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What did you own in the 60's?
A Soundesign system that was receiver and speakers. 
Recommend Well-Recorded Hard Bop Jazz on CD?
Orpheus10, I see you're still jammin; thanks for the recommendations.06-30-10: JfzBlue Note has released a new series of remasters that are supposed to be amazing. I'd do a search. Last I knew, there were only 4 available so far; but more due soon... 
Recommend Well-Recorded Hard Bop Jazz on CD?
I don't have the room to have a turntable. If I did I would already have one. 
XLO vs. wireworld
Opus 88 it was nice of you to take it easy on a new fellow and just give counsel. 
Recommend Well-Recorded Hard Bop Jazz on CD?
Thanks Alex, but I was looking for recommendations on well recorded Hard Bop. I'm already aware of most of the artists you list, but finding well recorded cd's of these artists is often difficult. Poor recordings seem plentiful. 
Experienced audiophiles best speaker
Unfortunately I haven't been to the shows, and have only owned one pair of what others would probably conclude were high end speakers. (The Talon Raven C) Through lack of knowledge and experience, I sold them and wish I had them today. But the op'... 
How To Ship Heavy Speakers With Insurance?
Beatboy77 again, try Freightcenter.com. 
How To Ship Heavy Speakers With Insurance?
Try freightcenter.comhttp://www.freightcenter.com/The website provides a comparison of various freight carriers and you can then choose the least expensive one. I ended up using R&L Carriers. I used them and all went well from the point of shi... 
AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight
Never installed outlets before but was around while an electrician did 15A FIM's. Each outlet didn't take long. I'll leave it to an electrician who hopefully won't balk at putting a new 20A outlet on a 15A circuit, which is out of code. 
AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight
Sometimes you just have to do the research, determine what many prefer, and go with it. Life's too short to spend it installing, reinstalling and comparing AC plugs Tvad (Threads | Answers | This Thread)Ditto. I'll eventually choose an outlet and ... 
AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight
Mapman, you're right. No wonder people think negatively of high end audio and audiophiiles. 
AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight
Thanks for the posts Lak and others. I saw that Porter Ports thread before; basically every post on the most popular outlets: Porter Ports, Oyaide R1, Tesla Plex, Furutech FTD-20, Maestro, Wattgate 381, Isoclean. There are others too, more than I ... 
AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight
Yeh, Timhru when you post in audio forums its easy to set yourself up for playful comments. It's cool. I probably deserve it for the wording I used in my post. Mapman, I think outlets do have sonic attributes depending on the metals used, plating ... 
What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ?
I use 2 subs, sometimes turned on. Other times they are off. One thing that significantly improved integration of the subs in my system was to forget about using rca cable connections from preamp to subs. I instead use speaker level connections fr... 
Dee Dee Bridgewater - To Billie With Love
Must investigate...