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| If Audio bug never hit you, what hobby might have? Actually, I have three long-term "rotating" hobbies: (1)audio; (2)motorcycles (particularly Harleys); and (3) Photography.After spending several days/months/years (and $$$) obsessing about upgrading the audio system, to the point of reaching the s... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster Question??? Audiobugged -- Thanks for the info......curiousity cured. | |
| What's your worst excuse for an upgrade I can always sell it for almost as much as I paid for it. | |
| Tonearm Cable:different from regular IC? Best one? For an additional resource, you may want to look at the discussion at http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-IC-Phono.html regarding I/Cs for phono use.This was written by Arthur Salvatore, and you should be sure to read his disclaimers and his personal ... | |
| Have U ever bought an LP because of the cover art? Blind Faith | |
| What music would you like at your funeral? Terrapin Station -- Grateful Dead | |
| What do you put underneath floorstanding speakers? Thanks Speedball! I wasn't sure what you were referring to. | |
| What do you put underneath floorstanding speakers? Hey Speedball: 18" square 2" thick pads OF WHAT?Inquiring minds want to know.Thanks. | |
| Used Preamp that sound as good as newer I've auditioned the Counterpoint SA-5000 and the SA5. I found the SA5 to be a touch more "musical" whereas the SA5000 seemed "forward" and aggressive.However, I opted for a vintage Audio Research SP8 preamp, and had Steve Huntley at GNSC upgrade t... | |
| Placette Passive Owners... I have an Audio Research SP8 preamp and run it to a Placette Passive with a 1/2 meter Coincident I/C. I A/B compared it to not having the Placette in the signal path, and my ears could not discern a difference.I chose to put the Placette b/t the S... | |
| Guitar playing audiophiles, Martin or Taylor? First, I agree with all that point out that a guitar is a very personal choice.For me, I've owned many Taylors (510, 614CE, 814 Legends of the Fall limited rosewood) and finally ended up with exactly what you are considering, the 314CE. The rosewo... | |
| hospital grade or commercial grade receptacles ? It seems that this thread has wandered from a discussion on receptacles to a general discussion on power cables and whether they actually change audio quality.So, here's my anecdote. A couple of years ago I bought a Wadia 301, and the seller threw... | |
| Wadia Owner - with or without preamp If you are asking based solely on whether one likes the sound better with or without a preamp, only you can answer that after listening to your choice of Pre.However, if you already know you like the direct sound, but have more than one source as ... | |
| Quit vinyl? For about 30 years I hung onto about 450 LPs that I bought back in the late 60s and 70s. They just sat in storage in a couple of wooden crates. I nearly pulled them out a couple of times to sell at garage sales over the decades. Then about 3 or 4 ... | |
| NEWBIE: Is JITTER a dance? and CLOCK like a watch? You might want to look at the Wadia site at http://www.wadia.com/technology/clocklink/sld004.htm It gives a very simplistic explanation of jitter. Of course, they then go on to praise their technology for solving the jitter problem...but you can t... |