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| Upbeat music suggestions? Sugar Cubes: Life's Too GoodSpin Doctors: Pocket Full of KryptoniteSundays: BlindThis weekend, don't forget to "Shake 'em on down"... | |
| Inexpensive SACD player....? I've been listening to the Philips 963 for about a month and really like it for redbook CD (it has 24/192 upsampling). I like my Sony ES9000 for SACD and DVD, however. The "inexpensive" ($500) Philips would be better if: 1. It had digital inputs s... | |
| Recommended Reading Suggestions Pick up an "electronics 101" textbook to learn how transformers, resistors, capacitors, etc. work.It's time well spent. | |
| Old, beat-up recordings you still love. Fever Tree; Silver Apples; Batdorf&Rodney; Dust; Jan&Dean-Drag City | |
| How should I handle this? The "dealer" is totally at fault and should refund your money. | |
| How to spot a high current amps? I remember reading an ad by a mfg. (Adcom?) who said to remove the top of the prospective amp and look at its main fuses. If the fuse is rated to blow at 20 amps (or whatever) how can the amp put out more? -Valid question... | |
| Blue Gas in Tubes - Why? Is it Bad? I use an ARC VT-100 with an LS-9 (ss) preamp. My tubes glow orange. I tried a Morrison ELAD (ss) preamp which made the tubes glow bright blue -I disconnedted it immediately.I don't know if my tubes "had gas" but I wasn't taking any chances... | |
| What speaker for Bryston 14B-SST? Go with the Thiel 7.2's and forget about it... | |
| Song intros that really grab you? ? "over the Hills and Far Away" - Led ZeppelinWhen I first heard this I thought "this is great! Really new!" Unfortunately (to me) the song is not developed but collapses into some kind of rompin' stompin'."Pick up on my Mojo" - Johnny WinterDon't g... | |
| Too much voltage in a preamp?? Matching IS important! My friend loaned me a Morrison ELAD (small mfg. in Canada) SS preamp which I connected to my VT-100 Mk III (tubes). For whatever reason, my tubes started glowing bright blue (not good) and the sound was quite "hummy". It wor... | |
| What is virgin vinyl? Is it better Record companies used to (still?) recycle product that didn't sell. They'd get records back from their distributors, stores, wherever, punchout the label area and melt them down for reuse. Sometimes the labels aren't perfectly centered and paper g... | |
| I need some clarity Zaikesman: Amen. | |
| Noise recommendations... Tom Waits - Mule Variations | |
| I need some clarity Magnapan MMGs? Are those the cheapy ones? I owned them in the mid eighties -paid $550.00 or so new... I was never satisfied with their detail either. I visited an audio store in "the valley" when living in L.A. where I heard some Conrad-Johnson "S... | |
| How to use Accubias feature on Onkyo tape deck? Oops! It just dawned on me (remember, this is from memory)... I think you've got to set-up your deck like you're ready to record... i.e. 1. press pause 2. press play-and-record at the same time 3. press the accubias button. You're welcome... |