dill
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| Scam or awesome deal Well, two McIntosh MC7108 amps recently sold on eBay for $900. & $1450. , plus the 4 other pieces. | |
| Scam or awesome deal I was certainly worth a shot, even as parts units. Of course, as usual ebm had to proclaim his hatred for eBay even though you where talking about Craigslist and eBay wasn't mentioned in your post. | |
| To Couple or Decouple Bookshelf Speakers to Stands? Blu-Tak is the cheapest, but not the best. Please do not use Sorbothane, it sucks the life out of everything audio, only to be used as shoe insoles. Herbies is not cheap, but are the best IMO. | |
| To Couple or Decouple Bookshelf Speakers to Stands? " If the question is to either couple of decouple, how did you receive 3 different answers??!"Don't see 3 different answers. Mine was decouple, reached by trying all options and choosing what I thought was best. Opinion based on experience and ex... | |
| To Couple or Decouple Bookshelf Speakers to Stands? I have done all the experiments. The best I have found is: fill your stand with a filler material, I use small pebbles (buy by the bag at Home Depot or Lowes) not as messy as sand. If your stand has spikes use Herbies Cone/Spike Decoupling Glide... | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? Or, it's only a forum. One can say they can, even if they can't. | |
| Any heard of Sound of Science room treatment Great name for a song .... ;-) | |
| matching receiver and speaker question Yes. | |
| Advice/Warnings for a newbie At the risk of being "neurotic and gullible" ;-), the gear you mentioned would certainly benefit with upgraded power cords. I do, however suggest that you get everything setup, working and some time listening to the system before you change anyth... | |
| Upgrading my Sovtek 6922 vacuum tubes I have the Pathos Classic One MKIII and have tried many types. My suggestion is to get a Platinum grade, matched pair of Matsushita 7dj8’s. These are excellent, affordable and will work great in your amp. https://upscaleaudio.com/collections/pream... | |
| Threads worth reading! Wait til he goes to double dare ... | |
| Threads worth reading! Or, "Threads Worth Deleting" | |
| Are There Any Risks to Your Stylus From Using Magic Eraser Don't listen to ebm, he's Mr. negative. Magic Eraser works very well but only if you dip gently and slowly both ways, up & down. Cut a chunk of it up and place it between the platter and the arm rest. Put it under the arc of the stylus swing f... | |
| Have you ever wondered who sets the trends in the hi-end speaker industry? Oh no .... | |
| Anyone else impressed with modern Marantz integrated? I just had my 70's Marantz 1060, garage amp, re-caped, all other components checked, replaced if needed and all controls cleaned. It sounds great, very impressed with the improvement. |