shafic
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WHY AUDIOPHILES ARE PAYING $1,000 FOR THIS
MAN'S VINYL
"By the standards of your stereotypical tube-loving, power-junkie audiophile, the amp Port uses as the hub of his Shootout machine is shockingly ordinary: a 1970s Japanese integrated transistor amp rated at a feeble 30 watts per channel, a typical thrift-store find. "I use a low-power, solid state amp because it doesn't color the music," he explains. "Tubes make everything sound warm and add distortion. That can sound nice, but I need accuracy."
MAN'S VINYL
"By the standards of your stereotypical tube-loving, power-junkie audiophile, the amp Port uses as the hub of his Shootout machine is shockingly ordinary: a 1970s Japanese integrated transistor amp rated at a feeble 30 watts per channel, a typical thrift-store find. "I use a low-power, solid state amp because it doesn't color the music," he explains. "Tubes make everything sound warm and add distortion. That can sound nice, but I need accuracy."
Why Audiophiles Are Paying $1,000 for This Man's Vinyl
Collectors of so-called "Hot Stamper" LPs think a thousand bucks is a bargain to hear a classic rock opus sound better than you've ever heard it before---stoned or sober.
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