albertporter
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| What time do you wear? I've never heard of a number close to $2000 for routine maintenance. Something seems amiss if the watch is as pristine as you state. That quote was from Omega Switzerland, however the dealer could be adding substantial markup. I have no way of kno... | |
| Favorite So, what other old turntable we got rockin' the house out there?Macdadtexas (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)Don't forget Lenco. Surprising performance for low investment. Albert Porter Lenco I bought mine for $95.00, although that was ne... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Last night during our otherwise serious listening sesson we stopped to play old material by Bob And Ray. All of these make me laugh out loud,Two Faces WestKomodo DragonSlow Talkers Of AmericaJust Plain Fancy DanSpelling Bee | |
| The wrong speaker for the room ? If I were doing a demo at RMAF I would choose some terrific small speakers and powerful tube amp so it could play loud (if necessary) and still be ultra clean and musical.A great combo would be Dynaudio C1 and VAC, CAT or VTL tube amps and a compu... | |
| Why aren't the older members still active ? 10-02-11: 2chnlbenI miss Sean too Albert. Let's hope he got married, or has a nice girlfriend who preoccupies his time. I hope nothing bad has become of him...or any of the guys from the past.2chnlben (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)Agre... | |
| Why aren't the older members still active ? Macdadtexas quote:Also, I have a ton of respect for a lot of the Old-Timers:Analog - You ask Albert PorterNew Music - check in and read the posts by DarkmobiasGood Digital and new gear - Grumpy and funny AudioFeil (Bill), very good and darkly colo... | |
| Why aren't the older members still active ? Most people don't know how crazy your humor is Gunbei, my slant headed little cartoon friend.Gunbei (Gumby)Around the time I stopped posting on here [5 years ago?] A'goN began clamping down on the type of threads and responses that were allowed. W... | |
| Why aren't the older members still active ? 10-01-11: GarebearHello Danlib 1 - ...your right ! What ever happened to '' Slappy ''....I recall a time when he was either getting dumped or had to dump a girlfriend and we ALL went through that with him and it was hysterical !!!! I too, have won... | |
| Why aren't the older members still active ? Shubertmaniac,I've wondered the same thing, there was an Audiogon thread on that topic a couple of years ago but I don't remember the title.I think it's a combination of things, the internet and chat were newer and more exciting and it's possible ... | |
| Help system not working It would be costly but you could have Aesthetix install the volume control upgrade to your IO. With the volume controls you can adjust output signal to manageable level so the Calypso is happy.Option two is keep the IO and buy a better line stage ... | |
| What time do you wear? Pabul57,Does that model have rough, irritating parts that rub your skin? I ask because while my Seamaster was being serviced I bought a Seiko and then had to return it. It was tearing up my wrist.Here's a link to it: Seiko Size and band seem simil... | |
| What time do you wear? Roxy54, thank you for that information. One jeweler told me Omega is now owned by Swatch and that change is what brought on all the customer service and PR issues, including increased repair cost. My previous service years ago, I sent my Seamaster... | |
| Has anyone ever experienced the "Taos Hum" Audiofeil,Here is a recording of the hum. Sorry, I don't have the whole song...Taos Hum | |
| Cleaning and Maintenance of Connections..... Swamp,HIFI was suggesting no cleaners of any kind in AC outlets. Caig Pro Gold is safe for this if someone is wanting to clean an outlet. If it's a concern, avoid it. It's only a suggestion in direct response to the topic at hand.As for the copper... | |
| Cleaning and Maintenance of Connections..... Hmmm. Its been a long damn time since HS chemistry, but IIRC, hydroflouric acid is extremely corrosive (eats thru glass) and dangerous to handle. I know that you know what you are doing, Albert, but for non chemically savvy 'phile, here is what Wi... |