cornfedboy

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Cowboy Junkies "Open" opinions
i got a promo copy of "open" a couple of weeks ago. for those still awaiting delivery, here are my gratuitous thoughts: if you're hoping for another "waltz across america" or "trinity sessions," you'll be in for a big disappointment. in my view, m... 
Best Rainy Day music
for me it's lou reed, "songs for drella" (w/ john cale) and "new york." -kelly 
Insolvency
sugarbrie is quite right on the marketing questions, which i rarely answer. some companies, tho, send you gifts when you register. i got a dvd, for example, when i registered my loewe crt.as to "insolvency sales" : that's a rarely used description... 
advice for an old newbie
some excellent suggestions. i side , tho, with sedond and jim. the best of both worlds is to find a used basis 1400. shouldn't be too hard given aj's (conti) upgrade path. -kelly 
My Poop theory by kublakhan
kublakhan: it's really too bad casettes have fallen out of favor. still, with a nakamichi dragon, you might be able to test your theory on a "poop deck." -kelly 
NBS Monitor 3 IC
if possible, try some other ic's b4 you purchase. i recomend tara the one and nordost qf as audtitoning partners for the nbs. -kelly 
Good component video cables....?
best i've seen, and now own, are tara psc video rgb. many will tell you, the brand of component cable makes no difference. don't believe em'. FWIW, i use a pioneer elite 37 dvd into a loewe aconda. -kelly 
Straight wire with gain????
bravo ozfly! bravo doug28450! you've both expressed, eloquently, why there ain't no such thing as "the absolute sound." -kelly 
Insolvency
like it or not, guys, this is actually a legal question. and, before you kill all the lawyers, permit me, please, to offer some gratis (read:"rare") legal advice. under the laws of the usa, a manufacturer may impose "reasonable" conditions upon it... 
Ground Loop - New Twist?
fpeel: i'm not sure what you mean when you say you "put the tv and cable box in the loop," tho i assume you aren't plugging any cable leads into your sf l-1 (don't think it can be done, can it?). in any event, i agree with jeff that the most plaus... 
Darn it, I scratched my Roland Now what
jeff rowland's products are anodized rather than painted. in my experience, products designed to deal with painted surfaces do not work very well on anodized surfaces and can, in fact, cause greater harm than good. i've had the same problems with ... 
Biggest soundstage in a CD Player ?
you should try the accuphase 75v. it's the best one-box cdp i've yet heard. -kelly 
InnerSound s New Sub Woofer
we already have one of these built into our kitchen. it's called a subzero. -kelly 
Trelja in New York
trelja, sorry to have gotten your name screwed up in my last post. i'd like to think my spellchecker did it. can't be sure. ;>). -kelly 
Trelja in New York
i've been to something like 10 ces's and 3 stereophile shows, tho i turned down several invitations to attend the latest exhibition in nyc about which trelga started this thread. i recall vividly the 1st big time show i went to in las vegas, when ...