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Submitted by struts on

Stumbled over this old post over at the Slim Devices (now Logitech) forum. It was a response by Sean Adams, Slim Devices' founder and former technical lead, to a post with the subject "SB3 interference due to titanium dental implant?".

It became known as his 'response-O-matic'. I think it speaks for itself.


Quote:
You claim that an

( ) audible
( ) measurable
(X) hypothetical

Update

Update

Mar 04, 2010

At home, I’ve been playing around a little bit with my new Anniversary Ringmat 330 replacement platter mat for my Rega P3-24 turntable. However, I haven’t been in the best mood for comparative listening sessions&#151I came home from work with <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/100705advil/">a headache</a> the last two nights, and I’ve <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/030706dragonflies/">still</a&…; been suffering from some post-static stress disorder (<a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/armed_and_ready/">PSSD</a&gt;) while playing LPs&#151so I’m not ready to make any value judgments.

Buying "sound unheard."

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Submitted by Buddha on

OK, I think we all do it - discerning and nuanced listeners buying stuff without ever having heard it.

Have we all done it?

I confess.

I consider alot of digital purchases to be a little bit of a toss off, so I've bought a couple 25 dollar Sonys and two 40 dollar Phillips players recently without an audition. Same with a Pioneer universal player (249.00,) and a Marantz SACD five disc universal player and one of their single disc Hi Fi SACD models when they hit the sale list at Music Direct.

Examine my stylus

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Submitted by BillB on

There used to be a small chain of shops in Wash. DC area called Needle in a Haystack. They specialized, narrowly, in phono cartridges and replacement styli. I would routinely bring in my removable stylus and they would inspect its condition through their microscope (and let the customer look too). Made it clear if the stylus needed replacement.
Why doesn't that service exist anymore? Or does it??

The Reel to Reel Tape Revival

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Submitted by alienbait on

I submit that Reel to Reel is the new analog standard, in fact it's starting to gain some momentum in the audio world.

Did you see all the rooms at the RMAF or CES using R2R? Better yet did you hear them? The sound was amazing! I think this may be like vinyl was not that many years ago, you saw one or three at the shows then BAM! Everyone has a turntable, now they are as common as CD players.

We now have "The Tape Project" making second generation master tapes from the real master. What's not to like,
I think this movement has legs!

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