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  1. Another Johnson

    Michael Fremer AXPONA 2024

    I don’t have to listen to your videos to know that the audio tracks are not the same. Just because they sound different does not mean that they are not sorely colored by the system used for the videography. Aside from this comment, I have nothing else to say on this subject. If you like...
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    Play an instrument? Or play a recording?

    I’m recuperating from both left and right total shoulder replacements. I’d given up playing instruments because my shoulders were so bad that I had no choice. In recuperation, I’m finding that as I gain facility and can play again, it is much more fun to make music than to play recordings...
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    Michael Fremer AXPONA 2024

    Certainly vinyl isn’t dead. Lots of cool gear to sort through. For those who believe the audio in videos shows off two channel systems, the soundtrack suggests that differences are subtle.
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    What cables are you using in your system ?????

    No. It is the wrong cable for that listener listening to that system. A good dealer can readily help by providing good auditions and/or in home trial. If one buys based on price and what “those guys on the internet said,” without a good demo or in home trial, disappointment should not be...
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    Fuse and Cable Directionality

    Unless you’ve listened to his system with him, you’re in no position to judge. What you can judge is how such changes affect your system. I was a denier for over 30 years. But I changed my view when I started experimenting in my own system. Your ears, your system. Not your opinion...
  6. Another Johnson

    Fuse and Cable Directionality

    Perhaps he’s not an asshat. Why criticize his personal choice? If it makes no sense to you, why not let it go at that?
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    Fuse and Cable Directionality

    No. I mean that you should not waste money for show. As an example, CJ’s CEO once told me that his designs were not very cable sensitive. We have to listen for ourselves and make only those changes that matter in our situation.
  8. Another Johnson

    What cables are you using in your system ?????

    Who’s to argue? Your system, your ears. No one should use expensive alternatives if they don’t discern any difference.
  9. Another Johnson

    Fuse and Cable Directionality

    Try it both ways. If you can’t tell any difference, it’s not important in your system.
  10. Another Johnson

    Help with Valhalla 2 1.75m DIN/LEMO tonearm cable

    Do not have anyone reterminate it except Nordost. You will make the value go to zero if you do. Do not look at asking prices. They are not the market. Look at selling prices. Audio Blue Book, HiFi Shark, … your problem is that these do not have a high volume of used sales so data are less...
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    Help with Valhalla 2 1.75m DIN/LEMO tonearm cable

    Rather than spend up front to reterminate, advertise that you will pay for this to suit the buyer. Don’t hold your breath hoping to get a big fraction of the nominal value of esoteric cables on resale. Big money spent on cables often turns out to be a sunk cost. You’re paying for the “play...
  12. Another Johnson

    marantz 2270

    Bose said they’d work with amps that were rated as low as 10 Wpc. The 2270 was rated (during its short run 50 years ago) at 70 Wpc. The more important questions are: - Do my samples of the 2270 and 901 perform to their specs? - Why would this pairing be worth resurrecting in 2024? Maybe...
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    Rega P6 vs Pro-ject X8?

    Rega is known for consistently good quality control. The others you are attracted to are not. Roll the dice. You may get lucky.
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    Are you an audiophile or a music lover?

    My view is that you can’t really evaluate the gear without understanding the music. I have found that some reproduced music is very difficult to “like” on some systems. But this can change as the system improves. I’ve found myself enjoying many “difficult to love” performances I’d previously...
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    Set Up Help

    If you’re close to Leicestershire, check out Cymbiosis. Peter Swain and his staff are very capable.
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    Set Up Help

    You’re asking the wrong group. I suggest that Upscale Audio, or HiFi Heaven, or even your local dealer, would be more attentive. They’re going to have regular exposure to these product lines. Most of the people who post here are not intimately familiar with them. In a recent thread, @Ron...
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    Set Up Help

    The OM20 is cheap enough to just get it. Your preamp is capable enough for cartridges at this level.
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    Hi-Fi is NOT a subjective hobby.

    I didn’t say that I agree with everything in the paper. I said it was a great paper, great in the sense that it is a worthwhile read. Even so, it is clear to me from my reading that the author understands better than most here that human hearing is NOT uniform … listeners respond to audio...
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    Hi-Fi is NOT a subjective hobby.

    This is a great paper. Thank you for posting this link. Potential readers - don’t limit your reading to the penultimate paragraph on p27. Read the whole thing.
  20. Another Johnson

    Hi-Fi is NOT a subjective hobby.

    My comment was in support of your position. Different people like different things. It is from my personal memory, and I think it is also stated in the History of McIntosh book (I think Ken Kessler was the author, compiler of that work). If I have time, I’ll find the page number. I don’t...
  21. Another Johnson

    Hi-Fi is NOT a subjective hobby.

    Gordon Gow used to chafe over the reviewers who preferred the euphonious distortion of his competitors over his best efforts to measurably prove accuracy.
  22. Another Johnson

    The American Sound Turntable- Beyond's Minimalist!

    If this air bearing collapse issue is real, I think two possible solutions would solve the problem of damage were there contact. Easiest is to have a very light, thin coating of lube on one or both surfaces that could make contact. An alternative would be to have a thin teflon ring between...
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    Add Subwoofers to Wilson Sasha DAWs?

    I asked Bill Peugh about subs for my DAWs at a social event about a year ago. He said that one sub would be OK in an HT application, but for high end two channel, two subs was his preference. We talked about various models, starting with the Loke. By the time you’ve bought a pair of Lokes...
  24. Another Johnson

    Are You a Furry as Well as an Audiophile?

    Furrys are people who identify as animals, and to make their point, they dress up in costumes that help their identification. At the fringe level, they undress but with accoutrements that identify them like their animal persona, especially ears and tails. Sometimes they scratch their itch by...
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    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    We can disagree. To my ear, it is an insulting idea given what appear to be Peter’s interests and circumstances. My thought is that it would put a damper on sharing when a clear hobbyist who has no interest in representing a product for personal gain is accused of marketing when he shares...
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    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    This strikes me as a really cynical interpretation of Peter’s intent. I don’t know Peter except through his posts here. My sense is that he appreciates his friendship with DDK and is excited to share this rather special adventure. He does not appear to be trying to elbow his way into the...
  27. Another Johnson

    Rega P6 vs Pro-ject X8?

    Call these guys. https://upscaleaudio.com/collections/turntables FWIW, they will hold your hand, give you good budget friendly advice, and they will set it up if you ask them to (for free). FWIW#2, I would go with a Rega over a Pro-Ject. The latter appear to offer high quality, but in...
  28. Another Johnson

    Hi-Fi is NOT a subjective hobby.

    Still subjective. You fool yourself if you insist that your “objective “ evaluation is universally applicable.
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    Hi-Fi is NOT a subjective hobby.

    Chesky, Telarc, Sheffield, and a handful of others have released recordings with maps of performer placement. A system that images acceptably well will put them in their general places correctly. To an audiophile, this may seem like proof of goodness. To a performer on the recording it is more...
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    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    Ivor Tiefenbrun believed that the TT was the most important thing to get right. Arm was second and cartridge third. Historically, there have been many systems that were very musical that started with Ivor’s TT and what others viewed as lesser arms and cartridges. In Ivor’s mind, the platter...

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