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What was your biggest vinyl surprise for $.99
well, guess what (regarding the d.brubeck alblum "My Favorite Things") that i thought was unavailable? it has been re-issued as a japanese import- 20 bit remastered- in 2006. Amazon wants $35 for it but then there's other sources. if you like paul... 
What was your biggest vinyl surprise for $.99
my dad finally bought a stereo system for the family many years ago, and started bringing home alblums, such as montovani, sara vaughn, streisand, and a brubeck alblum on columbia called "My Favorite Things" played by his classic group (p.desmond ... 
Most PRACTICAL, yet good sounding REEL to REEL ???
i own 5 reel to reel tape recorders. why? i like to record vinyl and do alot of editing (choosing only the tracks i like). secondly, you can plug in microphones, even really cheap ones, and have an absolute blast recording music or even voices. my... 
First cd purchase
sorry to change the subject, but how many 'goners got "the" sony- you know, the little one with the pop-up lid and the wall-wart, with the crystal-LED display, which was to my knowledge, the 1st unit available? i felt a little light-headed as i se... 
Levinson 33H vs Boulder 1060/2060??
well, to turn the coin over for a moment, the dartzeel amp offers a reportedly lovely voice, but only comes in one color (i mean one size of course). one preamp also, which is prohibitively expensive (10-15 grand oughta distinguish between two str... 
Levinson 33H vs Boulder 1060/2060??
if someone would re-read the question and compare the three amplifiers' sound, let's say through a high-resolution speaker (B&W801's, watt/puppies, thiels, maggies), MAXX1973 as well as myself (and others) would learn more about the boulder so... 
Best Place for Negative Reviews?
when i first started reading the "little" stereophiles, many reviews would compare two (or more) very similar components price-wise leaving everything else in the system the same.these real-time A/B tests and the resultant impressions imhogave the... 
the continued dumbing down
i still feel there's a hidden message/meaning in the article that can be interpreted as useful or instructional. first of all, there's no argument that advances in science (nano-technology?) may/probably will make music and video storage smaller a... 
Insanely Expensive....and Worth Every Penny
transparent cable prices vary by, even in the opinion of the people who manufacture them, "a VERY ILLOGICALLY LARGE amount of money". but i got hooked on upgrading them over several years, primarily because i felt my speakers had an almost limitle... 
"Great RCA interconnects under $100?"
my 1st hi-end cables (yrs.ago) were audioquest lapis. you might get them now fairly inexpensively. alternately try some inexpensive transparent cables (they DO make entry-level cables). plus, the company does alot of (imho) pretty valid research, ... 
SF Extrema,Few q
what's with all this talk about WATTS?? are we talking about the same speaker?? SUMIKO at the stereophile show used an audio research solid state stereo amp; i believe it put out 200 watts per channel. certainly no more than that. i will admit tha... 
SF Extrema,Few q
my friend uses a pass aleph 1.2 monoblocks (200w/8 ohms) to drive his extremas, and they sound fine. 100-200w of QUALITY amplification should get the ball rolling. i wish SF would consider making them again, perhaps with an improved stand.stereoph... 
Eggleston Andra 2 owners
Hi, DEV, in response to your questions, my andras were upgraded from 1's; i did have the option of biwiring at that time but decided to stay with a single pair- no doubt biwiring would offer some improvement. upgrading to levinson 33H monoblocks f... 
Eggleston Andra 2 owners
there certainly are alot of options for pushing the egglestons envelope. the one that i found most dramatic was also VERY expensive- transparent wire one-step below opus- (REF-MM).i was able to save some money by their upgrade program. the day i h... 
Best analog sounding cd player under 5K
mark levinson led the way in digital reproduction for a long time, 1st with some very good sounding proceed dacs/transports, and cdp's that were built like tanks. then they made the first ML-brand dac, the #30, which was considered the absolute be...