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| Building Speaker Cables I built all of my power cables with Furutech components. It was a great project and the results were great. I have no idea if it made a difference in sound but I had a great time. I was able to make custom lengths as needed. | |
| Case in point: a $90,000 power cord by ASUNZ HMMM at $90,000 I would only need to sell couple of them a year to make a decent living!!!! | |
| I'm a little perplexed/surprised by TMR and who sells to them..... I have dealt with TMR twice recently. Both times were great. I was selling a turntable that when they received, there was an issue with the motor not keeping a constant speed. They said it was taken care of by their tech and no charge. As far as ... | |
| What is your vinyl commitment? VPI HW-40, Ortofon Cadenza Black and McIntosh MP1100. So about $31,000 or so. I also have a Klaudio record cleaner, a spare Cadenza Black cartridge. I have been into the studio hobby seriously since about 1980 when I bought my first McIntosh syste... | |
| Decent backup cartridge My backup is that same as my primary...Ortofon Cadenza Black. I found a really good deal on one and bought it. When my primary starts to have any issues, I will which and have the older one retipped. | |
| Your first concert was to see who and when? Not exactly sure but it was either Steppenwolf or the Beach Boys. I remember Steppenwolf was so loud I think my ears were bleeding. | |
| What's ideal size for a listening room? Basically it is whatever room the wife will allow me. | |
| Leave it on? We use a Yamaha receiver for our TV sound and just leave it on all the time. It has been on for several years now with no issues. FWIW. | |
| Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist Sydnie Christmas won Brittan's Got Talent in 2024. She has one of the strongest voices I had ever heard. Her Over the Rainbow version is incredible. There are YouTube videos of her three songs that she sand in the competition. | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles Never met a meatloaf I did not love!!!! I never drink beer just a wine guy. | |
| What artists can you not get enough of? Will Ackerman Alex De Grassi | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening When got back into audio after a 30 year hiatus it was to use the CD's I had stored for mandy years. I did that for a couple of years and they bought turntable and started buying some of the albums I had traded in for CD's. After getting a much be... | |
| Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album? Art Pepper: Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section, The Artistry of Pepper, The Return of Art Pepper. Keith Jarrett & Jan Garbarek Luminessence Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden Last Dance | |
| got my PayPal 1099 /// what now? It was very easy through TurboTax. It is under 1099 MISC and other common income. Just select 1099K and it will direct you through the process. It literally took 5 minutes. I just need to keep my receipts. On the work sheet you check payment for p... | |
| Tone Arm Lifter Audio Technica here on my VPI HW40. I tried the Integrity but it did not work on my table. FWIW |