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| How do you all store CDs? an equipment rack. I went to Staples and bought something that looks like a cross between Tupperware and a tool cabinet, made of plastic, with four wheels. it's about 4 1/2 feet tall by 2 1/2 feet with 10 drawers, which pull out. I replaced all my... | |
| Advice for skipping CD Toothpaste works wonderfully. Sounds weird but it does. Also, if a lot of your CD's are skipping, it may be your CDP as stated above. NAD's are notorious for having lousy error correction. Believe it or not, the lowly Sony XA20-ES is one of the be... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Best? Ow! How about most effective?Muddy WatersJohn LennonHowlin WolfSam CookeRobert Johnson | |
| The Return of the LASER Turntable? Especially if it comes down on price. Where is the downside? Vinyl analog sound with no further wear and tear on the LP. No cartridges to replace. No cartridge/vinyl interface at all! I'm only curious about its stability. I think it's a great idea... | |
| Is the Cassette Recorder Dead? To steal a quote from Frank Zappa about jazz! I think the cassette recorder will come back if the RIAA is successful in getting its way. They do not want the new digital format to be consumer recordable. Chances are it won't be. So no SACD-R's or ... | |
| Anyone compare the Earmax headphone amp I've not heard the Earmax Pro (but it appears I should!) but the regular Earmax was simply too colored for me to enjoy fully. However, tubes themselves don't seem to be the problem since I use a Mesa Tigris integrated tube amp for my head amp. It ... | |
| 2 Questions on General Music Preferences Thanks for your responses. You may have no idea of this, but there are quite a few audiophiles who have megabuck systems and mostly diagnostic recordings. Perhaps a few audiophile approved music discs to check their soundstage or something. I've f... | |
| The worst sound system Great Post! And timely as well. I was recently whiling away time at LaGuardia airport waiting for a flight when I saw an actual Bose display booth. They had those cute little Wave Radios which actually didn't sound so terrible although they are ov... | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Since the music is the main reason we are all audiophiles (hopefully), my list does not take into account the sonics. My choices are listed with their format.1) Live at Montreaux - Sun Ra Arkestra - LP2) The Shape of Jazz to Come - Ornette Coleman... | |
| improving my system, please help I'm with Aragain. What's the problem? You don't say that you're unhappy with the sound and you just got the system. Get to know it a little better before you worry about upgrades. You might try some acoustical treatments first. Or play with speake... | |
| Dont Ship UPS, Marantz tuner DOA The fact is that ALL shipping companies have rules about how something is packed. I try to overpack my stuff as much as possible and use the original cartons. Sometimes it isn't possible due to lack of space but when it is, I pack so that Godzilla... | |
| Tube v. Solid State / Analog v. Digital The best way I can say it is that the goal of "audiophiledom" is transparency to the source. My question is, which source, the recording or the actual live music that was recorded? I've heard, for instance, Duke Robillard play live. There's no way... | |
| UNBELEIVABLY BAD SERVICE - ELECTRAGLIDE Regardless of who is at "fault" here, there was no call for him to be rude. These types of issues must come up from time to time to a company that sells internationally. If I had made a similar response to a customer at my job, my head would be on... | |
| Are Low Power Tube Amps Worth The Troubl Single ended triodes are quite popular these days among certain audiophiles. However, the only SET amp I've heard that sounded good to my ears is the Wyetech Labs Topaz which puts out about 18 watts, plenty for speakers of 88 db sensitivity unless... | |
| phono pre / tube or ss why? My linestage is tubed as are my monoblock power amps. Yet I prefer a solid state phono stage. I cannot explain why from a technical standpoint but my guesses are:1) Tubed phono stage would be too much of a good thing2) Tubes ever so slightly softe... |