Poinzy Jul 18, 2018 The cheapest shirt-pocket digital recorder outperforms the greatest consumer analog tape recorders ever made.
The cheapest shirt-pocket digital recorder outperforms the greatest consumer analog tape recorders ever made.
Poinzy Jul 17, 2018 I'd say if your tonearm headshell has an audible sound signature -- even if you think it's desirable -- you have a problem.
I'd say if your tonearm headshell has an audible sound signature -- even if you think it's desirable -- you have a problem.
Poinzy Jul 17, 2018 In more than 45 years of using turntables, I've never been able to trace performance differences back to differing headshell materials.
In more than 45 years of using turntables, I've never been able to trace performance differences back to differing headshell materials.
Poinzy Jul 16, 2018 Guys often buy audio gear for same reason women buy jewelry: it isn't what the thing does, but how owning it makes you feel.
Guys often buy audio gear for same reason women buy jewelry: it isn't what the thing does, but how owning it makes you feel.
Poinzy Jul 15, 2018 Engineers moved on from the cables "issue" a long time ago. It's only audiophile dweebs who are still talking about it.
Engineers moved on from the cables "issue" a long time ago. It's only audiophile dweebs who are still talking about it.
Poinzy Jul 13, 2018 Cables: Even when scientific information is available, people won't read it or, if they do read it, they'll refuse to believe it.
Cables: Even when scientific information is available, people won't read it or, if they do read it, they'll refuse to believe it.
Poinzy Jul 12, 2018 To paraphrase others, I can give you the information, but understanding it, and using it effectively, is your job.
To paraphrase others, I can give you the information, but understanding it, and using it effectively, is your job.
Poinzy Jul 9, 2018 When I want to make it clear that I don't actually know anything, I express "my thoughts on" or "my take on" something.
When I want to make it clear that I don't actually know anything, I express "my thoughts on" or "my take on" something.
Poinzy Jul 8, 2018 I swear, for some people, if you can't get info with the tap of a smart phone icon, that means the info is completely inaccessible
I swear, for some people, if you can't get info with the tap of a smart phone icon, that means the info is completely inaccessible
Poinzy Jul 6, 2018 I always remind myself when I make a suggestion that I'm not the one with the problem, and I'm not getting paid to post.
I always remind myself when I make a suggestion that I'm not the one with the problem, and I'm not getting paid to post.
Poinzy Jul 6, 2018 IMO, it would take real neglect to make the counterweight of an SL1200 tonearm stick. It should be very easy to remove.
IMO, it would take real neglect to make the counterweight of an SL1200 tonearm stick. It should be very easy to remove.
Poinzy Jul 5, 2018 Man, if you're REALLY interested in a subject, don't ask me about it. Look the stuff up, because, chances are, that's what *I* did.
Man, if you're REALLY interested in a subject, don't ask me about it. Look the stuff up, because, chances are, that's what *I* did.
Poinzy Jul 5, 2018 I have to use turntables sometimes for engineering projects, but I would never make one the centerpiece of my livingroom stereo.
I have to use turntables sometimes for engineering projects, but I would never make one the centerpiece of my livingroom stereo.
Poinzy Jul 5, 2018 If the Eloi actually existed, I'm convinced they'd be writing turnable articles for 'Stereophile'.
Poinzy Jul 5, 2018 Some appear to live by a rule of thumb that because something is older it must be better. I don't get that at all.
Some appear to live by a rule of thumb that because something is older it must be better. I don't get that at all.
Poinzy Jul 5, 2018 The CD players I owned in the 1980's were so unstable they needed carriage locks. I'd never get a "vintage" CD player for any reason.
The CD players I owned in the 1980's were so unstable they needed carriage locks. I'd never get a "vintage" CD player for any reason.
Poinzy Jul 5, 2018 There's not so big a difference between different brands of RCA cable as there is between RCA cable and balanced cable.
There's not so big a difference between different brands of RCA cable as there is between RCA cable and balanced cable.