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| XLR cables for a reasonable price? Morrow cables are what I have used for years. Try their mid level ones. | |
| I won the stressless lottery Great story.You saved it from going to a secondhand store and sold for $20 probably. I am sure this happens all the time as folks pass away and the family does not want the furniture left behind and the home needs to clear out the furniture for th... | |
| The Audiophile Upgrade Easiest to Ignore I have suffered with tinnitus for over 20 years and as I get older "74" it only gets worse. I have worn aids for 15 years and am on my 4th set of them. The current ones are Audibel by Starkey. They are very programmable from my iPhone but there is... | |
| Best place to buy Mcintosh Integrated Amp McIntosh prohibits selling these two amps you are asking about online. They must be purchased new from an authorized dealer in store. I have used McIntosh for years and have never had an issue. If you do not have a dealer close by, buy used but ma... | |
| What was your first record? The Ventures "Surfing" played on my Knight Kit stereo that I built. It was 1963...! | |
| Costliest Brainfart No homeowners insurance covers Brain-farts. If it did, we could not afford homeowners insurance. | |
| Speaker cable lifters. I built my own from 1x4 lumber. I drilled a 3" hole spaced every 12" then cut through the holes and you have a 3" x 1.5" hole to lay your cable in. I nailed a 1" x @' on the bottom of each for support and stained them all. I took about an hour to ... | |
| KLaudio or Degritter Mark II I have the Klaudio and I always use a few drops of surfactant in my water tank. I like the separate tank on the Klaudio. The results are incredible. I have a lot of albums that were cleaned with an older spin unit that used a brush. They get clean... | |
| Rant: PSA to builders, housewives, and general complaint Didn't the grid go down when it was below freezing? I have lived in Texas all my life and no the grid did not go down. They did rolling brownouts for several days and you would be without power every hour for 30 to 45 minutes. Our fireplace was w... | |
| Not your run-of-the-mill, used spinner. I relied the link and it appears the listing was taken down. | |
| Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are? Eva Cassidy William Ackerman Nora Jones | |
| Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights I have VPI HW-40 turntable which is direct drive. It came with a very nice weight and peripheral ring. I prefer to use the Stillpoints LPI weight. It is heavy at 848grams. The HW-40 is a beast and I seem no issue with this heavy weight. I have nev... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? I found out that my kit amplifier was a Knight Kit. I actually found one for sale on eBay. It was sure fun building it back in the day. | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? It was in the mid 60's that I bought a kit amplifier. I do not remember the name but I also bought a turntable from them and speakers. All to play a Ventures album. | |
| "Can You Lift Yours?" @mahgister Those look menacingly heavy just sitting there!! |