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| Best sounding portable CD player/radio....some would call it a boombox Jim: Here's an older (5 year old) post I made on the FA box LP set. I can't get to it now for further ID/info. They are all mono recordings and the SQ is first rate. ***** "If you ever run across box sets of Jazz vocalists by The Easton Press... | |
| verification by cellphone I have a $20 Tracfone flip/phone that costs $80/year to stay connected. It's not smart (doesn't scan codes) but it does receive text messages. I carry it (turned off) when out walking/driving for emergency purposes. If a "text" is all that's re... | |
| Vintage tube sound from a modern amp oddiofyl: The build pics on the site (toolshed) are impressive - I like the use of sturdy standoffs. I do see a few small circuits boards with the traces used, but don't know what their purpose is. The casework reminds me of a fancy metal rolli... | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either Thanks for the info. Don't see it on the Klein I just ordered, but seem to recall it on a pair long handled strippers that I had years ago. I already have "copper" spades from Amazon but they didn't pass the magnet test (too much pull) so your p... | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either carlsbad: Yes, they are the sweet spot for solid core and even stranded (if the insulation is somewhat easy to strip and once properly graduated). They did the job when I used them to strip Canare 4S11 (just lost a few stands with 16 strips) but... | |
| Turntable question; Does Audio Technica make any good turntables? AT has a pretty (soon to be released) limited edition TT for slightly over your budget ($1200). No reviews that I can find as of yet. I don't recall ever seeing/hearing an AT turntable. DeKay | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either bigtwin: I use this for solid core (26/22 gauge) 47 Labs and Neotech wire (the short handled stripper Chris linked also looks good - just ordered one). DeKay | |
| Best way to keep REL sub from “hopping around” at high volumes REL recommends Blu-Tack for your type of installation. If you want to experiment with something a bit less compliant (than 3M Blu-Tack) try HandiTAK by the makers of Super Glue. DAP BlueStik is a suitable replacement for Blu-Tack if you can't fi... | |
| Mark Levinson 5302 top cover Good... Glad you figured it out. Come to think of it Kim did mention "HEX", but I wrongly assumed that it was something she did to Mark. DeKay | |
| Mark Levinson 5302 top cover I cheated (called Kim Cattrall for the answer). DeKay | |
| Mark Levinson 5302 top cover Looks like the top piece (between the heatsinks) slides towards the back. DeKay | |
| How much does rear horn loading add to full range driver? I recently saw a pair of those on sale, for a bit more than $350, but forget where. I considered them for our computer setup, but am already satisfied with a pair of little Polk RT15i's ($13.50 thrift shop find) which work quite well in the near-... | |
| Solid state to tube Does your TotalDAC model have a tube output stage? I saw one model/version using 12au7 tubes, another with 6dj8's and another without tubes. Interesting gear. I just looked @ the Linear Tube Audio (LTA) site and their MZ2 model is sold out. ... | |
| How much does rear horn loading add to full range driver? PS: What are the speakers you are considering? DeKay | |
| Solid state to tube Is your budget for the preamp (only) still around $3K? I looked up the input impedance of what I believe to be your SS power amps and they were in the 20K-27K range. Both should mate fine with contemporary tube preamps, but it wouldn't hurt to t... |