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Actually if you watch the video the impression is that he's "had a few" before the interview. Maybe it was "shots at noon" time or...

Yep. I meant that both came from the same original master. Every vinyl version has to be mastered for vinyl, and as I understand it...

That's certainly a valid take from Amir. But of course "better" can be seen as subjective. I've compared vinyl with digital versions...

My impression of digital sound reproduction is that it's better than is necessary for enjoyment of music. It trounces vinyl technically...

The general view seems to be: Yes. One theory about Tinnitus is that when you loose cells/hearing at a certain frequency the brain...

Here are a couple of hearing loss anecdotes. 1. About 20 years ago when my hearing was better I was working on some speaker designs...

Cool. I've seen that vid before. She certainly is a striking and creative artist. Though I have to admit, her album LP1 is the only...

That kind of stuff makes me want to slam my head through the table. Though as I’ve mentioned before, a long time ago I tested speakers...

From the review “This cable benefits from at least a hundred hours of break-in and when you first plug it in will require some...

Yeah it's pretty wild the amount of dancing and effort many pop starts have to put out these days. Just a crazy amount of choreography...

None of my family exposed me to ABBA while growing up, but I hadn't realised they were so long ago (unlike say Aqua) so it makes sense...

No, I can say I'm aware of the loss, per se, above 8kHz. I can still tell a good recording from a not so good: detail, transparency...

Jay gets some beautiful (if to your taste) new speakers in:

I’m curious: do you find yourself ever aware of the hearing loss above 8K when listening to music or your system? Personally, I’m not...

Just realized there is a group that I hadn't appreciated at first, but do now to the point of becoming a huge fan: ABBA There is...