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Best way to sell a record collection
dill 2,429 posts 04-30-2024 at 07:27pm  Sold my vinyl gear and am in the process of selling my albums now. I use eBay, ordered cardboard record mailers and ship USPS Media Mail. Sold about 350 so far in less than a year and a half and have abo... 
How you know your system is improving?
when it gets more music to listen most of the time.  
**Smoking integrated tube amp, advice needed:
What I see is a line-up of immature errors usually done by teen that wanted to go for tube amp on the budget and try out some new things. You really don't want to try tube amps this way when you don't know how tube amp is built and works. As a be... 
Worst Rock Band Ever !!!!
@chiadrum, That applies to the vast majority of the ENTIRE R&R hall of fame except maybe few descent bands. The number of rock bands outside of R/R hall of fame that can humiliate most of from hall of fame is countless.   
Don't put your PC / Laptop on your audio power conditioner
That was very TEDdy bro!  
I suddenly have a weird buzz issue; can someone help me solve the problem?
In my experience, preamp tubes is most-likely culprit no matter who designed components. They're also a lot cheaper to swap-check than power tubes. Then you test power tubes. I must assume that you have an extra set just in case and if you don't -... 
I suddenly have a weird buzz issue; can someone help me solve the problem?
 Looks like some of your tubes not doing great and need to be checked/replaced. Custom built tube components are the most probable contributors. No further information is necessary.     
Audiophilism is a hobby
It really needs some diagnostic coding. Medical bills will be extremely high especially for those that in the need of constant upgrades.   
Guess who has new speakers in their lab?
Is that Mr(Mrs) Guess Who? I think I got that one right  
Can a power amp have too much power, risking damage to a speaker?
It really can. I've damaged my speakers with large power!  
Ohm Speakers Status Update
Continuing legacy is always appreciated.  
What if a high end speaker measures really badly?
In high-end industry crowded by unaware and uneducated rich kids of baby boomers you can take different approaches.  1) Design Measure Build and Measure again then present and advertise 2) Build Present and Advertise -- provide unmeasured good l... 
A SHOCKING DISC-OVERY TANITE NO KIDDN!!!
@garebear  Lucky you... Otherwise you'd be HUNTING like I do now. If you ever need to boost your mood, you must definitely spin that band!  
Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?
Looks like we really need to forget about kids, dogs and other home dwelling species or dog peeing on the speaker -- not important at all We should really make sure it's not communist or any kind of extremist or *ist. Plenty of "good thoughts" h... 
Should Speaker Manufactures provide a Frequency Response Graph?
Not really when an idea of "trusting your ears" is widely used as a sales pitch and extreme lack of education of consumer on how to read and comprehend those graphs. Notably before 90's graphs, schematics and detailed reference manuals had been p...