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danvignau

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What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience?
I don't get drunk and listen to Pink Floyd often, but when I do, my neighbors listen, too. 
Is a Power Amp the Answer?
A sub works wonders. 
Any Rotel love around here? Looking to power my Sonus Faber Olympica 3
I tried arotel. As the "In Living Color" movie reviews said, "Hated it!" 
Pass Labs amps questions
I have always loved Nelson Pass' equipment, but I also believe that the John Curl ML equipment designed ("JC" in the model number) to be excellent. If you can find it, any Class A Audire equipment is truly superb. The only real advantage of mono b... 
Your Go to CD to Impress
CD: All Jamaican All Star Jazz Band, especially the covers of  (this is not a joke.) "My Boy Lollopop" and "Walk On By"; alternately for real jazz buffs, Maynard Ferguson and Diane Shur "Live From Montreaux".                                   LP: ... 
Class D Technology
Consider CD's. In the early days, about all audiophiles who did not sell CD players said they were inferior, and they were. Great strides have been made, and there are truly excellent players now. I have never met a person who had tens of thousand... 
Class D Technology
GDHAL: The 1600 watts is peak rms power, not continuous. Plus, with  computer regulated power supplies, my 3 amplifiers, each rated at 1500 watts input, can all fill at once at turn on, on a 30 amp circuit. That is 4500 actual watts divided by 120... 
Your first component that was "special"
I was about to say my Phase Linear 400, but the V-!5 did precede it. 
THE WALL---Why?
If you plug the amp into the wall, you might decide to plug in everything there and not buy the device.Seriously, these devices make up for not having a 30 amp circuit.I ran 2 of them with 10 Gua wire and separate breakers.Another trick is to run ... 
Top five live Rock And Roll Albums
Kansas: Song For AmericaPink Floyd: The WallJethro Tull: Aqualung Live (It is a better recording than the original.)Stevie Wonderful: Songs In The Key Of Life.Frank Zappa: Overnight Sensation 
Music you Hated but now Love
I just saw Alice Cooper and can't imagine better music with a vaudeville show added for visual entertainment. Oh, I always liked them, but you didn't. 
Looking to buy floor standing speakers in $1000 per speaker range.
B&W Matrix Series II 803's are awfully good for very close to $1000 on eBay.  
Single ended vs xlr balanced
The biggest advantage of balanced cables is that they lock in place.  
Durand record weight ha ha ha ha - and other crazy thing
When you run out of things to buy, I have a volume/balance harmonic rubber band looking balancer that goes between the posts for these knobs. With proper installation, also available, these harmonic springs can make your $2000 wood knobs add a new... 
Thiel Owners
I am still waiting to hear rom Thiel, after 18 emails.Good Luck!