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Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
-Frogman - as u r a New Yorker, I wanted to mention I was very touched last night watching the NY Mets - KC Royals baseball game; when the camera focused on Billy Joel and the PA system played "Piano Man" with everyone singing. What class ! Go Met... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Pegasus et al have u considered using a DIY Faraday cage for the last part of the wire loom - the part that doesn't affect the spindle movement right after the wire loop to where the wires go into your phono. A sample Faraday cage recipe. For arou... 
Funniest Quote About Your Audio "Affliction"
So images were behind the back wall, in your face, two or three feet beyond side walls.This audiophile statement always cracks me up. I have found that 9 times out of 10, this is really your wife in the adjoining kitchen screaming at you to hurry ... 
Funniest Quote About Your Audio "Affliction"
10-30-15: TatersAlbert porter,And what 2 websites are you referring to?Do u really think u can handle two more websites like this one? 
Thought on OTL tube amps
10-30-15: Czarivey....in Minnesota you need lots of heat in the winter. OTL amps partially solve the heat problems.True story ....Our living room is on the main floor & houses the furnace thermostat; the room is hardly used any more as the fam... 
Cable Cooking/Burnin
Well since no one is bothering to ask about the Elephant in the room - I will. Why would any audiophile with one, maybe two systems need a cable cooker? fwiw Any new wires/cables I buy are burned in for me by the Retailer-Seller for a nominal fee ... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Frogman - With the ET2 the ground noise was completely unacceptable. Of course, I tried every conceivable "fix" to no avail. Still, when I listened through the noise, the Decca magic was there. I did not hear (as one might expect) tracking issues ... 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
10-24-15: HalcroDover, All you and Richardkrebs do is disparage every scientific test method we have available for turntables without ever offering an alternative.Henry (Halcro)I used to have this boss; who upon first meeting you in his office wou... 
Cable Cooking/Burnin
--Cooking Cables--- 
Your First Concert was.....
--The Stampeders Came to my Grade 5 Public School in 1970 ? I was 9? I think they performed 6 songs in the gymnasium. 
Mcintosh MC402, Krell FPB 600 or Passlabs x250.5
Hi Nicholas imo the reason your living area is bass shy is due to the amount of space you are asking your speakers to fill. Your speakers were able to pressurize your bedroom area without issues. Without knowing how close you sit, how loud you lis... 
How important is bass to you?
Cool ... It's all about the bass. Get it right ... the rest falls into place. FWIW - for me I have found even one sub properly set up does wonders; especially on vinyl when they need to mono the low bass signal to fit on the record and keep your ... 
Mcintosh MC402, Krell FPB 600 or Passlabs x250.5
I'm currently using a pair of Sonus Faber Olympica II. It was placed in bedroom and only driven by Krell 400xi.Now the setup has been moved to living hall and I'm getting a pre-power amp to drive the Olympica II as the krell 400xi obviously doesn'... 
How important is bass to you?
Inna...In any case, two subs please.10-23-15: Ct0517Four are even better. Two high, Two low. Just to clarify I meant this for 2 channel audio. The high and low subs on each side cancel each other's waves out leaving pure bass tones. I am living th... 
How important is bass to you?
Inna...In any case, two subs please.Four are even better. Two high, Two low. -