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| Stax soul jag If you love Stax, check out the three-volume "Complete Sax/Volt Singles." It covers the beginning up to 1975, and like the title says, contains EVERY single S/V ever released. It's definitely for completists, at 28 discs total, but, man, oh the mu... | |
| CD Treatments :- Thanks for the link, Neville. I've never heard the Audio Desk cleaner, but it looks interesting. