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| Can I ground my preamp? Wow, this is more complicated than I thought. I think I will try your suggestion first, Stingreen, to see. BTW, the amps are the only grounded components (CD, DVD, and preamp are all non-grounded). Am on work travel, but I'll report back when I ge... | |
| Can I ground my preamp? Hey Stanwal,Thanks for this advice, and I will definitely try this. | |
| Music you HATE the most but once you LOVED it I like YES and did not mean to speak badly of their musical ability or their creativity. They are VERY good, but they tend to be hit or miss in their catalogue IMO. | |
| Favorite Pianists As one who grew up listening to Marian McPartland every Saturday night on my local NPR station, I have to say that she is a wonder and a blessing to America's jazz culture. She will always be the greatest in my book for this alone. | |
| Music you HATE the most but once you LOVED it Don't get me wrong, YES is an awesome band, and they are members of the great Pantheon. I think what I should have said is that they tend to be hit or miss for me, with their strong songs being damn good and their weaker ones being...well, weak. | |
| Music you HATE the most but once you LOVED it Bowie is stone classic and IMO never gets old. YES, OTOH, is on my list of music that I loved when I was younger but sounds a bit soulless to me now. | |
| how to clean brushed aluminum faceplate? WD40 works well. | |
| Trade- off, power SS vs tube magic. Music is a peaceful endeavor, so let's leave the flames at home, OK? As Prince said, "I have two sides, and they both friends." | |
| B&W CDM-1 original ............... opinions wanted I did an in-home demo of these back in the day and didn't think they were special. The mids sounded thin and a bit "pinched"...not as fleshed out, smooth, or as dynamic as my Fried Q5s. They didn't sound bad, just not my cup of tea. | |
| Which hdtv would you recommend and why? Don't fall for the LED based on a hyped up store display! Plasma is still a very, very good technology, and they are affordable. LEDs are initially impressive, and my god, they are overpriced. | |
| Which hdtv would you recommend and why? Samsung plasma 450 series (42") is what I picked up a year ago, and it's been killer. The advantage of the Samsungs over the Panasonics is that they have more picture control, which is useful if you are obsessed w/customizing your viewing experien... | |
| "Crack" sound in left speaker tube amp It may be that you have an arcing tube. Arcing gives off a loud "pop/crack" heard thru the speaker, usually after the first few seconds or minutes of being powered up. Turn the lights off, power up, and watch the power tubes. You will be able to c... | |
| Any Tom Waits Fans? Heck, yeah. Best show I EVER saw was Waits at the Fox in Atlanta on his Glitter and Doom tour...the coolest crowd, too. He started an hour late, but when he started, it was like nothing I'd ever heard. His band was killer too. Utterly effortless a... | |
| Noobie looking for advice First, you'll need a decent receiver or preamp w/a phono stage. You might check out some of the older NADs that have good phono stages, as they can be had for not a lot. If you're satisfied w/the sound of this, I'd say stop and invest your money i... | |
| Name your lame duck artist........ Yes they can. |