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| Cream live Royal albert CD / LP All things being equal (which they never are of course-it will depend on what you are playing any of the 3 formats on), the DVD should sound better than the CD as it is a 24/48 recording vs. the 16/44.1 redbook CD version. My understanding is that... | |
| Professional Record Cleaning - Vinyl Phone some of the record stores in your area and ask if they have a Monks or Loricraft or even a VPI or Nitty Gritty machine. Some will perhaps and I have had records cleaned for only a dollar. Short of that, you can get pretty much state of the a... | |
| Audioprism CD Blacklight mat? Having used both products (Audioprism Blacklight and Herbies Grungebuster), I can tell you unequivocally not to waste your $$$ on the Audioprism. The Grungebuster 2 is a superior product for $8 and Herbie also does a stable platter version for $25... | |
| Suggestions for a budget amp If one does not require a phono stage, I would strongly recommend the Jungson JA 88C. This integrated was selling last year around $400 and if it can be sourced at that price currently, it would certainly be worth looking into. At this stage it ap... | |
| The choice of wall receptacles Albert: The Takefive outlet is EXACTLY the SAME as yours, the slimline 8300H with non-plated contacts, and anyone can special order it at any Hubbell distributor. I perhaps should have made it clear that it is not cryoed at NASA, which was why I p... | |
| The choice of wall receptacles Proclaim, I have not had any experience with the Oyaide, but have certainly read a lot of favorable remarks about these receptacles. Unfortunately, there do not seem to be many people who have compared the Oyaide to, say, a cryoed Hubbell 8300H or... | |
| The choice of wall receptacles Or you could go here:http://www.takefiveaudio.com/mall/AC_Connectors/hubbell_ac_connectors_hbl8300hi.htmland buy the same thing as the Porter Port for approximately half the price. I currently use the Hubbell 8200H (same receptacle as the 8300H wi... | |
| decent integrated to replace NAD 3400 Jungson JA 88C (no phono stage though). $400 with remote so you'll save lots of money for those repairs. On the warmer side of neutral and very resolving, built to very, very high standards. Mine replaced an Audiolab 8000A and is in an entirely di... | |
| Anyone rediscovering their old LP's? Yup, doing the same thing. Just bought a KAB EV1 and some RRL. Am listening to a lot of my older stuff, plus buying used, mainly at the thrifts. My most expensive used purchase has been $3 I believe. All others have been $1 or less, with 90% at 50... | |
| Rat Shck Presidian 40-5053. Next Sonic Impact? Bet they're made in China. Any bets as to how long it will be before the China bashers start in on this thread? | |
| Amateur inherited an audio system... You may as well hear the system for what it really is BEFORE you make any decision to sell it, and to do that you will need to have the system properly set up; otherwise you may well be making a decision to sell based on improper setup resulting i... | |
| Why China Isnt Happening Yet Generalization is a dangerous thing. Are there no exploited workers in America? Are all the workers in America treated fairly? There's no pollution in America? You're deluding yourself! The Chinese workers who built my amp (Jungson) are not exploi... | |
| Why China Isnt Happening Yet Jack: While I fully respect your right to post Charles Hansen's opinions, I also think that looking at the big picture is in order here as well. Does the Chinese worker, who is working in less than ideal conditions, have fewer rights than the unem... | |
| Info, please, on power cord burn-in Better yet, save yourself about $15 (definitely available below the list price) and buy this, commonly available at most electronic supply stores, which is exactly the same thing but not marketed to audiophiles who are willing to pay ridiculous pr... | |
| Why China Isnt Happening Yet There's crap made in the U.S. and there's great stuff made in the U.S. There's crap made in China and there's great stuff made in China. As a consumer, you get to wade through it all and figure out which is which. I've been using a Jungson integra... |