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More than a year ago there was a book on a shelf behind Jason (Audiophile Junkie) that intrigued me. I was unable to read the name of...

As a breed of people who value sound quality (sometimes more than the music), it kind of does matter. I differentiate between casual...

Oh Fredeb I think you are still partly wrong and could mislead, so let's go forward in tne the form of useful discussion, not argument...

At average VTF, the pressure of the stylus point in the groove is enormous. It has been stated that the friction is so intense that the...

The above extract from fdlsys in 2015 on the subject of cleaning vinyl might be relevant.

Stuart there was very little wrong with the sound that you recorded and as you indicated, I could not hear much crackle. Crackle can be...

I think it goes beyond frequency response. Most speakers on the market these days have a pretty decent frequency response. Flat to +-3db...

It makes sense to me. I think the notion that certain speakers are good with only certain genres is erroneous. A speaker that can...

It will be noted that I did not deign to respond to KenMasters above as it would amount to flogging a dead horse. I frankly don't give a...

You can only understand ’what you are supposed to hear’ to the extent of the level of equipment/ room combination you have been exposed...

Romanza, made in Japan Found a magnum Plaisir De Merle 2014 at ngf Fourways for a steal Music & Wine for days

Getting back to the subject, one needs to have experienced the broad range of system sounds and quality levels before deciding on...

I agree. To each his own. There are high-end systems that really do perform better than mid-end systems, but it also depends on what...

My wife has good ears and is a good judge of system quality, but operating anything electronic or that needs a steady hand is not her...

It is often said that a mid-fi system in a good room can sound better than a high-end system in a poor room. The room in the photo seems...