fpeel
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| Feelings on Napster? To understand where the lines are drawn one has to, first, want to know and, second, take time to become aware of what the law says. Mostly its common sense, but not always. Do understand my belief is this country is so mired in legalities that th... | |
| digital and interconnect cables burn in Call me ignorant if it applies, and it certainly might, but why would speaker cables break in properly with little or no signal or current running through them? Wouldn't they benefit from higher volumes same as power cords do from draw? I'm certai... | |
| Audible Hum Turns out I had a dual problem. Primary one was cable TV ground problem. Tried to resolve it by rewiring the cable box, but the morons have grounds to the electrical system, gas pipes, etc. Ended up buying an inline device by a company called View... | |
| Used speakers Actually, Trelja, your comment is so right on it is hard to believe anyone could seriously disagree with it. My SO's 17-year old daughter listened to my system (Hales Rev. Threes/McCormack DNA-1) for 10 minutes before proclaiming, "My friends' sys... | |
| Cheap Powercords...worth the effort??? BMI regularly auctions their Majik cords on Audiogon. They're inexpensive, well made and a significant step up from stock cords. A pair of them usually goes for less than $150. | |
| amps and cd players for magnepan 1.6qr An audition of the 1.6s with the Bryston 4BST almost resulted in my buying the combination several months ago. Considering that experience I would suggest looking at a better source than the Planet. Not that it's a bad CDP, but the Maggie/Bryston ... | |
| Feelings on Napster? Me: I'm greedy and want great recorded music. Poor recordings hurt my ears and if the music isn't any good it won't get played. No, I want it all. We agree about "the machine raging against us" and that how all this shakes out will be interesting.... | |
| Feelings on Napster? To answer Robba's questions: These things happen and continue to occur because consumers do not have as much political clout as the special interests (I know; campaign finance reform is a different discussion group). I don't like it, but do recogn... | |
| Who R U? Garfish, there actually are similarities between hang gliding and hi-end audio. As you say, they're "soaring" in the sense they lift one spiritually and physically. They are both escapist pastimes in the sense of providing a release from the anxie... | |
| Vintage Receivers vs. Modern MidFi As already said there were some very nice receivers made in the '70s. The Marantz' were my favorite line, especially the 2270 model which a buddy owned. Some have said that Sansui made good products which up to a point is true. BUT in the late '70... | |
| Who R U? Being similarly curious, I'll bite and hope to not get bitten in return. I'm 44 years old and have been a software salesman for the last twenty years. Was born and raised in East Texas and moved to Northern California two decades ago where I still... | |
| Feelings on Napster? There is a disturbingly growing proportion of society willing to openly disregard the boundaries that define what is "yours" and what is "mine". Claims such as "Electronically pirated music is here to stay..." are unfortunately indicative of that ... | |
| Annoying Sibilance=digital glare? Synergy, digital glare or outclassed source are all possible sources of the problem. One thing not mentioned was how long the new ICs have been in the system. It took ~100 hours of playing time for new silver ICs to settle in on my system at which... | |
| Good CD transport < $500 If you're OK with used consider a California Audio Labs (CAL) Delta transport. Nice build and they can be had for ~$4-500 on AudiogoN. | |
| Record Cleaners-Which Work-Which Don't Used to have a lot of vinyl and cleaned them similarly to Sedond. Do remember that tap water often contains high concentrations of suspended solids (look inside a pipe sometime). Doing a final rinse with distilled water is highly recommended. |