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| DIY Vinyl Racks I've gone through multiple storage solutions over the years, starting with a home made (from 1x12 pine) unit I built in college to a cherry wall unit. I just installed the Ikea Expedit shelves and think they're the best. What I like about them is ... | |
| Steve Winwood Nine Lives lp I bought it on CD, just finished listening to it. Now I wish I had gotten it on vinyl. It's the best thing he's done since Traffic, and equal to that. | |
| Should repaired equipment be stated in the ad?? hi Kijanki, that's not what I said. If you read statement once more - I said if a component was recently serviced by the manufacturer or reputable tech, it may indeed have higher value (eg, an older amplifier newly recap'd) than one that is origin... | |
| Should repaired equipment be stated in the ad?? Can you honestly say that you would buy repaired one of two identical units sold for the same amount on Audiogon?? I think it depends on the equipment in question. If it's a 1 or 2 year old component, very high end, I may be hesitant, especially i... | |
| Should repaired equipment be stated in the ad?? If it's repaired, there's nothing broken. What is there to report? I generally agree with this. I think it's expecting a lot to have a policy of disclosure in the ad (and it's unrealistic to expect it to be followed). That said I think a request f... | |
| Turntable Hummmm if the hum only present when the stylus is on the record, this doesn't sound like ground loop, so I wouldn't worry about lifting the ground.You say you disconnected and reconnected everything - does this include the signal tags to the cartridge co... | |
| Man Cave or No? I have both - actually 2 dedicated rooms in the basement, and I have rig in the living room. My wife really doesn't like music at volumes higher than background music levels, so I retire to the "man cave" for listening unless she's not at home. I ... | |
| Is it worth expanding into Vinyl??? I'm not sure I have anything new to add, but will reinforce many of the comments above . . .I grew up on vinyl, and held out to the last minute in the 80's before buying a CD player (my local record store quit stocking vinyl). I still much prefer ... | |
| B&K amplifier Fans search the archives on B&K and you'll find many discussions on your point. I've voiced my opinion many a time - am a big fan, and there are a fair number on this site. I've had many B&K amps and preamps. I still use a pair of mod'd M200 So... | |
| Newbie amp help......why? heard a system with the speakers i have now and was blown awaythat right there is why you would need a new amp. If you heard what a really good amp (ie any amp better than the one you have) sounds like, one that "made your eyes water", you would k... | |
| Preamp or Surround Processor for Stereo? I have the Musical Fidelity Nuvista preamp which I really like. I haven't heard theA3.2cr but think I read somewhere that the A3.2cr is based on the Nuvista circuit, just uses transistors instead of the Nuvistors. The only weakness in the Nuvista ... | |
| Preamp or Surround Processor for Stereo? I think a stereo preamp in the <$1000 range will best any of the pre-pros available in that price range. This is based on my own experience, though limited as it is. If you compare some of the older pre-pros that sell for <$300 the story may... | |
| Speaker cables.. Budget again.. With a twist... When I had to run cables that length, I built them like the "White Lightning" using a 100ft Home depot yard extension cord. It's yellow, the same mfg as the orange one but 12 gauge wire (I think the orange one is 14 gauge). It worked nicely and as... | |
| dead quiet Albertporter - IAP = "Irrational Audiophile Paranoia" . . it was coined by Eldartford in his first post to this thread. | |
| dead quiet I hope the OP is getting something from this discussion . . . I certainly am, and appreciate all of the comments.To be precise, from my listening chair and indeed from 2-3 ft away from my speakers, my analog rig is *dead quiet*. But if I am overco... |