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arcticdeth

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I’m in trouble
You did the right thing!now, increase your smile with a nice class A/B amp!tons of great stuff out there. Enjoy the search! 
Bad recordings and high end audio
Playing an early Mercyful fate live cassette recording, probably a 8th generation on my stereo, very revealing,....if you like the music, just play it.like my humble pie first lp, it has lots scratches, pops, clicks, etc, but I enjoy the tone.   L... 
One man Band
@dabel. Psychotic waltz., have every album!new one came out several months ago, it’s descent.absolutely love the NWOBHM stuff. Hard rock/metal since about 79-80. When Thrash hit, I was hooked, it was a mish mosh of hardcore punk, metal, and the a... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Sodom - Genesis xix Rage - Resurrection day  
Low-sensitivity speakers — What's special about them?
I prefer low sensitivity speakers. Mine are listed at 91, which may seem high, in my room they are not bright at all. The listed 91 must be different in the chamber, as the crossover/tweeter the highs are rolled off at 600 hk/kHz, whatever!  They ... 
Constellation Inspiration Monos or 1st Gen Centaur Stereo
Get the nr-10s’ upgraded , cleaned, ,recapped, anything to renew them.those are a special pair of mOnos. Use in a 2nd system.I would get them overhauled by a great company to like new condition/specs.     Weren’t the nr10s’ Japan special order onl... 
Brand new McIntosh MC462 or a Mint Pair of MC501s ?
Your asking this? 501’s in a Second! 
3 New UBER Decks - Is this Turntable's SwanSong? 🦢
Technics SL-1200 MK7   Will last 40 years with minimal maintenance,....yes please.    The asking prices for those TTs’ is just astronomical, and overpriced.  Search most expensive audio gear, some of this stuff is mind blowing.   
If I could afford, I’d purchase 100% Oswald Mills Audio gear
Hahahahaha. Wow, those prices! :)the %1 will buy, because, to them high dollars means the absolute best. And dropping 1.2M on an audio system would feel good once you are driving the gear home. If, ...IF, we had this money, which we never ever wil... 
Recommendations and thoughts for end game speakers and amps
@thuhaile    Became fairly good acquaintances with the salesman years ago, would bring in CDs every weekend to just sit and listen to the C4 pair, they are amazing! 
A CHEAP AND VERY EFFECTIVE RECORD CLEANING SOLUTION.
Sink w luke warm water,and small squirt of “Ivory mild dish soap” LP label has the label protector, screw it on the label, water tight. I use 2 brushes, one is the rectangle corner painters brush with fine bristles. Other is just a step up more co... 
Best new musical flooring for flooded basement
Ours did as well, both sumps went out the same night. What r the odds?   Had a super expensive mega thick carpet in basement. After the flood, we just put in a thin Berber glued to basement floor. 
Cary Audio SLP-05 or Conrad Johnson ET7 S2
CJ 
older CD transport vs newer ones.
We use McCormack UDP-1  and. Pioneer elite dv-79avwill put the elite up against any (almost) CD player out there.  
One man Band
@dabel. For a BATHORY beginner,......try hammerheart , ....twilight of the Gods. Blood on ice and the 2 Nordland records I & II START THERE, other stuff is an acquired taste.