barnettk

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Do you ever do this before you listen?
"In the end, simple ear popping is common and cures a simple situation. But, there are those who may take that to an extreme. Temporary hearing loss is one thing but I would caution listeners who would also take ear popping to the extreme."Well ho... 
Do you ever do this before you listen?
I have done it before for various reasons. Flying, colds etc. just never thought to do it before listening to my system. Makes perfect sense tho.  
Do you ever do this before you listen?
@nonoise "ears can be a funny thing and slowly plug up without one being aware of it."Thats the thing. I had no idea that they were even clogged. I never even think about them being clogged unless i have a cold etc.. but when I cleared them the mu... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Tonight: Eric Clapton Pilgrim, James Taylor, Hourglass, then switched up to Winton Marsalis, Standard Time. Now enjoying David Sanborn and Bob James. Double Vision. Im all over the place tonight lol. It's Friday and a beer just won't do.  
Akai 747 w/DBX question
Ok guys. I’m about to de-mag my tape transport and heads. Hope I don’t blow anything up.  
Whats playing on your system today?
Last one of the night will be Peter Frampton live. Another one of my favorite albums. queued up for tomorrow is Eric Clapton Pilgrim. Have a great night everyone! 
Whats playing on your system today?
@reubent "Gaucho is a monster good record. Maybe their best."You know it. I love SD. Donald Fagen Nightfly is one of my all time favorite recordings. I just recieved a rare copy of Morph the Cat right before Xmas. That made my holiday.   
Whats playing on your system today?
Steely Dan Gaucho tonight for me along with a little Lonnie Liston Smith.  
Akai 747 w/DBX question
Hey thanks for the info. I really love my reel to reel and I have had one since the 70s and I want to keep it in top working condition. I have it serviced once every two years so I Know the heads have not been de-maged at least since then, if even.  
Akai 747 w/DBX question
 @cleeds Well well well what do ya know. That’s good! Ok I feel better now. I will perform the operation and see if it makes a difference. I am not really having s problem per se but if you guys recommend it needs to be done, and I have the right ... 
Akai 747 w/DBX question
Ok so this device is called "Han-D-Mag" and the instructions are on the actual device.. go figure. This thing looks like it was made in the 1970s at least.  The instruction say " plug in, Bring energized probe close to work, then withdraw slowly t... 
Akai 747 w/DBX question
@cleeds you are prob correct. I was following instructions from a YouTube video if I remember right. Let me dig this thing up and see if it even has an on/off switch. It was given to me so it does not have any instructions.  
Bright or Dim?
@geoffkaitI digress. I did see a pair starting at $17k so your most likely correct. https://www.thecableco.com/25th-anniversary-luminist-speaker-cable-pair.html 
Bright or Dim?
@geoffkait Luminist Speaker Cables $25,500Don’t you mean 2,500.00. I don’t think they were $25k.  
Akai 747 w/DBX question
also I was careful to remove the reels when I did it. Now this was about a year or two ago.. maybe longer. I put that thing in a drawer and have not looked at it since. Scared the crap out of me haha.