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I agree about frequency extension of hearing and how it does not make you a good listener. Not much musical energy above 10Khz anyways. The best listeners are those who have a natural gift or have trained long and hard themselves to really LISTEN and to get into a zone while listening in...

I'm in my mid 40's. I have always tried to be careful with my hearing. About 6 months ago I ran a test on my hearing and found that my left ear can still hear a 20Khz signal, but my right ear can only hear up to 18Khz. Not bad IMO. Take care of your hearng guys, abuse it when you are young...

Graphic EQ's are double edge swords. Sure they allow you to tailor your sound and as such you may enjoy the results but they can technically make sound worse as they mess around with frequencies boost and cut. This can affect the engineered sound and hopeful accuracy of the music you...

Re: The manual. Connect the EQ to the Main In and Pre Outs. This inserts EQ into the system. Do not turn on CD Direct nor PURE Direct if you wish to use the EQ. The EQ will have a switch that powers it up and allows you to manipulate the sound by its design.

Your Yamaha receiver lacks a dedicated PHONO (turntable) input. Phono cartridges (needles) put out low voltage, much lower than any other sources and the receiver's regular inputs are LOOKING for a much higher voltage, 10-100 times more than a standard moving magnet cartridge and 100-1000...

Higher quality fidelity is not dead, but nor has it been the dominant part of likely 95%+ of the consumer base. Be it today or long time ago most consumers did not bother to care too much. BUT! for the average Joe & Mary Sixpack back say 20-30-40 + years ago assembling and running a basic...

I'm wondering if this unit will offer a DIRECT mode, bypassing all processing for especially analogue devices or analogue connection of a CD player etc? If it does offer such, boy oh boy it could make a nice addition to a quality A/V set up with appropriate amplifier choices. I may have to...

Attached here is a section print out from a June 1979 Stereo Review article on Record Playback, org. written by George Alexandrovich. It makes two significant points as to how record wear is NOT an issue ( of course as long as your turntable and cartridge are properly set up) and how vinyl is...

This is a tough one but based on some favs of mine a system built like this would be pretty cool and yet still not totally nutso in price. I'll put some things as multiples to which I'd have to decide on one only once I get the cash to build such a system.:D SOURCES. Turntables: My...

I moved my CD's out of jewel cases as well. I kept the CD booklets in a catalogue file system and put all my CD's into Caselogic zipped up binders. I just wanted to free up some space and figure doing this was a good thing. My growing collection of L.P.s needed the shelf space :D

I agree with you 100% Humans are (even if many try to peddle the B.S.of non-physical media) touchy, feely beings. We still like to have, hold and look at REAL OBJECTS. Though my first place format of aural and touch pleasure is the L.P. record, I have no bad feelings to the CD as well. In...

TLS Guy, THEN DO NOT BOTHER TO BUY ANY VINYL RECORDS OR PHONOGRAPHIC PLAYERS! Nobody is holding a damn gun to your head. You don't get it, FINE! that is your problem not mine or any other vinyl lover's ok?

I have a P3-24 and have found it to be thoroughly enjoyable for the last few months. The Denon DL-110 I put on it gives good synergy.

Yes, you are correct. To Hell with those who choose to remain ignorant on good vinyl playback. I guess it just bothers me at how some can be so willfully ignorant.

Most people today DO NOT do more research before buying hence why the world is full of cheap crap being sold. This crap can often be seen dumped at thrift shops often mere months or maybe a year or so after the purchase. The shopping brainwashing is and has been on OVERDRIVE over the...

Sorry, but consumers ARE NOT more savvy today. They have the best ability though to be better informed and thus more savvy. But they fail at taking this ability to help in general. The quality of shopper in general today pales in significance to generations ago. Why? Because in general the...

Brick & mortar stores need to support a business model that is designed around enticing a shopper to actually come to a location and shop. Thus the first piece of advice, DO NOT COMPETE TO THE SAME MODEL THAT ONLINE SHOPS USE! These stores need to create a shopping experience. Of course...

Tom did it again with his #296 Podcast. Liz and he were talking about isolation products when it obviously came to turntables, which can benefit from such. Liz fired off first a rather ignorant and in a derogatory manner a comment asking "Does anyone still play vinyl?" to which Tom replied...

Re: Tom's thoughts on Bob Carver's new tube amp. Tom talked of Bob Carver as if he never heard of the man and his legacy in the audio world. Not only is Bob Carver appreciated for his legacy of high quality gear, he is congratulated for putting out over the years some very nice and high...

Some corner designed AV stands are angled so as to not forgo much space behind. On top of that some wall mounts are designed to pull out and even angle left or right IF you and your wife want to mount your t.v. on a wall. If your room is actually 20'x20' its SQUARE and among the toughest...