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| Pee Wee Herman has passed away He will be missed. Paul Reubens (aka Pinchas Rubenfeld) was an entertainer with a hero father, who was one of the Israel Air Force's founding members, flying a fighter for the new State of Israel in it's war of independence. | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? My dad's mono system: Rek-O-Cut turntable, Audax tonearm, GE pickup into a Bogen integrated tube amp into an early KLH 6. I inherited the KLH 6. It still works. He once told me he auditioned early stereo and thought it was a gimmick created to... | |
| Speaker that are 'KEEPERS" for the long haul!!! Probably never replacing my Ohm Walsh 2000s, purchased new in 2009. Each one has its own dedicated Vandersteen 2Wq sub with M5HP battery biased crossover. I had these before the Ohms, with a pair of Vandersteen 1Cs. The Ohms have responded beau... | |
| Odyssey Audio Kismet Mono Blocks @odysseyaudio I know you tried to help, and that you were willing to service the amp again. I couldn't handle the lifting and shipping costs anymore. The last straw wasn't the buzz in the center channel, it was when there was smoke and a burning... | |
| Odyssey Audio Kismet Mono Blocks FWIW, I had an Odyssey Stratos HT3 3 channel for about 12 years when it required service. Klaus was surprised I went 12 years with no issues. While it was in for repairs, I upgraded to full Kismet internals. The first time it was shipped back, F... | |
| DAC Under $3000 I resisted Chi-Fi as long as possible, but for under $2k, nothing I have heard beats my Denafrips Pontus II with 1.4 firmware. It's a virtual Swiss Army knife of a DAC that is clean, clear, and never harsh or brittle. Sound stage is highly sourc... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? I would say any speaker that is returnable for a reasonable amount of time. You must be willing to lug the speakers back to the store or to a shipping center, and possibly pay return shipping and/or a restocking fee. FWIW, I bought my current sp... | |
| I Hate Moving I feel your pain, OP. I am about 4 years away from relocating overseas after 34 years in the same home. Add to all the anxiety: Import duties and restrictions, "professional" packaging, and the risk of putting my precious hi-fi and LPs on a car... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update @dandaroy I need to listen more (unrelated server issues have kept me from listening lately), but my initial impressions were different. I found the sound slightly better, and no worse in any respect. I guess YMMV, but, so far, I don't intend to... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update @bobo1000 Just FYI, I avoided the first update because of the reports of increased brightness. But opinions were very different regarding 1.4. I took a chance and I am very pleased with the upgrade. If there was any added brightness I would hav... | |
| How to prevent visitors from touching your system @dabel You jogged my memory. My wife once had a playgroup daily in our basement. My rig for both HT and 2 channel audio we in one corner of the basement. I installed a Roman shade to block off all the gear. The only thing I had to move was the sea... | |
| McIntosh C22 (old & new) vs C2600 FWIW, there are two modern innovations in newer Macs that I think are a big plus. First is the sealed, gas filled control knobs. This prevents dirt from degrading performance over time. Second is LED lighting, which eliminates the need to replace ... | |
| Can someone please help RTFM | |
| Would It Be Possible To Get Help Finding This Song? I once had a similar issue. I forget the web site, maybe Wikipedia, but I Googled the TV show, located the episode, and there was a song list of music used for that episode, with artist names and song titles. Start by Googling the 5, look for an... | |
| Looking for an Amp Replacement In your budget, I would consider what I own and love. Arion Audio makes the S-500 in your price range. It is a switching amp, but I have yet to find any fault with it. It is powerful, at 500 watts/channel, sounds clean, cool running, and has be... |