Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Stereophile's "Chinese Wall" between advertising and editorial departments

2015-03-01 Thread darrenyeats
I'll be sad if Stereophile disappear because they're one of the few magazines doing measurements as part of their reviews. Check it, add to it! http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/ SB Touch darrenyeats's Profile: http://forum

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Reformed Audiophile True Confessions

2015-03-01 Thread ralphpnj
andy_c wrote: > Smart move getting it used. I bought mine new, and it was really > expensive here in the States, like $550 for the Ittok arm, $850 for the > table, and $600 for the Karma cartridge (stupid choice). At that time, > my record collection was not very big, and in pretty bad shape, s

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Reformed Audiophile True Confessions

2015-03-01 Thread Archimago
Mnyb wrote: > Linn is a very good example on marketing on the slightly shady side . > > they " discovered " that the source component was the most important > part of an audio system , while in the beginning they did nothing but > said source component the LP12 :) so now you where to place a > d

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Reformed Audiophile True Confessions

2015-03-01 Thread Mnyb
andy_c wrote: > Same here! In fact, I decided to get into EE because of my interest in > the hobby back in the 1970s. > > > > Same here again! > > Here are some of my previous blunders: > > In the mid 1980s through the early 1990s, I bought: > Linn Sondek turntable > > Magnepan MGIII speak