Well, I was going to lay off this thread as I'm not fond of the idea of a "best" test track, especially many of the ones I hear used (or was that overused) at Hi-Fi shows. But some interesting thoughts popped up from some of the music mentioned, including a couple of stories. One is about The Roches...

Looking good, Fredrik! It is nice to see photos of how it looks and the insides. It will be even better to see a back panel that says 115V-60Hz! ;-)

Overall I think Tendaberry is likely right. However in looking at your system thread I notice you have Quadrapire with a mix of glass and wood. I think the material will have an effect on the musical performance as well. You might want to pull the Axis and Kinki off the rack temporarily and listen t...

That will be a very nice upgrade. Have fun!

Sounding good!

Happy Earth, Wind and Fire day!

https://youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk?si=Cf7unn_J7AB70JOv

I have mixed feelings about locking older threads although I can understand limiting new members access if this is becoming a problem (as it appeared to me in the thread that brought this up). Closing old threads doesn't seem as good an idea to me as we do sometimes have threads that have been dorma...

Yes, it is and likely to stay so for some time.

I haven't really noticed any loss of quality lately. Just a couple of days ago I upgraded to 8.8.70.643 on my iPad Mini6 and iPhone 8+ (which I rarely use for streaming). I switched to a different jazz playlist so I can't be definitive on it but when I started playing after the upgrade I thought it ...

A really interesting video! : https://youtu.be/9QlaAFVA6qs?feature=shared Yes, really interesting. I can see Nait 1’s going up in value yet again. Charlie1’s museum must be raising in value faster than gold! 😁 Agreed. I certainly enjoyed the Nait 1 more than the other two. And, yes, I used to have ...

I have yet to hear a DVC that is as musical, engaging and rhythmic as a good analog preamp. Even the latest KDSM with the Organic DAC, while it is better than the predecessors, still is more musical to me through a KK and significantly more so through Sagatun Monos or even a Giella ∏. While Linn's D...

Indeed. I have talked to Tony Tune-age several times, most recently within the last few months, and I believe he is fine. It has been a little longer since I have seen Ron but I think he was at an event held at the store in the spring and was doing well. I guess they just haven't had much to say up ...

Thanks Your impression that the TM3s are better but would need a direct A to B comparison to notice is very helpful. I’m leaning towards the upgrades. BTW I can’t believe that I have been waiting impatiently for Marco to come back from his holidays for his review and all that time you have been sit...

I have only a partial, but not definitive, statement on the musicality of the TM3 upgraded unit vs. the new TM3. The reason this is partial is due to the circumstances I had in doing the comparison. We are talking a unit I just upgraded with maybe 15 hours on it compared to a new unit with hundreds ...

By the way, clip M forced me to immediately find the lyrics and listen to the complete song. What a simple yet powerful and immediate piece of music!

Just listening to it on YouTube (admittedly through JBL LSR305s) brought a tear to my eye. I'm afraid of the effect if/when I go pull out the LP.

Which do you prefer? M) https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xkqugcu8v2hkowcxg99hh/Video-17.07.2023-12.24.21.mov?rlkey=sccx5v1dmcbxyyqktwwxyctwv&dl=0 N) https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t4mev55jfjraw46lxnbsu/Video-24.08.2023-10.56.20.mov?rlkey=7xs8qk6y9fx0d4amihfwjcfqj&dl=0 With apologies to Simon and Garf...

Interesting findings. Preamp first and Radikal second has always been the most musical. In my case Källa is fourth (Radikal being third due to Sagatun Monos being 1 and 2). Since I have nine items to plug in (2 SINGularity and 2 TM3 fill out the strip and a Kremlin direct into the wall) I don't get ...

Probably right. Sometimes I have the feeling these are two different hobbies. The ones who wanted to be engaged with the music and the others who loved a specific sound. Nothing against a good sound, but what is it worth if it is limiting the the musical massage. For me music first😊👍 Very well said...

Great shootout charlie1! For the first 10 seconds or so I really liked the first combo, however as the track progressed, the second combo really started to perform and pull into the lead. The first combo sounds great, but in comparison to the second combo it seems a bit brash and loud, whereas the ...

Changed my living room for testing purpose (wife not happy yet) Harbeths are now positioned more from the walls, and it never sounded so enjoying No more “too much bass” Just an impression (recording sounds a bit hollow, but it really isn’t) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IFwuTEk6zcpD-MXdqjnjeo7m...

Spannko wrote: ↑2023-07-30 13:22 Here’s a really interesting video describing how Gilad turned things around at Linn. Well, sort of!

https://youtu.be/mWylKk0Y6PU

Very amusing video!

This isn't Spotify settings but it is about Spotify so maybe not too off topic. I often play jazz in the background for Lily when I am not here or working in the back. But as I had done the updates I noticed some other recommendations so I decided to try something new. Upon doing so I discovered tha...

What I'm really saying is that nothing is perfect. Because of this the imperfections in two items, such as speaker cable and speakers, can sometimes be additive where they become more bothersome or irritating. Other times the imperfections can be more complimentary so they aren't noticed as much. Or...

Despite their cool name I'd be a little wary of the Skeptikal Audiophile. I would agree that pressings do certainly vary in musical quality and that many, if not most, rereleases are substandard - even the expensive ones. However, this seems to now be the home page for Better Records, a site that I ...

Hmm, this is interesting. It looks like we’ve got a semi-mullet combination (track 1) being generally preferred to a source first combination (track 3). Is this an example of “source first” theory being falsified? I think that is stretching it a bit. As the turntable/PS/arm/cartridge and the electr...