david99

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Garage Sale Steals - What to look for?
great post Richgib! 
TOTALLY CONFUSED about analog
Jsbail- you wont go wrong with the rega table/armthe grado woodies are a great match with these tables! that thorens is a nice table too! great shopping spree dude!! 
cartridge for rega 25,Sonic Frontiers SFP-1
get a grado master.retail for $800 but Im sure someone will let one go for $700....get the 4.5mv and dont look back! dont worry about hum unless some very low level hum at the end of the LP after the last songs over bothers you.the VTA with the gr... 
Garage Sale Steals - What to look for?
I found a MINT NEC CD player at a yard sale for $20.I know its far from great but it did list for $300 at one time.My 12 y/o daughter is using it with her Sony 'rig' 
TOTALLY CONFUSED about analog
Collecting/cleaning vinyl is fun! wanna pay $16 for a CD when you can get better sound from a free or 25 cent LP.Cant get new releases on vinyl? ha! too many to even try to list are avaliable on vinyl.Many times a few dollars cheaper than the CD v... 
Affordable TurnTable shoot-out.....
the basis 1400 is better for classical and light jazz.the rega p-25 is a rock-n-roll table.my type of table. 
Have you ever been stuck?
Tim,you know Kelly is an old fuddy duddy! 
If You Could Only Keep 3-CD's LP's , Which Ones?
Wrayman,UFO 'lights out'?? WOW! I havent heard that in many years! I have to pick up a vinyl copy! 
regular vinyl pressings
Come on dud,this is my flame!I would love someday to own a 'orackles' they sure look cool and I bet they sound better than cool! 
Best isolation device for a tube pre-amp
Use a good,solid stand.For tubes get Black Diamond Racing Cones #4's For S.S. try the #3'sI tried Vibra-Pods,stock feet and J.A.Mitchell cones.The best by far were the B.D.R. cones.They opened up the soundstage,deepened and tightened bass and just... 
If You Could Only Keep 3-CD's LP's , Which Ones?
1) Metallica "Black Album"2) Neil Young "Harvest"2) Pink Floyd "DSOTM"sniff,sniff :~( 
Do you drink when you listen?
Its a good thing I gave up drinking/drugs 11 years ago.I use to blow speakers up.I could NEVER get enough volume when buzzed.Good thing back then they were junk Fisher or JBL speakers.Now I relax with a Pepsi...I still like loud music but not blow... 
Is it so bad that it is good??
Shubertmaniac-pick up the first Godsmack.IMO it blows away the second release! 
Is it so bad that it is good??
I forgot TOOL mentioned above.I like 'undertow' the best! 
Is it so bad that it is good??
The self titled, 1st release "Godsmack" is awesome! I dont think they 'try' to sound like anyone else.Their sound is unique to my ears.Check out Linkin Park "Hybrid Theory" Great CD!! Creed "My own Prison" I agree Metallica is #1 (all on vinyl) Al...