hifijones
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| I'm not dreaming - these are great CD copies When audio reviewer and guru Robert Harley made this claim many years ago I thought he had lost his mind. 'How can a copy EVER sound better than the original?' I mused. Well now I know. At least I think I do. Or do I? | |
| Rotel OMG! I gave my Dad a Rotel RX-950AX receiver 15 years ago for Christmas. I inherited it several years ago when my Mom passed away. I had no idea how good it was until I installed it in the living room system last year. It’s not going anywhere anytime s... | |
| What is your listening chair? Dux by Folke Olhsson in teak. It’s worth a lot of $$$ when restored. And mine could use a resto so until then it’s just my listening chair... | |
| I have a few things i dont need, how do i get them gone? Forget Goodwill; they are a "for profit" organization with a CEO that makes over a $100,000.00 per annum. The Salvation Army or any other local independent thrift store would make a better choice. As mentioned previously craigslist is an option to... | |
| Which audio component would you like Santa to place under the christmas tree for you? Hmmm maybe a Keith Monks RCM? Santa might have a hard time getting one of those down the chimney so maybe Rudolph could leave it on the back porch... | |
| Where To Buy Cable Elevators/Risers? If you do a search on ebay for "Ceramic/porcelain insulators" you'll find a multitude of these insulators, many of which are exactly the same as the brand name Cable Elevators that you'll find here on A'goN and elsewhere. Problem is that most sel... | |
| Integrated amp choice for JMR Offrande Supreme V2 Unfortunately no experience with the Offrande Supremes but I can certainly vouch for the synergy going on between my JMR Bliss Silvers and the Lavardin IT. Best sound I've had in my room in 35+ years in the hobby. The Offrandes would no doubt be... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? This little oddity: a vintage 2-outlet isolation transformer manufactured by NCR. That stands for National Cash Register, folks. I acquired it in ’97 from a friend who had done a few mods to it. I gave him a pair of Linn Tukans and he gave me the ... | |
| Is it the beer or do speakers/electronics really need some extended warm-up period? It’s definitely not the beer.Just turning my rig on and letting it warm-up for an hour or so has never paid any discernible sonic dividends. Of course it’s better than no warm-up time at all but I discovered years ago that at least 20 minutes of a... | |
| Obscure brands worth considering Do yourself a BIG favor and seek out JM Reynaud loudspeakers; unfortunately only 6 dealers in the US.Sometimes some of the finest things in life are the most difficult to find. Ye shall be richly rewarded. | |
| Lifters ForGetting Cables Off The Floor, Worth It Or Snake Oil For those of you that might be considering buying and auditioning a set of those ceramic/porcelain/glass insulators but don’t want to pay audiophool prices: do a Search on ebay and you’ll find thousands of these insulators at varying prices. I rec... | |
| Best Budget RCA cables I’d recommend 2 cables from van den Hul in your price-range: the D300 and the D102MkII hybrid or MkIII hybrid.And yes (gasp!) the Monster M550 series is a very good value available on the cheap on ebay. Don’t succumb to the negative hype: let your... | |
| Where were your audio components designed/engineered? Amplification: FranceCDP: ScotlandTurntable/phono preamp/power supply: ScotlandCassette deck: JapanSpeakers: FranceCables: USA | |
| Crazy to buy a 17 year old CD Player? Crazy like a fox.I bought a Linn Ikemi a few months ago with a serial number in the mid-700,000 range; not sure how old that would make it. So I immediately purchased 2 backup transports for it and I’m hoping that it will outlive me.The Ikemi abso... | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? "Why is modern pop music today so terrible?"Because it's an honest reflection of the times that we live in: pop music for mass consumption is superficial, artificial, meaningless and 100% disposable. Here today and gone later today. It wasn't al... |