cornfedboy
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| Promo and DJ albums how old are the lp's? and what type of music is on 'em? there are several varieties of promos and dj releases. most were/are simply pre-production releases of what later was sold to the public. some are releases that never made it to the productio... | |
| Murphy s Laws for Audiophiles (1) your 1,000 cd storage unit will not tip over until you've alphabetized all of your discs; (2) when your 1,000 cd storage unit does tip over, it will always do so in the direction of your speakers; (3) your 1,000 disc storage unit will not actu... | |
| Classical Music-High Quality if you go back to the opening page of the "audiophile forums" section of AudiogoN, you'll see a "search headlines" dialog box. you might wanna use that function before you begin a thread. HINT: your query ain't exactly unique. don't be scared off,... | |
| Dealer Bias: Do They Really Add Value? i know a number of brick and mortar dealers here in Colorado and in several other states. a few are, indeed, as angela describes them. but they're the lucky ones with stores in affluent neighborhoods that attract folks who want to buy what they're... | |
| New Age, Neo-Celtic, World Beat Music two well recorded and performed cd's i believe are in this genre are "mouth music" on rykodisc and "white arrow" by hege rimstadt (northside). the latter ain't exactly celtic. rather, it's nordic. BTW, i found a pair of nothside samplers at my fav... | |
| Apt-Holman pre-amp i'm with dcaudio. i bought an original model apt-holman new in about 1979-80. even then, it was cosidered to be the sort of "good value" product sam tellig (the "audio cheapskate") would prefer. it was never on the cutting edge of the highend. | |
| What is the meaning of a true audiophile an audiophile is anyone who cares enough about the reproduction of recorded music to believe there should be a name applied to the penchant. | |
| Integrated Amps from Accuphase mgs: my son is now auditioning avalon symbols in his system. he owns ae-2's. | |
| Integrated Amps from Accuphase mgs: the accuphase cd-75v is, in my opinion and that of many so-called professional reviewers, the best one-box player you can purchase. while its MSRP is $11k, you can find them on a-gon at close to, even under, dealer's cost. an important thing ... | |
| Measuring Vibration in Equipment call up NOAA in the republic of boulder, give them your exact location via GPS, ask them to run a pinpoint seismologic test and get back your results on the richter scale. could cost a bunch but think how impressed your friends will be. | |
| Access/Use Restrictions-Listening Room i have two grown sons with keys to our home, each of whom frequently drop by whilst my spouse and i are away for an hour or absent for a week. they are welcome to use my audio system under these ukases: (1) you break it or damage it, you pay for i... | |
| Integrated Amps from Accuphase i have listened to most of the accuphase integrateds. the amp sections are very close sonically to their seperate counterparts. the pre sections are also of the high quality expected from this manufacturer. ( FWIW, after listeneing to numerous amp... | |
| Morrison Audio: E-Mail Address drtmth58: don't mean to be mean but how could you find the URl and not have found the email address? It's right there: donmorrison@accglobal.net. a secondary/alternative address is also on the site: vril@ican.net. you're welcome. | |
| "Forward" sounding ICs and Cables? yes, you may be able to bring your sound stage more forward by pushing your speakers back or your listening chair forward...but maybe not. wires are acceptable "tone controls" for the straight wire with gain set. and many are designed just so. but... | |
| cd spray tweaks? gallaine: here are two claims made, verbatim, by mapleshde on the tweaks & wire section of its website. 1)Use this remarkable contact-enhancing spray on every connector in your system (RCA plugs, binding posts, AC plugs, tube pins, fuses). ... |