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  1. noricd

    Power amps - how to buy

    Myles, I now accept those parts of your valuable comments which I understand. At the end of this post I note that there are parts I don't know how to listen for, eg tonality and harmonic structure. It's always delightful to have clear thinking to see gaps as you've done. Drawing on what...
  2. noricd

    Power amps - how to buy

    So that I can learn or comment in response, Myles please indicate what the acronyms AHC, LCD and DUT stand for. Thanks.
  3. noricd

    Power amps - how to buy

    Recording Sound Quality It's good of you Tim to point out the critical role of a recording's sound quality. I did not touch on that in my article. That was because it was partly off-topic and partly ignorance on my part. I'm learning. Over at The Art of Listening - Before and After thread...
  4. noricd

    Power amps - how to buy

    This month I wrote "Power amps - how to buy", reflecting on my learning journey leading me to Audiolab 8200MB monoblocks for my kit, listening room and music of choice. I've extracted below the most useful paragraph near the end of the article: "I learned valuable lessons in what to...
  5. noricd

    The Art of Listening - Before and After

    Bruce - Heartfelt thanks for these before and after recordings you've generously shared; and also for the other Art of Listening thread posts by you. Your post links are superb case studies guided by your commentary. I'll share them with my 8 year old piano playing son and friends as perfect...
  6. noricd

    Thanks for sharing

    I too felt left behind, ever since the early 1970s when my brother got married and left home taking with him his great hi fi system. I used what I had, which was focused on a pile of wonderful memories and music in various formats. From about five years ago I felt the rumble of digital media...
  7. noricd

    Thanks for sharing

    And below is my current and anticipated setup, the unusual element being Germany's Elac speakers. 2 Channel. ZONE 1 - Mac mini [4RAM, iTunes, Apple lossless, optical cable] > Denon VCR-3310 > Chord Odyssey speaker cables > Elac FS 247 speakers [4 ohms]. Shortly to add: Emotiva XLR-2 poweramp +...
  8. noricd

    Thanks for sharing

    Happy to be part of this sharing community. :cool:

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