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Thanks for the comments. I’ve been watching more YouTube videos about reel-to-reel tapes. Someone mentioned an interesting point: Sheffield Labs and some other companies, like Teldec, experimented with direct mastering technology to eliminate a step involving tape. This approach addressed...

Fair enough. All things considered, I think I will stick with what I have and upgrade the cartridge at some point. It is good enough, and I enjoy listening to my records on it. I consider myself serious about listening to music, even if you and other audiophiles might not agree. I have been...

Fair enough, Michael. To make a proper judgment, I’d need to get hold of one of these machines and compare. Maybe I’d find the difference worthwhile, or maybe not. My current setup, an RP2 with a base-level cartridge, already provides me with good-quality playback, so I’ll stick with that for...

I had heard it was expensive, but wow, that is expensive. I get most of my LPs for pounds. 22 minutes a side, though I have some LPs up to 30 minutes a side. Two Mozart piano concertos comfortably go on one LP - or a pair of quartets. I find this reasonable. Personally, I would find it a bit...

How much do the tapes cost? How much music can you put on one reel? Is it cost effective?

I can't prove I am not living in a simulation. But I have no good reason to believe that I am.

How long is long enough? There has to come a point when you decide X is long enough. There are hundreds of remedies like Black Seed Oil. Why not try them one by one for say three months at a time? That should take you nicely to the end of your life when tinnitus is finally silenced.

I admire your determination. I'm glad you got the cost covered for the repair. That is an interesting comment about the reel-to-reel stripping the hardness away from the CD. I think this is probably true of digital LPs, which I find better-sounding than CDs with the same recording, though I do...

Two days of relief in 21 nights is not impressive. I do not have to do this, and my tinnitus varies—I can easily get 4-5 days out of 21 when it is fairly negligible. Let us know if the results improve once you find a way of keeping the headphones on overnight. Frankly, since Tinnitus Mix is...

There are many reports of people who get tinnitus for a short time only, and it clears up without them following any particular program. It also seems that when someone can pinpoint how they got it - a cause - there appears to be a better chance of it clearing. I have no idea what caused mine...

I just read that many blind people see flashing lights etc. Similar then to brain filling in the gaps as in tinnitus.

A UK military strategist has been explaining how Russia could win the war this year. I do wonder how things will look if/when Russia does win. Imagine the billions that have been pumped into that war by the West and the numbers killed. It would mean a fast Russian victory would have been a...

I have had two Audio-Technica cartridges recommended - the AT-VM95ML at £150 and the AT-VM540ML at £220.

Thanks for all the advice. I only mentioned Black Rhodium as I know the guy who owns it - Graham Nalty - socially. We go back to the late 80s. He started out with a firm called Audiokits in the 70s - selling amplifier kits for enthusiasts to build their own. Then he went into the amp business...

Two tinnitus sufferers below - we are doing ok though.

OK. One question about cables. The left and right phono cables that come from the Rega tonearm, do they not need upgrading first? They look like standard cheap interconnects. Do you know a firm called Black Rhodium?

Thanks - I will try leaving my amp on all the time. I tend to turn it off at night. I suppose it costs a minimal amount of money to keep it powered up anyway.

Thanks. I checked out pictures of your turntable; looks awesome design - beyond my budget.

It arrived today. It looks new, and it has all the original packaging, manual, etc. The Glass platter weighs 1.7 kg. I have placed it temporarily on top of the unit that holds my LPs pending proper support. I have balanced the tonearm. The tonearm assembly has a bias adjuster. The...

Thanks for all your comments. I am a minimalist where Hi-Fi is concerned, and the Rega does not even have speed controls - you have to adjust the belt manually from one pulley notch to another. I only listen to LP 12 inch, so that is not a problem. No 45s or 78s. The Rega has a Rega Carbon...

Hi Michael. I have just bought a used Rega Planar 2 turntable from a RP dealer (£350); it's a recent model. It took me a while to decide on what to upgrade to for less than my £500 budget. There are some very nice-looking players out there, but what swung it for me was the RP being a genuine...

Which is why I am skeptical when someone tries X - sees improvement - and attributes the improvement to X. Too many factors at play. There is also of course the placebo effect.

I am drinking cocoa (a little milk to mix - 1 tsp sugar + water) instead of coffee and my T levels are lower.

Very interesting, @Michael Leigh. My listening experience goes as follows: vinyl (70s to mid 80s), CD (late 80s), vinyl (90s), CD/online streaming 2002-2023, vinyl 2024. I listen to classical music mainly. I got married in 2001 and divorced in 2021 - during those years, using my valve amps and...

