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A black hole went into my Marantz SA-10!
The EAR Isodamp SD is a different product for a different application than the "blue stuff" that company makes. For details, see the Michael Percy Audio website. To quote Percy, the SD125 (1/8" thick) is "The best material available for free air d... 
Whats playing on your system today?
The Band---The Making of "Rockin' Chair" & Commentary on Vocals. Producer John Simon and Levon Helm sit at a mixing console, bringing up faders to demonstrate the incredible vocal arrangement and performance of the song. Comments on The Band's... 
Anybody have experience with using Iso-Acoustics Iso-pucks under Maggies?
The Iso-Puck is load rated---20 lbs. maximum. It is intended more for components and stand-mounted speakers. The IsoAcoustics GAIA is intended for floor mounted speakers such as Maggies. Competition for the GAIA is the Townshend Audio Seismic prod... 
Tonearms: Ripoff?
I sure wish more of the people recording music and manufacturing physical media had the high standards observed by high end audio designers, manufactures, and audiophiles. To play the junk that is most recorded music on a high end pickup arm (and ... 
Tube / SS amp that handles 4ohm loads well and delivers lively texture / palpability
I have seen examples of the Music Reference RM-200 offered for around $2000. That's the original version of the amp, not the Mk.2, which goes for around $3000. The RM-200 is an unusual tube amp (bipolar input stage, tube driver and output stages),... 
A black hole went into my Marantz SA-10!
Another excellent metal enclosure damping material is EAR Isodamp SD125, available from Michael Percy Audio. 
Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release
Yeah slaw, in interviews, the guys in The New York Dolls, MC5, Stooges, etc., said they didn’t share the Peace, Love, & Understanding sentiments of the West Coast bands. After living in New York for a year, I came to understand why. Life in Sa... 
Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release
omhwy61, The Velvet Underground are very interesting in terms of their West Coast vs. East Coast impact and influence. All the New York, Detroit, and other Midwest and East Coast bands that followed cite them as a major influence and inspiration. ... 
Live shows I wish I hadn't missed
Ah yes slaw, Battle Of The Bands! I was in a few myself while in High School. San Jose is considered ground zero for U.S.A. Garage Bands in the mid-to-late 60's, and that's who were in our BOTB, not national acts. Even our semi-national groups (Th... 
Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7?
A used Sanders Magtech. 
Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release
I not only listened every day to Are You Experienced and Axis: Bold As Love, Fresh Cream and Disraeli Gears, and Surrealistic Pillow and After Bathing At Baxter’s (the latter playing as the ascent of my last "flight" was occurring ;-) at the time ... 
Tonearms: Ripoff?
I too read that the Rock’s headshell-end damping reduces sonic differences between arms, but that is an over-statement. Arm tube stiffness, bearing quality, geometric design, dynamic behavior, and other factors remain, and produce resulting audibl... 
Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)
@gene3x, the ET LFT-8b features a pair of push-pull magnetic-planar drivers that operate from 180Hz to 10kHz, with no cross-over! Then a ribbon tweeter for 10k up and an 8" dynamic woofer for 180Hz down, via 1st-order filters. An outrageous bargai... 
Am I hearing things (you don't) ????
And above all, even if you are already suffering with tinnitus and/or hearing loss, get ear molds made and buy some SPL attenuators from Westone or Etymotic, and wear them at all music (and perhaps movie) shows. They are little discs that attach t... 
Suggestions for Solo Violin Recordings
J.S. Bach: Sonatas For Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006, played by Sigiswald Kuijken; Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1C 157 (1999603).There are many other Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (and U.S.A. HM) recordings of Baroque repertoire, all featuring excellent "histori...