czarivey

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When Will We Learn?
one thing if money cannot compensate the price for equipment that is fairly unique and irreplaceable, you can only rely on yourself picking it up personally.  
100 Albums You Would wish for...from a Genie
Read my prior post, Mr Vertinsky in case you’ve missed being very busy about Vertinsky plz. To that one if I add all albums of FSOL and all albums of The Necks I'll get almost 100 extremely desired ones.         
100 Albums You Would wish for...from a Genie
Oh maannn!! It really seems that music is really about Vertinsky!!  
What is the science behind audiophile fuses?
to work less and earn more  
100 Albums You Would wish for...from a Genie
I’ll be very short: That genie should bring me 100 that 1. aren’t listed here -- pure mainstream so far 2. not part of any rock/jazz/classical mainstream 3. lots of them should be from Berlin School and 80’s Japanese jazz artists 4. it must i... 
Watermelon test for audiophiles!
@riie, You'd better tap and listen to your watermelon, pal!  
Watermelon test for audiophiles!
@tablejockey the diagram is entirely understandable, but testing it with just sound is pure audiophile idea.  
What would your "perfect speaker" sound like.
Like no speaker at all and no amplification either... There's no perfect world tho  
Tim Bachman of BTO passed at 71
@tony1954  And what are we left with? A bunch of flaccid, soulless, money-grubbing, fame-seeking plagiarists. Ever wonder why there are so many "oldies" radio stations? That is entirely wrong. The list of phenomenal and unique musicians is l... 
Tim Bachman of BTO passed at 71
If minor is 16 or older, those cases often dropped no biggie. Other than that never cared about him or BTO. It's a time for classic rock musicians to go one by one or together. In fact Rock N Roll is pretty much dead.  
Fair price for used Vandersteen 3a Signatures
 2Ce sigs are more popular speakers and you can have luck of getting those from the estate sales for around $300...500. Harder to get 3a's, but the link provided by kota1 shows non-sig model and they've been listed for nearly half-year at bellow $... 
Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables
@brauser  I've been mentioned here all along that hi-end cables industry has profits similar or even larger than profits of drug cartel. Well profits of drug cartel turn out to be far more humble and honest. At least they risk their blood to get ... 
Parasound JC5 appropriate temperature Too hot at 95deg?
You're simply decreasing work hours, put safety of your equipment and dwelling at jeopardy and winding extra KWHs on your electricity bill meter. Turning on for entire weekend while listening is OK, but keeping on an entire week or month especial... 
Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables
The story behind Chinese knock-off is extremely simple and clear: While big branded bosses moving their operation for the cheap Chinese labor, Chinese entrepreneurs and businessmen take an advantage of building the same, but for a lot cheaper and... 
Audio Research filing for bankruptcy?
I've owned AudioResearch phonostage... Notably their equipment runs extremely HOT and may need service from time to time and even more often then that. Thankfully it isn't very sophisticated so the local tech can troubleshoot  and repair it.