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Anyone seen/heard the "new" ASL Hurricane amps?
I second that - I too am interested to find out more about the upgrades included in the new hurricane. Any comments from previous model owners as well please share your experienceGroovey Records 
Amplifier fried laptop what can I Do ? Any ideas?
Thanks to all...Yes I did have the 3 year warranty It ran out last Christmas. I was thinking of buying a 2nd on line and swapping the mother board.Apples NOS price for the part is more then I payed for his new 15 " Black Macbook with the memory ma... 
How much does your system retail for?
$2200 new in 85 and as I sit here listening I am as happy as a pig stuck in the mud.It just sounds so good. I think my speakers are worth their weight in gold at about 60 pounds each. The amps worth double the $400 I paid. The quality of my turnta... 
"magic" stampers?
Snake oil salesmen don't follow the creed good product at a fair profit = good business. It sort of makes it even all the more fun finding buried treasure Quite a bit of my collection did not just come from first pressings, they were obtained on t... 
New Vinyl Defects
Dear BYou have evidence of the quality of the importance of customer satisfaction for one supplier vs the other's . How did the second vendor represent their product, was it mint ,mint - or vg or less. Used does not allow one to represent a record... 
New Vinyl Defects
Dear BYou have evidence of the quality of the importance of customer satisfaction for one supplier vs the other's . How did the second vendor represent their product, was it mint ,mint - or vg or less. Used does not allow one to represent a record... 
New Beatles Box Sets
"Did anyone read in the current Rolling Stone, Neil Aspinall and Apple have announced that the complete Beatles catalog will be remastered?"Look out Lookout now, do not swallow the hype. The Music cannot be improved or brought back to its original... 
Just went to my first record show...
NJ is the third ring of hell especially route 22 
Audio Icon/Idol - Who would you like to meet?
Frank Schröeder- Raul Ruegas- Albert Porter- Nsgarsh-Doug Deacon-DeWald Visser-Vetterone-Narchy-and all the Unusual Suspects. 
Any suggestions for good obscure music?
Lou Reed is married to a avant garde Artist and Musician named Laurie Anderson - she has a lot of records but I love Mister Heartbreak especially Sharkey's Day & Sharkey Night-- William Buroughs of Naked Lunch Fame reads some of the cryptic ly... 
Re Issue vs Re Re Issue
Thanks for your help. I am going to move ahead and pick up some of my favorites and also listen to some I am unfamiliar with. OBC's as well. I would especially like to get the Tony Bennet with Bill Evans either way.In the mid seventies I used to w... 
M A Cotter MK-2 transformer differences?
This is from Arthur Salvatore's Website an excellent reference source from a passionate audiophile http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Step-ups.htmlHope it is of some use to youGrooveyCLASS CMITCHELL COTTER/VERION TRANSFORMERSThese models were the fin... 
Cartridge recommendation?
I THINK A EXCELENT CHOICE IS THE EMPIRE EDR.9 MM. I JUST INSTALLED IT AND THINK IT IS A BIG INPROVEMENT OVER THE $300 ORTOFON OM30S I WAS USINGI PAID $150 INCLUDING SHIPPING FROM EBAYSorry about the capsread my reviewAnother choice could be a Orto... 
Re-issue vinyl vs. the original pressing
How about re-issue Vs RE re-Issue. Does anyone have experience with Vinyl Re-issues on the Original Jazz Classics label - vs Analogue Productions from Acoustic Sounds of the same material on 180grm vinyl. Is the quality that much different to just... 
Re-issue vinyl vs. the original pressing
I think we all agree that there is no absolute rule.. Two many variables.Just glad we have so many choices and so many labels, so so so much music. Sure would like to know how all the reissue manufacturers get the rights to put out these reissues....