elgordo

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Music starts early
It's called pre-echo and it is perfectly normal. 
Best budget tuner
You are a day late. The bargain of the century was the MR-71 the sold on the A-goN auction a couple of days ago for $315. 
Why I love analog, part II
A young clarinetist from Rio, was seducing a bassoonist named Cleo, as she took off her panties, she said "no andantes, I want this allegro con brio". 
Efficency- Low vs. Hi?
I'm not familiar with the PSB line but don't they have some floor standing models that are more efficient? If you keep your amp but change speakers, won't you get a lot more "bang for the buck"? I just looked on ebay and saw a pair of PSB Alpha T ... 
What are the best subwoofer plate amps....
If I'm not mistaken, Bryston makes one. 
For Magnepans try the "Rooze" comfiguration
Does Rooze rhyme with Ruse. I hope not. 
What are we listening to tonight?
Yeah, and if you get the munchies you can zip on down to the Varsity for a fried pie. 
MMG or Vandersteen
I'll take the Saranwrapapans over Vandersteen any day of the week. Especially on voacals. 
Sweet not so sweet
The lens sits a few inches in front of the TV (Sony 36XBR). This puts it about 18 inches behind the plane of the speakers. Placement is critical. A 1/4 inch forward or back makes a huge difference, especially in depth. When watching TV I just move... 
Inverting and or non inverting amp?
That's not what elgordo said. Try an old Mercury or maybe a Nat King Cole on Capital and the difference is very apparent. 
Coolest looking vintage tuner.....
That should have been KT-5500, not KD 5500. Sorry. 
Coolest looking vintage tuner.....
Check out the Kenwood KD 5500 someone just listed. Same features I like in women - very attractive but inexpensive. Much easier to find this in a tuner ;^) 
Is There A Mouse in my Preamp or Power Amp?
It's probably the treadmill that the mouse runs on, in the poweramp. Try a shot of WD-40 on the bearing ;^) But seriously, I would try the new tubes first. Failing capacitors can also cause odd sounds. If you have another source component like a C... 
A "Unique" Voice...
Let me add Louis Armstrong and Alison Krauss. 
Inverting and or non inverting amp?
Not that simple. Almost half of all vinyl and CDs have the absolute polarity inverted. So you really need a polarity inversion switch on one your components (mine is on the DAC). Some of the labels with reverse polarity are RCA, Mercury Living Pre...