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| What can I expect in a UPS damage claim? I had a similer experince. Speakers, originaly from France, were packed exactly as they had been when bought by original purchaser in their original shipping cartons.The box had obviously been dropped and this ruined the crossover. UPS sent a guy ... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 or Ah Reference Tjoeb 4000 The primaluna and Tjoeb are made by the same people so if you are happy with the luna....I have the fuly upgraded 4000 with Amperex NOS tubes for about 2.5 years now. Thing works fine still and sounds great. Only issue is that the RCA's are too cl... | |
| Any opinions on Audiomat Amps? I had the Arpege for three years. Worked great always. NOS Mullards on the input tubes brought out killer mid range. Lows and highs were OK. Sold the amp for what I paid for it in a week. Only sold it to upgrade to VAC and Audio Research seperates... | |
| Any other Nicolette Larson fans out there? She lived down the street from me in Venice CA. Used to run into her at Alan's market and at the Brigg on Abbot Kinney. Very nice person, sweet voice. She passed a number of years ago. A great loss. | |
| Why don't kids nowadays know about Jazz and classi Mandatory testing and too much money to bureaucrats instead of a broad liberal arts based education and a living wage for teachers. | |
| what causes the sss in words like 'thisss'? This is digital sibilance. You probably hear it most strongly on female voices on CD recordings. I found the best way to get rid of this (I too hate it.) It is sooo anoying is to;1) Buy a more expensive CD player/digital source with better anti-ji... | |
| Best power tube for Rogue Audio M120 Magnum I use the new style EH KT 88 with my VAC PA100/100. They replaced a set of Valve Art and the stock tubes that came with the amp (Golden Dragon probably). The EH are vastly superior to the other brands I had. Much smoother top to bottom,. Deeper bo... | |
| Do you remember your first cd? Don Henley's "Building the Perfect Beast." Played on a portable CD player bought in Japan in '84 through my roomate's stereo. Sounded amazing at the time without pops and clicks etc. Played through a lower end hi-fi it was a dramatic improvement. ... | |
| Speakers slipping on speaker stands A little unsightly, but here in shaky California a must:I use black bungie straps from the top of the speakers to under the stand's platform to hold down my speakers to their stands. | |
| Imaging Problem: Blinding Flash of the Obvious Any ideas on how to fix this imaging problem cheaply? Uhhh, how about moving you listening position to the middle of the image? | |
| Give me a tube preamp that looks and sound great "I use to own the SP16L. I now own the c-j !7LS Series 2. The SP16L is good hi-fi and the 17LS is music!"Man, it better be at 3 times the price! | |
| Phono Preamp for MH MMF-7 I use an Audio Research PH3 ($900) and a Sumiko Blackbird cart (750 retail) with mine. Very satisfied. | |
| How do you cope with dust build up ? Swifers with the long flat wand are trick. | |
| Suggestions for Feet Try this. You may be amazed:Go to Home Depot and buy those square or round pure hard rubber cups that you place under furniture table legs. Four will cost you two bucks. Use under your present feet. Sould only raise the table up about a 1/4 inch.C... | |
| What turntable for a Sumiko Blackbird? I agree with above post but due to money considerations I am presently using mine with a stock MMF-7 with great results. |