au_lait

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How to physically move large heavy 100lb amplifiers easily (up and downstairs)
With absolute caution. I was moving 150lb Pass monos last week and a heatsink sliced a nice 5” gash in my leg. 
During this isolation, I would be interested in suggestions of great movies you like.
@pjr801Great taste! 
During this isolation, I would be interested in suggestions of great movies you like.
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Sergei Parajanov 
Audio tax write-off
I do it, "studio equipment" expense, which is not a lie actually. Don't use the word "vintage" or "used" anywhere though as that won't pass in an audit. It has to be new kit to be valid in eyes of the man. 
Jazz is not Blues and Blues is not Jazz.......
Do you let your food touch on the plate? 
Moving to France
Congrats! I too have a similar plan, love France. I’ve worked there for many years, will eventually skip out to Antibes. 
How do you know when an LP is a first or early pressing?
Discogs usually has all the info you need. The real fun starts when your buying records that Discogs doesn’t know about (yet)! 
Apparently new artist don't even know what a melody is and drum machines suck
Just because what you consider "real music" is not being served to you on a silver platter, does not mean it's not being made, it just means you might not be looking hard enough. Not just Americana, but there is amazing new music across most genre... 
Apparently new artist don't even know what a melody is and drum machines suck
Old man yells at cloud? 
“BLOCK” Function?
You all must be real fun at parties. 😂 
How to select a good Speaker Cable
@b4icu Aleph 1.2 (70 DF)6’ CablesCurrently using Acoustic Zen Hologram II, 8awg, and pretty happy. But what say you? 
JBL 43xx va Harbeth 40.x
if you like 4343 you'll LOVE 4344 ;-) but you need to bi amp the 4344 to maximize performance. or depending on what you listen to, 4345 even, 18" woofer! 
500 albums in a basement flood--worth saving?
Sorry I missed the record cleaning machine mention. Agreed long time. I hate record meaning machines tbh - it’s annoying but you can actually do better with a very soft toothbrush, Dawn soap and a dish drying rack. Sleeves being ruined is a big bu... 
500 albums in a basement flood--worth saving?
Yes. Save them. My friends shop flooded and we lost about 50k records on the bottom of the shelves, but maybe a 1/3 of them were salvaged before mold took over. 500 though, is not too much hassle to clean up, couple hours work? Those records have ... 
... Should I be concerned?
I had a similar issue when changing to far more powerful amps recently. I could barely get volume knob to 9 o'clock without nearly breaking a window. Opened up my preamp and to check the gain setting dip-switches (options for 0, 6, 9, 12 an 18db) ...