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:

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 speakers Upon

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

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, so I