george53

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Add a subwoofer?
Yes!!! That’s the word I’ve searched for.  PRESENCE.  Thanks.   
Add a subwoofer?
Thanks to all who offered their thoughts on this.  I went with one SVS SB 1000.  Easy to tinker with settings through the app.  Huge positive change in my system.  I can see where 2 would be peachy, but down the road maybe.   Don’t think I could g... 
Fun read...
Pursue excellence in SOMETHING….good for the brain and the heart.  
Coolest song I ever heard!
While I’m looking at this thread and listening,  was listening here at home to The Gurdjieff Ensemble—Zartir.  Similar vibe.  Nice ECM vinyl   
Those magical days when the HVAC is off
A couple months ago,,,,,plugged vacuum into kitchen wall outlet.  Dead outlet with no warning.  2 plugs on that wall both show dead.  Original 30 year old contractor grade,, so I replace with commercial grade.  Still dead.  One plug is end of circ... 
Modern Covers of Classics
The Cleverlys….bluegrass arrangements of contemporary music.  Great musicians, great voices, great arrangements.  Totally unique.  And they blend in humor.  Very funny at times.  Check out YouTube videos.  Bluegrass cover of “Owner of a Lonely Hea... 
Those magical days when the HVAC is off
The last 2 mornings, it been mid 50’s outside when I wake up!  Kansas in August!  Windows open, AC off.  Nice  
Those magical days when the HVAC is off
I have a very small floor fan @20 feet away (on low, circulating that cool air),  and a hepa filter on low @ 10 feet away.  You’d swear you can’t hear them while running.  BUT,, put some music on,, then turn air movers off.  Huge improvement in cl... 
Add a subwoofer?
Great info.  Thanks to everyone.  This will be a journey.  And moving furniture a bit I’m sure. Very cool stuff   
Hemi Sync Recordings
Monroe Institute is real deal.  Tones alone worked for me-not imbedded in music.  Long story distilled down…@14 years ago I suffered a reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus.  Auto immune response demyelinated peripheral nerves in legs and feet.  I wa... 
Your last concert was to see who and when?
The Surfrajettes    Several weeks ago in Kansas City at The Record Bar.  Really fun show, small venue.  Talented group   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Numero group 027             Eccentric Soul  Smarts Palace sitting with my feet up,,windows open,,unseasonably warm breeze blowing thru the house.  Great album  
The Audiophile Upgrade Easiest to Ignore
I let my hearing loss go way too long.  I started to appreciate how fatiguing it was for family to keep repeating/speaking.  One day, with grand kids in the back seat, trying to order lunch thru the drive thru, ,, I was trying to get kids orders r... 
Primaluna signal tube replacement
All great advice. Thanks.  Especially the “reseating” comment.  I think I’ll work the originals back into those slots and see what happens.  I tend to overlook the simple stuff sometimes.  I sure love this amp.    
What is your most fond musical memory.
August ‘72 ,, Leon Russell at Municipal Auditorium in KC.  Great great show.  After the concert leaving in traffic .. stopped at the light in my ‘64 beetle,,with my future wife by my side.. clear hot Midwest summer night,, concert foot traffic cro...