Robert Brook runs a blog called The Broken Record, with a subtitle explaining what the aim of this blog is:
A GUIDE FOR THE DEDICATED ANALOG AUDIOPHILE
We know of none better, outside of our own humble attempt to enlighten that portion of the audiophile community who love hearing music reproduced with higher fidelity and are willing to go the extra mile to make that happen.
Nothing will bring you as much joy as when you manage, by whatever means, probably against all odds, to make significant audio progress.
The more progress you make, the more you will enjoy your favorite music. At least that’s what happened to me over the course of the last fifty years as I set about working on my system, room and a great deal more.
Here is Robert’s latest posting.
“NUDE” Your Dynavector KARAT 17DX Cartridge for EVEN BETTER Sound
More on Robert’s system here. You may notice that it has a lot in common with the one we use. This is not an accident.
And it is also no accident that these two systems just happen to be very good at showing their owners the manifold shortcomings of the modern remastered LP, as well as the benefits to be gained by doing shootouts in order to find dramatically better sounding pressings to play.
Robert has approached the various problems he’s encountered methodically and carefully along these three fronts:
- Improving his equipment,
- Teaching himself how to do a better job of dialing in his turntable setup, and
- Learning how to do controlled shootouts for his favorite albums.
Further Reading
- Unsolicited audio advice (the best kind!)
- Record collecting for audiophiles from A to Z
- Advanced record cleaning is critical to finding your own Hot Stamper pressings
