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Brightest but shortest artistic bursts in the sky
I have to remind all of Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Bobby Fuller, and Patsy Cline, all dying at a young age. 
Tube Preamp Recommendations?
An Audio Research SP-6b was just listed here on AudiogoN today, and has just been overhauled. It has the classic ARC tube sound, and contains a phono section. It's priced below $1000, so act quickly! 
Brightest but shortest artistic bursts in the sky
I just remembered another one-album band whose record was pretty special. In the wake of the Knacks success, Los Angeles was flooded with groups and bands playing showcase gigs in an attempt to get a record deal. One such group was Great Buildings... 
ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28?
That issue of Stereophile was my initiation into audiophiledom, and the ARC SP-3 my first serious pre-amp. My dearly departed pal Brooks Berdan sold ARC when he was at GNP in Pasadena, but by the time he opened his own shop (Brooks Berdan Ltd.) in... 
Isolation Devices: Any Good Ones?
What's "Loyd 1"? 
The Band on MFSL
Something else that makes for no simple answer is that the MFSL vinyl and pressings are much, much better than the original Capitols. It may be that the relative quality of the vinyl and pressings may have more effect on the sound of the LP’s bein... 
The Band on MFSL
Yup, the S/T brown album masters are missing, and have been for a long time. Steve Hoffman’s credibility and reputation were damaged when his CD mastering of the album for Audio Fidelity was claimed to have been done from the masters. They were no... 
Has anyone had experiences good or bad with speaker isolation or isolation in general ?
Barry Diament bolted each of his Maggie 3.7’s onto the middle of a 2’ x 2’ plank of plywood, and placed a trio of roller bearings under the plank in an equilateral triangle. Symposium Acoustics sells their Roller Block Jr. in sets of three, each o... 
Brightest but shortest artistic bursts in the sky
Oops, Phil's last name is spelled Seymour, not Seymore. I knew it looked wrong! 
ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28?
Darn it, I was sucked in again and got carried away, losing the point I had intended to make. Of course ARC makes great sounding gear, and deserves all the success and satisfied customers they have earned over the past forty-seven years. And they ... 
Brightest but shortest artistic bursts in the sky
Your critique of the second Moby Grape album is, upon reconsideration, better than mine! I'm going by recollection, feeling disappointed with it at the time of it's release in comparison to the first. If their debut hadn't been SO great---not a si... 
Various power cables, which would you put where?
itsikhefez and auxinput---It seems logical to upgrade the duplex wall outlets before the power cords themselves, so may I ask if you did that already, and if so what you have found to be worth their price? Thanks---Eric.  
My Audio Research experience
I feel vindicated! 
Has anyone had experiences good or bad with speaker isolation or isolation in general ?
If I had unlimited funds, I’d put everything on platforms such as the Minus K or Newport microscope tables, or folkfreaks Herzan. The closest a poor slob can get for relative peanuts is with a set of roller bearings and Geoff’s springs. The middle... 
ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28?
As my Mama useta say, "Each to her own, said the lady as she kissed the cow". ARC loves their customer base the same way Trump "loves the poorly educated". If the newest ARC pre-amp is sooo much better than the one it's replacing, and that one was...