost was dialed in, the closer the inflection hinge point came to the center. ... | |
| Question for the older folks- did you ditch vinyl when cd arrived? I tend to be a slow adopter of new stuff. I resisted getting into CD in the early years when the technology was still evolving. My first CD player was in my SUV in the early '90s. Obviously I have kept all my vinyl. I still buy vinyl, CDs, and... | |
| Do you have any gear that was outright given to you? Nope, I given stuff away but no one ever gave me anything. | |
| “Civilian” reaction to your gear? Most people just ignore it. One friend asked what all the boxes do. Another asked me if I had any McIntosh gear. (I do, just my MR 78.) | |
| Brands That Died Tice -- The clock was roundly mocked, but their power conditioners had tremendous build quality. | |
| Your turntable history BSR MA70 as part a a 3 piece Fisher "compact" system. Benjamin Miracord 50h Dual 1019 VPI HW-19 Mark III VPI TNT HR-X | |
| Anyone Else Running Two Systems? Running a 5 channel audio set up with multiple sources with my flat screen in an AV system. And an audio only 2 channel system with multiple sources including a vinyl rig. Plus another 2 channel system in my office fed from my computer and a blu... | |
| Beware: Magnum Dynalab are not "doing repairs, upgrades or service right now"!! Check the post above by @mag01 : Hi Everybody, My name is Ben. I was the only technician who repaired all Magnum Dynalab products for more than 35 years. If you need your Magnum Dynalab Tuners or Amplifiers repaired, please contact me at: benn... | |
| Brands That Died California Audio Labs | |
| Do you buy new, used or new or used gear? I buy new speakers, vinyl playback hardware, and CD/SACD players -- devices with mechanical components. My electronics are mainly bought used tho not really old. One policy I've adopted is to only buy older pre/pro's for my AV system because the... | |
| Sonny Rollins - Rip Sonny Collins. RIP. Colossus indeed. | |
| I am not a robot @boxcarman Yah, I've enjoyed Attorney Woo, and I'm currently watching her Wonderfools. Most Kdramas feature some sound system as part of the decor. I always check out their equipment choices. lol | |
| I am not a robot I liked the cute Korean romcom "I Am Not Robot." |