albertporter
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| old stereo and speaker wire If you have any soldering skills you could mate a short piece of 12 gauge Romex into a bundle of better grade speaker wire such as Monster cable or the RCA brand sold at hardware stores.This would allow for larger wire and still fit the existing c... | |
| Denver Audio Show photos Well it's done, 319 images to be exact. I will ship to Audiogon on Monday 10th. Audiogon has a huge job getting all these on their server (with supporting text and search ability) for all you boys and girls to view :^).Thanks for the support guys,... | |
| Denver Audio Show photos I have about 300 high res. Images I'm working on for Audiogon. Unfortunately, it takes a while to load each file into Photoshop, clean up the color, lighten-darken, sharpen and burn to CD for Audiogon.Sorry I am so slow. I got home about midnight ... | |
| Biamp Low frequecy amp recommend What about McCormack DNA amp? 200 watts and there are several here at Audiogon for sale (no, not by me) around $2K.Also might consider Parasound Halo, again 200 watts and as little as $1500.00 here at Audiogon. Good luck with your search. | |
| What is Audio Researches best preamp period Avguygeorge, correct, I am Aesthetix Callisto and Io but was trying to give an ARC opinion based on some I have owned (SP10 SP11 and Ref 2 Mk2).The new Russian tubes I am referring to are replacements for the earlier 6922 but are not interchangeab... | |
| What is Audio Researches best preamp period I like the ARC Ref 2, the model prior to ARC's decision to go the specialty Russian tube route (that have no substitutes). The Ref 2 uses eight 6922's in the main unit and 5AR4, 6L6GC, and 6922 in the power supply. A world class preamp by any stan... | |
| Reasonable Hotel for CES Gumbei ? Marco ? There's GOT to be a joke here.Maybe if only something about elderly "yellow" toenails digging into your thighs in the night. Just the thought of a guy being that close to you in bed makes ANY woman an absolute beauty to behold and... | |
| NPR, Wine Tasteing, & Audiophiles Don't forget this from "The Jerk".Navin: (Steve Martin) "Marie, now just stay calm. Stay calm. Don't look down, don't look down! Look up! Just keep your eyes up and keep them that way, o.k.! Waiter, there are snails on her plate. Now get them out ... | |
| NPR, Wine Tasteing, & Audiophiles Reminds me that blind testing is not a replacement for long term experience.By the way, my favorite wines are the fine French Bordeaux's but they are too expensive for my budget in these lean times. Instead, I drink Australian, California and othe... | |
| Music for Riding a Storm Out? Rhyno,Just goes to show that conventional wisdom rarely is, and that the uninformed populace here is living up to the state's rank as one of the least educated states in the US...at least these people got good hearts, with the way they welcomed th... | |
| The effect of the Expanding Universe on turntables Wonder if that chassis a few days ago, ruined by too many used electrons filing it up will get a new lease on life due to this expanding thing?As the chassis grows there could be space for more particles, adding useful years of service to this onc... | |
| So are W63rd Blue Notes like rookie cards? So do these original 1st pressings, like the mobley soul station on ebay, receive such high bidding because of collector instincts rather than audiophile ones?Yes, I think you have it right, collect ability and rarity.I have some Blue Note West 61... | |
| Am I missing something? Wellfed,Can you imagine the disappointment and suffering of the postman? For the very first time, the radio in his delivery truck was delivering great sound ! Then after the Clever Little Clock was put in the hands of the rightful owner.......... ... | |
| Nordost cable evaluation. Pleased that it worked for you Eldartford. Sometimes it's difficult to set aside time to experiment, at least you gave it a try and it was successful. | |
| Attention to anyone on Texas Gulf Coast Purist Audio is located only 20 minutes from the ocean in South Texas. I got an email from them a few minutes ago stating part of the family was headed to Dallas. Houston was ruled out because it may be in trouble too and hotels in all smaller cit... |