cornfedboy
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| What equipment is state of the art? interesting query, whose answer (surprise!) depends on your perspective (where you stand depends on where you sit). if you're a consultant to MOMA, sota means the newest, freshest and non-derivative design that moves the audio aesthetic to a new p... | |
| The "D" word...Has audio ever caused it? a few years ago, an apparent audiophile in the denver area ended up both divorced and imprisoned, based at least in part on his compulsive purchases of audio gear (and cars, rare wines, etc.). seems this fellow, an auditor for a hotel chain, embez... | |
| Vinyl in Vegas? j_thunders: i think you should have edited your post before sugerbrie posted his. didn't you mean to say that at the crazy horse II they are "standing out"? -kelly | |
| Scientist finds fungus that eats cd's here's another story on the fungus from stereophile:http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?1073 | |
| Rudeness With 'net Sales redkiwi: i fear you are subject to being painted by a too-broad brush merely because you reside outside the usa. i'd bet there are plenty of "regulars" who inhabit this chatroom, including me, who would happily provide you with a set of "reference... | |
| Best and Worst Product Names you mean that's how buffy did in vampires? and she was on crack the whole time? wow, amazing. -kelly | |
| New Listener Mag Tweak Issue if i bought some slimy green liquid from a slightly mysterious resident of nepal for, say $600, and was told it would improve my listening accuity by 67% should i use it as a weekly enema, i'd probably sing its praises, too. of course your results... | |
| Scientist finds fungus that eats cd's i've been led to believe that the fungus can be defeated merely by coating all your cd's (and other aluminum discs) with a moderately thick layer of vasoline. FWI, speakers and digital components seem to respond best (on the anti-fungal front) to ... | |
| New Listener Mag Tweak Issue sam: the wood is what you see of mpingo's. it merely covers, very cleverly and virtually invisibly, "the all-seeing eye." understand the idea came from the dollar bill, of all places. -kelly | |
| Your favorite blues album? a couple more to add to the list: taj mahal, "an evening of acoustic music"; lucinda williams, "car wheels on a gravel road." -kelly | |
| Best and Worst Product Names my favorite product name is the ButtKicker, which replicates the shaking associated with very low frequency sounds. install one under your couch in the ht room and it, umm, kicks butt. saw this at ces2001:http://www.thebuttkicker.com/buttkicker_sh... | |
| Power Cord Review lcat: understood. thanks. as dekay said, this is a huge undertaking. hope it's more fun than work. -kelly | |
| Power Cord Review lcat: i do hope you get a spellchecker or rely on a good proofreader before you submit your review for publication. BTW, on what component(s) will you do your comparison? -kelly | |
| What is your OTHER passion? in the spring and summer, i greatly enjoy flower gardening, emanating my english roots. i plant 25-30 large terra cotta pots with shade-loving flowers and tend to 5 perrenial beds. year round, especially when traveling, i enjoy visiting art galler... | |
| Thoughts on Fidelio have you tried different vta settings for the helikon/jmw? is the "brightness" the same at all settings? do you use any acoustic treatments on the rear wall(back of speakers) or first reflection points? if you answer "yes" to all these questions, ... |