That is what companies rely on. That desperate speculative hope for treatments which have a very poor record of independent efficacy tests.

My life has taken a turn for the better after this lady crossed my path. She noticed me covering my left ear when a motorbike went past and I said I have tinnitus in that ear. She told me she has two ears ringing! But since that revelation we have had no words about our common problem. I would...

New and special woman in my life. Met her 3 weeks ago and just found out from her she has ringing in 2 ears!

I am not claiming Liam's program does not work. I just don't see any reason to believe that it will. I apply this rationale to every claimed program or treatment for tinnitus. Unless the clinical evidence is there - evidence we can all examine - I don't think one should try these programs etc...

Run out of material to watch on Netflix. Really - just same rubbish on there. Have seen the gems.

I often wonder if my hiss type tinnitus in the left ear was caused by a smoke alarm. Honeywell model installed in old folks' accomodation. They claim it was 85 dB. I wonder if they boost them because old folk can be hard of hearing. It was a piercing very high pitched pulsing alarm - and very...

I am a critic of Acupuncture both ways. So claims that Acupuncture made my tinnitus worse are not more or less reliable than tinnitus improved my Acupuncture. The vast bulk of people who try Acupuncture for tinnitus experience no effect either way. The few successes we see claimed may be...

Another overlooked fact about Acupuncture is that the Chinese Emperor outlawed Acupuncture in the 19th century and it was made obsolete. This decision was revisited some time later and confirmed as China switched to modern methods. Chairman Mao brought it back in the 20th century purely because...

Self reporting in clinical trials woefully unreliable. Just read a study that proves it.

That is the slippery slope argument and it is driving western policy at present. It will in time to come be out of current politicians' hands since administrations will change. The UK Labour Party is, it is fair to say - probably less enthusiastic about funding the war than the conservatives...

I have a static type hiss in my left ear. It certainly is about volume. Lower than a certain level, it is not really an issue. I tried noise files etc and while it is quite nice to listen to them, I try to avoid it as I do not want to become dependent on them and I also noticed whenever I...

Maybe that is the case - I was just questioning your claim that there is no dispute over this. There is some dispute. Supposing it is the case. Endorphin rushes do not last. So frankly any treatment based on this is not really that viable. There are self-relaxation techniques which do not...

It is in dispute if you dig a little. Acupuncture and Endorphins: Not all that Impressive | Science-Based Medicine This is an in-depth article which actually quotes from the studies on PubMed. My own conclusion - I DO NOT KNOW. But I have some doubts about whether the claim IS true.

People wasting so much money on bogus treatments acupuncture Lenire etc. It is very depressing.

It sounds like you are throwing the kitchen sink at tinnitus and you do have some money and patience to persevere. Maybe with this latest Acupuncturist there is some other factor which resulted in the temporary lower tinnitus levels you are not aware of. This is the problem with expensive...

That's a simplification. There were more negatives and neutrals than positives and for the positives there were methodology flaws. And I am not claiming Acupuncture is ineffective. I never made that claim. I am saying there is insufficient evidence to back up the claim it IS effective. For...

Acupuncture is not a branch of medicine. It is a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I am just reporting honestly what the data says, which is at odds with what you claim. I do give credit to alternative practitioners because they spend time - give sympathy - and listen to their patients...

There are also trials for homeopathy and other alternative treatments published at PubMed etc. Being published on PubMed does not mean that efficacy has been established. Fortunately we have excellent organisations such as The British Tinnitus Association who have reviewed all the studies. So...

If that is true - then another $60 billion should take care of the other 50% RIGHT?

I noticed posts asking if Acupuncture works so I decided to read through this thread. My conclusions: - Approximately 7 in 8 who tried Acupuncture reported no success. - 1 in 8 claimed anything from huge improvement to some improvement. - Studies published have not established that Acupuncture...

It is looking like it will have been for nothing. No end in sight. America lost out in Afganistan and Vietnam - losing huge sums of money and men. I don't know on what basis they think Russia is going to lose this. But the time for a deal was before the devastation - too late for that now.

I know some Russians here in the UK - they avoid the topic and get on with their lives as normal - like it is not happening. I suspect Putin had more support among the domestic population than is generally thought. Even those normally against Putin can become very pro-Russia when they perceive...

Applying for NATO membership takes time and frankly as soon as the application went in - troops would have gone over the border anyway. I don't particularly think NATO wants to accept members who are at risk of being invaded by a major nuclear power since NATO membership would compel NATO to...