boxcarman
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| What does the gold star mean on this listing for the LSA amp? I can vouch for Wally. Straight shooter. He does get some incredible deals. | |
| Recommendations for really well-recorded music for high-end audio system demo Your list should be full now. All good. I will suggest Earl Klugh and Bob James "Cool". | |
| Food: what does the typical audiophile eat? Sounds like a crock. Check your last blood test to see if you are low on something. Or high, haha. | |
| So, a reviewer just said something I need to talk about. Wow, this a true thinkpiece. Of course the musicianship is important, along with the musician's emotion traveling through the instrument, recorded excellently with precision gear and reproduced by your Hi-Fi. Everything is important. | |
| Selling, donating or giving away a good pair of vintage speakers If you can afford Magico's, you should give them away. Most of my friends don't have anything that good and would love them. One uses a Bose TV soundbar, etc. | |
| Quandary Remember this guy is a salesman. He gets paid for selling things. Take that $300 and go to an audio show, get a nice hotel room and go out for a nice dinner. That's something you won't regret. | |
| Sometimes you just get lucky Excepting records that I had an emotional attachment to, I sold most of them at a garage sale for $1 each back in the 90's. Of course I regretted it soon after. But my brother is in another class altogether. Had a Garrard TT, tube amp and Kef ... | |
| How much should I expect with a warranty issue from a large retailer/distributor? That is typical of most retailers online or otherwise. You could just use the RCA's or send it back on your nickel. Your choice. | |
| SHALL WE PLAY A GAME ? @larsman.... Yes, but I do not remember the Nyquil. Some other substance, perhaps. | |
| SHALL WE PLAY A GAME ? Play Black Sabbath at 78rpm. See what happens. | |
| Time heals all wounds? A person's marital partner can also be this way. Most of the time they play well, other days, well..... | |
| Help me identify speakers - AR90s? Value and replacement cost? You never know how much you can get for such old stuff. For those speakers, I would say not much. Looks like too much work to restore unless you are into that sort of thing. | |
| Is there anything other than a Benchmark DAC? @bhvf, I agree. MF probably doesn't have quite the articulation that higher priced DACs have but it is smooth and non fatigue-ing. I upgraded to the Nu-vista CD with digital hub last year. | |
| ADD or Audiophile? Every week I try some of the new music coming out at Qobuz even though I know hardly any of these artists. Most of the time I am bored after 2 or 3 songs and move on. Once in a while I find something I like, which makes it worthwhile. For those... | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords I can only tell you my history with powerlines and cables. When I started on my journey of improving it, I had a dedicated 20A line installed by a pro. Not a great upgrade by itself, so I bought new powercords for all electronics which were hig... |