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Hi Romy,I hope you're feeling better.This individual used to be a theatre actor (and sometime critic) and used to participate in and go to plays much of the time. Since an unfortunate accident he is now wheelchair bound and cannot get to theatre easi...
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I bought a few Linn Records own recordings of Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Dunedin Consort. They pushed them as “Studio Master” but they are WMA files – means the re-rendered compressed files – very sad.
I wa...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I bought a few Linn Records own recordings of Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Dunedin Consort. They pushed them as “Studio Master” but they are WMA files – means the re-rendered compress...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I bought a few Linn Records own recordings of Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Dunedin Consort. They pushed them as “Studio Master” but they are WMA files – means the re-rendered compress...
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Linn is giving away a track a day - in their best quality (whatever that means). Here is the link:http://www.linn.co.uk/christmas ...
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It is sad that no one talks about it and it is very not clear what is going on. It looks like the companies that sell hi-res files feel that the phrase hi-res is automatically an assurance of some kind of “quietly”. Well, they most likely deal w...
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I decided today to try more files from Linn. My rational was that if they were less lucky with Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their recording avenues them I might be luckier with Duisburg Philharmonic or I Barocchisti. So, I bought a 3 more of L...
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Who remembers the old Linn idea, "LOI"? If I recall, Linn said it would help Linn product users avoid "loss of information". This seems like a good idea to me, given the information in question is critical to the (re)production of Music at home. In t...
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I had PS300 and founded only 1 place it did the job - for my then Valhalled Linn LP12. At all other places it worsened sound. Eventually after 4 years it went south.I tried no-label balanced isolated trans-didn't work for me but of course it doesn't ...
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Yes, they might declare the death of the CD players ….
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/nov/20/linn-audio-streaming-cd-players
… there is a problem in this declaration. There is tone of great music available on CD. I...
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I bought a few Linn Records own recordings of Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Dunedin Consort. They pushed them as “Studio Master” but they are WMA files – means the re-rendered compressed files – very sad.
I wa...
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[quote user="Stitch"]In Germany are a few analog groups, some build their turntable with a piece of wood and a knife and think it is great, some prefer old Linn, Garrads, Thorens as the only, real solution to listen to and others refuse to listen to ...
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[quote user="markus46"]I don't believe that making fun at other people's expense adds value to a point of view. Certainly not the foul language and vicious name-calling employed by Romy.[/quote]Well, I think it is just his style. He calls...
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markus46 wrote:Assuming you're in the market for a new component, then perhaps the middle ground is to read the whitepapers, reviews, web sites with an open mind. Then listen yourself (preferably in your own home with your own gear) and m...
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[quote user="Paul S"]Markus46, you are not alone in getting the idea that much fun is made at others' expense around here. But try reading on for a while and see if some of it perhaps starts to make sense as you expand your context.[/quote]I do...
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Romy --Well you must remember, there *are* two schools of language. There's the Harry style you talk about, and directly on the opposite shore we have the Ivor style (Tiefenbrun of Linn) that emphasizes pace, rhythm and timing.We really do have a ran...
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To explain what I mean when I say "cold and sterile" it may help you when I tell you what other systems I perceived that way (assumed you have listened to them): One was the KEF system in the ground floor with Mark Levinson electronics (that was not ...
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The AMT Heil driver had an interesting geometry that has much more surface area due to the accordian principle. At the time this technology was new, they had much extended output and bandwidth due to the higher acceleration possible with this unique ...
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If we want to show martians what commercial audio is about, then we visit a studio like Abbey Road and let them experience a commercial productionIf we want to show martians playback ritual, then we go to LinnIf we want the martians to experience ble...
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The carts from Fidelity Research were made until 1989. From what I know, the FR-7 series are different among with Impedance, Output and what kind of diamond cut they have. They last forever based on their internal construction and can be retipped qui...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] dkarmeli wrote:If the rest of the setup is up scratch then all you get is the recording and you'll forget about they system. Your body and mind will relax and allow you to have the same emotional connection with the music ...
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Wow, price inflation in TTs were a lot worse than I thought! (more than 400% in nominal prices in the example of Goldmund).
You are right, the prices in audio seem a riddle wrapped in a mystery within an enigma. As a manufacturer, it is almost...
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Re, bearing/ground path versus platter mass: The usual option is to use somewhat less than 150 lb platter ;>), which is the compromise I opted for, for lots of swell reasons, one of which is because a lighter platter still allows f...
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Robert,your view somewhat mirrors that of Linn when they introduced their Isobarik speakers. In the almost 30 years since then, the theoretical understanding of isobaric loading has improved. What it does is to double the moving mass and the motor fo...
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[And by the way, while I enjoy horn systems -- and they're some of the best -- I don't operate one myself.]Romy: "Absolutely, an average audio person has no opportunity to learn what is available out there." No quibble here! I've been saying thi...
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Wait...are you saying that FOUR people who have been to Camerata wrote you offline (within two days!) and they neglected to enter into this relevant discussion?Strange! H'mmm? If I were the guy mentioned above, I would have been in here screa...
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Some years ago I was in Dubai, my friend there is (or was) a serious Audiophile and had a lot of stuff. So we once decided to visit the biggest Audio Shop there, I was expecting very much, I thought, "here" I will see all those super expensive units....
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Hi Scooter,
Thanks for joining the discussion. My replies to your comments are below, please excuse the cut-n'paste.
Thanks for taking the time to post more details on your set up and photos.
Yo...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]So, my question to you guys: what techniques you use to filter out just wana-to-sound-intelligent audio people what you are engage in random let say phone conversation? Did you develop any practice to recognize that the per...
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[quote user="dkarmeli"] What I called mental masturbation was the pretense to design of the ultimate turntable, not the musical experience or sound! [/quote]Well, neither you, nor me, nor anybody else at this site, nor anybody else who design turntab...
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