entrope
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| My new favorite instrumental guitar album.... Thanks for the tip. You can't own too much music. If you like a Spanish flare, fast fingers on nylon strings try Eric Fernandez's Magic Gipsy . | |
| A worse feeling than burning out your amp? A worse feeling-Getting some new gear from UPS (read OOPS) and discovering it has been broken in shipping. You never even get to try it and then have the hassle of contacting the seller and working out a resolution or freight claim while the broke... | |
| Speaker recommendation for Tube Setup $1500? For a musical coherent speaker that is in your range new look at the ACI Sapphire. (audioc.com is the website) The older Sapphire III can be had for as little as $400 in some cases and garnered great reviews for a 2 way stand mount. Soundstage is ... | |
| Some random thoughts for Tube newbies I understand that there are many professionals that will bias your tube for a nominal fee............... | |
| Some random thoughts for Tube newbies How often do underwear and socks require biasing? | |
| Power for Thiel 7.2 I have occassion to listen to a friend's system with Thiel 7.2's. He is using 1000 watt McIntosh monoblock amps. Based on his observations more wattage for these speakers is better. Not to mention I think the Classe' is a better sounding all aroun... | |
| Affordable subwoofer for music cont'd Don't let the "audio snobbery" cause you to spend more than you comfortably can - it doesn't have to cost megabucks to be good. All the other responses read your original post and considered your budget in their recommendation. If it sounds good t... | |
| Affordable subwoofer for music cont'd I have found that sealed box subs seem to be tighter and quicker that ported subs. Ported subs give you more "grunt" for HT by moving more air. I think all the subs on your list are ported. That said I can give a recommendation to the Dayton Titan... | |
| Twisted Lyrics : http://www.kissthisguy.com/Archive of misheard lyrics-some of which are painfully funny. | |
| What age did the "audio bug" hit you? In third grade (1963) I was introduced to the Beatles by my older brother. I would play his 45's on a Sears Silvertone record player. The fidelity now is much better but the memory of that revelation is irreplaceable. | |
| USPS shipping prices ? The FedEx payment at two weeks stunned me also. It was for $225 for a plate amp I shipped. Nonetheless the check came and cleared with no denial or additional questions. Perhaps that size claim was easier to pay than deny or a rep was not briefed ... | |
| USPS shipping prices ? I have had FedEx pay a claim within 2 weeks and UPS actually pay one with in a month. As long as you jumg through their hoops it my experience that you can recover your loss. Now granted they were both less than $300 but they did pay relatively pr... | |
| USPS shipping prices ? My latest USPS story-An $800 money order sent by priority mail with delivery confirmation. Mailed on Monday from Nebraska to Virginia. When it did not arrive by Thursday I went to the Post Office and they said: "Well, its not a guaranteed service.... | |
| Thoughts about these forums Civility is vastly under rated. I find that it often comes with age as life tarnishes the brashness of youth.Welcome back. | |
| Legacy Classics and bottom end? I was surprised by the strong split in opinion over the Classics. Reviews are generally good but there are some very negative opinions on some chat sites. Legacy was on my list to try as when it was trade in time. The Classics were very affordable... |