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abucktwoeighty

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Has anyone ever cried listening to your system
I hope you comedians keep your day jobs. I've been brought to tears numerous times. I get into the music as deep as I can. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Philippe Saisse, "Valerian" Windham Hill 
I could cry
Kill the moron who locked him in there. It wasn't the cats fault! 
Sunday morning music...what's spinning?
George Winston, "Autumn" 
How does smoke effect speakers?
I found an old Marantz 1060 amp at Goodwill which I purchased for next to nothing. The owner must have been a chain smoker since the exterior was all gunked up and yellowed. After it was energized and warmed up, you could smell the nicotine. It is... 
The Economy.. will hi end audio mfgs lower prices?
It isn't the illegals coming in. It's the corporations looking for a higher profit margin by having third world countries making their goods. They get fatter wallets, and we get highere unemployment. 
production or reproduction
I'm not searching for perfection, I just like getting a good rush every now and again. 
You're probably listening too loud
On the days when my wife works and I am home alone, I'll turn up the volume to near realistic levels at times. When she arrives home, I'll drop the volume quite a bit, so we can talk about the day, and I find that it is actually still too loud to ... 
What music do you want to play really loud?
Porcupine Tree, "In Absentia", Sugar Blue, "In Your Eyes". 
You know you're an audiophile if--
Wireless, how true! Gotta ask where the "wireless" comes into the picture 
You know you're an audiophile if--
You have "junk drawers" filled with old cartridges, new cartridges, cables, tubes, etc., etc., that is worth many hundreds of dollars 
Insignia HD Tuner
Beware of Sony's warranty. A few months after I bought my Sony XM receiver, the fan started to make a very loud noise. I sent it back, under warranty, to have it repaired. They sent it back to me in the same condition, telling me there was nothing... 
whats the finest recorded cd you've heard?
Sugar Blue "In Your Eyes" on Alligator. Every time I play this, I seem to turn it up, and up. I've never played anything else as loud as this. Everything just sounds right. The horns are great, the drums are felt, the harp is magic! 
New2Analog - Table Setup Help?
There are a number of threads discussing the static subject. A sure-fire static killer is a Zerostat 3 gun. I will not play an lp without it. 
What Vintage Speakers/Marantz
When I had my Marantz 2330, I paired it up with some JBL 4312's, which sounded great. I now have my Marantz 2252 paired up with a set of vintage large Advents. Another great match!