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Marketing slogans to catch the consumers attention
I think "first watt" is a Bryston slogan too. Correct me if I'm wrong. Then there is the Kenwood ad showing their 5070 TT with a composite concrete plinth sitting on top of a speaker!!! How gullible did they think the average consumer was? 
Marketing slogans to catch the consumers attention
Nothing becomes between the record and our stylus. Anyone want to guess??? 
Marketing slogans to catch the consumers attention
And the indestructible lexan housing of Loran tapes. You could run over one with your car. Park your car in the desert. I still have a few 
The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth
Hey maybe he had that system by choice. If a customer has a midfi stereo then they should also should be able to hear a difference kind of philosophy. Just shooting off the hip here. 
The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth
Ah the old marketing spin. I thought it didn't come from them but from old record manufacturing employees cherry picking low pressings to buy and keeping them. Thanks 
I bought an off spindle hole record from Wal-Mart.
I just did and no problem.  
I bought an off spindle hole record from Wal-Mart.
Couch's Direct has some nice vinyl too.! Soft. 
Does anyone use white gloves to handle records?
Thanks Brad for the plant tour. I'm sure more interesting than a CD plant. 
Does anyone use white gloves to handle records?
I read a long time ago that there were a small few that used gloves. I thought briefly about ya or nay but I think I will just keep my hands clean from reading the opinions here. Now if I'm holding up and displaying a super rare record at a Southb... 
Does anyone use white gloves to handle records?
Thanks all 
HEY! I'm gonna' be a billionaire
What deposit are you going to have them out down?? How much would a deep scratch on a Wilson speaker degrade the value? Lol 
Any new tweaks out there?
Ive got one. The time of day you listen can have an impact on your enjoyment. Let me explain. This will not work for a lot of people her but for those on shift work they will understand. When I get up in the morning I'm just not in the mood for mu... 
Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday!
Thanks, it's a keeper.  
Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday!
Close to 4 hours a day listening. I leave it on 24/7 and turn off system before and electrical storm. It is a big step up from the SA-8005. Some vinyl is better in my system. Maybe 1\2. Analog warmth/smoothness that is inherent to the medium. I go... 
What is the first album you purchased, and do you still have it?
Let Zep HOTH. I was 13 and so embarrassed like I was buying something naughty. I played it everyday after work for weeks. Still have it for 42 years