doug28450
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| B W DM17 Sorry Snook, I didn't realize you were serious. I am curious though, why didn't you help General Custer? My bad. Having read several articles on the General, you probably did, but he denied your help. He probably thought he could whip those Indian... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? I have tried a number of products and rituals over the years. I estimate that 90% of my listening time is vinyl, so I attempt to get the best possible sound that I can from the vinyl rig.My current procedure is to use Disc Doctor (DD) in combinati... | |
| What is your OTHER passion? Golf and Auto Racing, CART in particular. I've been to "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" numerous times. Stereokarter, your son is not too young, my father took me to Indy when I was two years old. Doug | |
| B W DM17 Snooker14, I have one question. You bought your DM-14's in 1883? Just kidding. Doug | |
| B W DM17 OOPS, a few typos. Sorry, Doug | |
| B W DM17 Contact B & W. The website is www.bwspeakers.com. Once there you can contact them by e-mail. Give them the serial number and ask any questions you have. The peopole at B & W are very helpful. Goos Luck, Doug | |
| Cables that cost more than the speakers? Not that this little story means much, but a few years back when Wes Phillips was writing for Stereophile he ran into a similar situation. He was doing a review for a relatively inexpensive B & W stand mounted moniter. At that time the only sp... | |
| Cartridge Setup? Rwilli6527, I think the Geo-Disc went out of production a year or two back. Try some of the mail-order record oultets. Some suggestions are: ElusiveDisc (www.elusivedisc.com), Acoustic Sounds (www.acousticsounds.com), Music Direct (www.musicdirect... | |
| vinyl A nice (not state of the art) vinyl rig will give you a whole new perspective on the whole sound of reproduced music. It tends to be richer and fuller than the CD sound which has a tendancy to sound thin, sterile and harsh when compared to vinyl. ... | |
| gear Jesus H. Christ!!!! Sean, you got some stuff. I hate my CD setup wanna sell anything? Doug | |
| Cable break-in advice needed Turn the tuner on and find a 24 hour station. Select tuner on the amp, turn the volume on low (loud enough to hear from 5 ft away, but not loud enough to be involving) and go away for the weekend. Go away for the weekend, leave on Friday evening a... | |
| Do Transparant Cables have a sonic sig? As stated, all cables have a sonic signature. What you would like to find is cables with the least coloration, the "open window" effect. I also agree that when testing cables stay consistant throughout the system. I have been using Transparent Aud... | |
| Who is the sexiest female vocalist? Carley Simon. I don't know why, the looks, the voice. She just does it for me. Doug | |
| New formats, same old story? My biggest concern is that our digital audio players may be approaching the status of computers. By this comparison, I mean, are we approaching the day when the digital audio player we walked out of the store with today was obsolete the minute we ... | |
| The end of an affair? Matrice, I have to go along with Snooker14. Hava a good long listen to the Levinson 380S. She will take you to places you have never been before. She will bring you back, then take you there again. Good Luck, Doug |