albertporter
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| Audiophile Liquidator....OK?? There is a lawsuit filed against them for what they are doing. I am told their physical address is an abandoned property and they seek reputable high end audio manufacturers photographs and claim to sell the product. The images serve as bait and t... | |
| Experience with Raul's Essential 3150 Nsgarch,did Raul say what he thought one would eventually cost in the US? And what does the "3150" designate?Raul told me it would sell for 10K when he visited my home with the 3150. The name on the faceplate is J&R Audio Design. Raul told me ... | |
| KT88 recom. for quicksilver mini mono's I agree Unclejeff.I am a Wing C guy, which IS STILL the original Svetlana and still built in the St. Petersburg factory. This is the factory and the tube that built the old Svetlana reputation and made the name famous.Unfortunately, the Svetlana s... | |
| If you haven't tried them, you need to... Madeleine Peyroux, "Dreamland" (HDCD). Another disc, not HDCD but great sound and good music is "Nature" by Dave's True Story.Good topic. | |
| KT88 recom. for quicksilver mini mono's I just received an announcement that Genelex KT88's were in production in the Reflektor plant in Russia. The claim is:In 1957 Marconi-Osram Valve Co. (Genalex) introduced the "King of Power Tubes", the legendary Gold Lion KT88. This tube became th... | |
| Your music system is an instrument. Perhaps the Sonicare Chute Brush ? | |
| Improving sound in the room Good option Chadnliz, you get the color and size you want and put the reflection killing panels exactly where they do the most good.I've always wondered why some company doesn't screen fine art on acoustically transparent cloth with acoustic fiber... | |
| FLAC, WAV, RAW, AIFF Download Sites? At a dollar a song, there are sites like yourmusic.com that sell CD's at $5.99 including shipping. If you like four or five songs your almost break even.The best part, you own the CD and can put it into iTunes in any format you want, play the CD i... | |
| Spendor S8e - Audio Physic Tempo-4 Mystery unraveled ! My sincere thanks to Aktchi. | |
| "Reference" Preamps The Aesthetix Callisto is the best preamp in the world (obviously my opinion), regardless of the remote control mod or not. The remote is a convenience, and nothing more.There are many people who will not consider a preamp without a remote. I have... | |
| Improving sound in the room Also look here:http://www.owenscorning.com/around/sound/acoustic.htmlhttp://www.soundcontrol.com/whisper.htmhttp://www.pacorinc.com/boards.html#anchor116266 | |
| Spendor S8e - Audio Physic Tempo-4 Well, I finally figured it out."Bartok Fan" likes "Bluebeard's Castle" (a very dark Opera by Bartok) and the poster "It's all Dark" is a fan too."Bartok fan" does not want to post about equipment until the argument is settled about which productio... | |
| "Reference" Preamps Based on the way you have worded your question and your previous experience and list of options I would put the new ARC Ref 3 at the top of your list.I would only add Aesthetix Callisto as an option. it's a wonderful preamp and retails for about 1... | |
| Problem with VPI 16.5 Any chance the cleaner you choose for your LP's might be attacking the pick up tube but not the records? What do you use to clean the records? Do you remove the tubes and use special cleaners to "restore" them? Leave them out in direct sunlight to... | |
| preamp to go with counterpoint amp Excellent description Jafox. |