czarivey

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Listening to Kenny Burrell Midnight Blue
He's a cool cat indeed. 
Do you always keep the Amplifier powered on
I have 4 2 from each wife-). I have a similar to Kijanki situation with only 20...30w of idle power for preamp/preamp/PC. No biggie to keep it on while home, but would completely unplug from the wall together with power conditioner the whole rig. ... 
Do you always keep the Amplifier powered on
Kijanki, are you using solar battery or individual windplant?My bill is averaging $.11/kwhDweller, you may continue to trust your dealer, but the fact is quite different in reality. 
Do you always keep the Amplifier powered on
I'll share Schubert's POV.It's only 15...20 for solid state to reach operating parameters and half-way down for tubes. Becides, if area is prone to surges, you're saving your equipment when not home. 
Suggestion for new "what do you think"
I use Pickering XV15/D750 stylus when I have to wait for my Shelter501 re-tipped. It's a great cheap substitute as an idea.I'm not fan of tube stages and I favor a lot versatility and adjustability of such. For that I'd recommend Violectric PPa V6... 
Your First Concert was.....
I guess I'm wrong. My first concert was on my first day of birth with UAAAAAA:-) 
Recommendations for Arab and Mid-Eastern fusion.
Already shopping for Rasha and Tinariwen.Thanks much, but won't mind keeping going.Dhafer is hard to match by any though IMHO. 
A/V Receiver or Separates
you can use receiver for movies and separates for music with HT bypass. 
Recommendations on Christmas Music??
Christmass with Patti Page folk/country Christmass with StarWars by Meco MonardoNat King Cole -- Christmas Song balladJimmy Smith -- Christmas Album jazz 
Best value in a HO movig magnet $150-$200
Ortofon 2m series are very descent, but I found that Pickering XV15 with D750 stylus can do the same job for a lot less and with replacable stylus. 
Lyra Delos suspension aging?
Perhaps the anti-skate was actually not necessary from the very beginning in your particular case. If there's a way to measure VTF using sophisticated or simple scale, than it's far more sophisticated to measure actual anti-skate. To achieve perfe... 
cable reviews?
professional reviews of cables or speakers or components are all the same and all positive and good for yer reference to think'bout. not good reviews are usually not professional. so choose between good and good. it's eeazzie. 
Do you enjoy the sound at your local Theater Plex?
yo'all watchin' very loud movies with guns and bombs and toobadoombadam pif-paf vroomvroom xbox ps3 typ'o stuff. there are different movies that sound better and more quiet, but they're not made in hollywood and perhaps not of interest of an avera... 
Directional speaker cables - switching direction
My former wife only loved pop. Pop isn't music for me so had to pop her out:-)Current one's curious to dig my entire collection. 
What is the best way to sell B&W speakers?
locally if you're not in the middle of nowhere.wise to split to at least partially sell. the remaining ligher ones can be sold on internet.