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bigjoe

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balance and single ended what I heard
hey lemme@lone,what a pure crap response,this is the 2nd thread in recent weeks where an arogant response was left about a guys gear.people put alot of time & cash not to mention heart & soul into their rigs & im quite sure that kinda ... 
ebay vs audiogon
hi doug,yes a standard cod is flawed & unless im buying i refuse to use the standard door to door cod,when i am buying with door to door cod i only use ups as the driver has been to my house so much that he now allows me to open packages real ... 
Boy, am I bummed.
i hate that when that happens,talk about a let down.blkard,hahaha,i thought i was the only one who freaks out & smashes gear after too much frustration.i freaked out & threw an amp down 2 flights of stairs when it was acting up,man did tha... 
Shorting caps/Cardas protective caps worth the $?
i have never used the shorting plugs but i am using the clear rubber protective plug covers on my unused rca's & the cardas caps on unused xlr's.neither did anything for sound but they do a fine job of keeping dust out of the terminals which i... 
ebay vs audiogon
hi doug,welcome to audiogon.i have several reasons why i dismiss escro as a buying/selling tool & i'll explain them.as a seller i refuse to use escro for these reasons.1 i can set up a safe cod where the package is shipped care of the buyers l... 
Does anyone out there have a liquid system
the only thing thats liquid about my rig is that the gear flows in & out like water.mike. 
Is my setup mid-fi or hi-fi?
if your here your rig is hifi!where does midfi end & hifi begin?hifi sound can be had for very little cash & lowfi sound can be had with a ton of cash so if your happy with it its hifi for sure.mike. 
ebay vs audiogon
lousyreeds,im not anti paypal in the slightest in fact i prefer paypal & prefer to use it weather im buying or selling,all im saying is that the confirmed address bit that has taken over is meaningless to a seller & offers no protection to... 
the wicked witch is dead
dont give it a second thought,all you need to know is that fatty arbuckel is gone & that's a good thing.hell if you can afford it rent the upstairs appt too & turn it into one big listening room where there's lotsa room for slappy's twin's... 
ebay vs audiogon
ok fellas dig this,i just had a amp on auction last night on ebay & the high bidder had a recent negative feedback in his profile stating that he had used the paypal charge back to scam the seller.of coures this sent me into outer space as soo... 
ebay vs audiogon
jmcgrogan,that is exactly how i do it,i feel alot safer that way & even if paypal does do a charge back there wont be anything there for them to get & i have the cash,there's alot to be said for having the cash.one thing though about doing... 
ebay vs audiogon
treyhoss,damm good point & ive never thought of it like that,come to think of it some sellers may include the 3% fee to encourage buyers to use other methods of payment.your right,for how exposed paypal leaves a seller the 3% is a drop in the ... 
The problem with the music
while i agree that (some) newly recorded music sounds like it was recorded on a kenner close n play i disagree that cd's have some how been overlooked by the engineer's in the studio & that the recordings are geared to mp3 format with the exce... 
SF Cremona fixing advice
before you go puncturing your dust caps with needels try this,it works great!go get a vacume that has a hose attachment & hold your hand around the hose end keeping the hose from making direct contact with the speaker but allowing your hand to... 
ebay vs audiogon
some people like to paint a picture of ebay as the wild west full of bumbling fools who pay way too much for their gear,sellers who are all con artists or ignorant about the gear their selling & where simon bar sinister is lurking around every...