bigtwin

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Fabulous record.  If you ever wondered how good a guitarist Steve really is, here's the LP that removes all doubt.      
Please tell me the wait will be work it......my rack
What a surprise.   A Critical Mass dealer giving a positive review of the product!   I wonder how the folks down below are enjoying the freeze. 🤣  
(Hegel vs Luxman) vs PS Audio
@krymer2 I can't compare the Hegel sound against the other two amps as I have not heard them.  Hegel states their mission is to add nothing to the sound with their amps and I suggest they hit the mark.  I have owned the H390, H590 and not the H30s... 
What was the first CD with great drums??
You really need to address what you personaly feel is great drumming.  I grew up on all the great drummers of the rock age 1965 onward, but as my musical taste evolved, I would now have to say the best rock & roll drummers don't stand up again... 
Please tell me the wait will be work it......my rack
I'm sorry but when I see companies like Critical Mass asking somone to pay $20,000+  for a rack to set their equipment on, I have to ask what flavor Kool Aid they are serving with that.  Don't want to hear the debate.  I'm just expressing an opini... 
What was the first CD with great drums??
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida 🤣  
(Hegel vs Luxman) vs PS Audio
@krymer2 I own the Hegel H30's and like them very much.  The new H30A is the same as the 30 but they are using a different supplier for the caps, and a big price increase.  I would see if the American supplier happens to have a couple H30s still a... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
  Great recording released on the Stony Plain label. At the end of the disc is a 20 minute interview with Sonny Rhodes and the label founder Holgar Peterson.  A real pleasure to listen to this.  Such an intersting perspective to Sonny's journey... 
Cable Troubleshooting
@jjbeason14  I guess I had that coming. 🤣  But seriously, a simple fix would be to remove the Bananas from one end and Just use bare wire connection to the posts on the Denon and tighen the lug nuts?  I know we have become used to having a connect... 
Cable Troubleshooting
The answer would seem obvious.  Does the Denon use "pin" connectors?  By a set of adapters that arer returnable if they don't work for you.    
Classical music newbie needs your suggestions
All of Beethoven that is not the 9 Symphonies. Duos, Trios,  String Quartets,  There is so much in those categories and they make a wonderful way to ease yourself into classical music.  
Four Hour Tube Amp Warm-Up
@jerryg123 Thanks.  I stand corrected.  My manufacturers, Hegel, Esoteric, Triode Audio Japan, PrimaLuna, all recomend turning equipment off when not in use.  Oh well, whatever works for you is all that counts.  Merry Christmas.    
Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to
I think Nora Jones proves that anyone with a resaonably good voice can become a start if the "machine" gets behind them.  She has a musical predigree, she's easy on the eys and a resonable singer/songwriter.  But worthy of stradom?  I've never fou... 
This may be of interest to some...
On a serious note, I was self employed and ran a business most of my working life. Paid a mountain of taxes and never thought twice about it. I was happy to be fortuate enough to have to pay taxes. It meant I was making money. For the vast majorit... 
Four Hour Tube Amp Warm-Up
@bolong "The solid state cd transport and DAC are of course kept on all the time." I can see why you would do this if the equipment has a auto standby mode that kicks in (my Hegel H590 did but my H30 does not) but otherwise I fail to see the sens...