bartholomew
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| Top 5 Reaons to NOT BUY A TURNTABLE. I first dropped a needle on "Peter and the Wolf" at the age of six on my father's Rec-O- Kut turntable, with a Sherwood mono amp and 15" Altec Lansing speaker. I remember it clearly- the rich, sonorous voice emanating from the system. That was 60 ... | |
| How I Beat the System to Nab an Unbeatable System I got the SA-102 first from Ralph, and used my Cambridge Audio 840-E as the preamp while waiting for him to send the M-16. I thought that my Cambridge components were exceptionally neutral, and was not prepared to be blown away when I installed th... | |
| Power conditioner some say yes and some say no. @OP Find out what fuses your Hydra power conditioners use and replace them with the appropriate Synergistic Research Orange fuses. You'll freak. Suddenly, your Hydras become valuable components in your system. | |
| How I Beat the System to Nab an Unbeatable System @ihcho Congratulations! I consider Ralph to be a national treasure. Plinius would have to charge three times the price for their components if they duplicated Ralph's mods, but they wouldn't know how to. Even in your second system, I recommend ... | |
| A Surreal Dream full of Audio Knowledge! This fantasy dialogue sounds suspiciously like it was modeled after the Bhagavad gita, the ancient text where Lord Krishna and Arjuna converse about the meaning of life. I will concede, though, that conversations about audio matters are more profo... | |
| How I Beat the System to Nab an Unbeatable System After an evening of listening to classical LP's on pressings of varying quality, they all came through with sonic perfection. Now that the Plinius amp and preamp are fully broken in and the Class A mode is cooking, I can recommend these compone... | |
| How I Beat the System to Nab an Unbeatable System Thanks, jbhiller! All of the mods were performed by Ralph Abramo of PliniusRepair, so I can't take any of the credit. It was an extensive modification of the original units- akin to a major organ transplant without the huge hospital bill. The net ... | |
| Game Changing Tweak Hear! Hear! pauly. I couldn't have said it better myself! | |
| The Absurdity of it All While you should increase your intake of ADHD meds. | |
| The Absurdity of it All @edgewoundOccasionally, I'll misread things while yawning. | |
| The Absurdity of it All @edgewound If you were trying to say that my comments were irrelevant to the topic of this thread, then you’ve taken my comments out of context. This thread is about hearing loss, and my point is that there are other forms of handicapped hearing,... | |
| The Absurdity of it All @edgewoundI don't understand the context of what I wrote? Do you even know the appropriate application of the word "context"? "In this here forum and thread" as you put it- like a hillbilly. | |
| The Absurdity of it All Who said anything about price? A crappy system can cost a little or a lot. Learn to read before you spout. If you can’t hear improvements between one interconnect and another, or between tubes, or power cables, I suspect that you lack the capacity... | |
| The Absurdity of it All @rkronk Kris Kristofferson was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's. He actually had Lyme disease. He recovered from Lyme disease and continued performing. The most irritating aspect of posting meaningful tweaks on this forum is the knuckleheads he... | |
| Game Changing Tweak I NEVER dismiss anything out of hand, because I've experienced too much that defies comprehension with a conventional perspective. The backbone of this country was its backyard tinkerers, so I hope one day you can divulge your successes. Hearing m... |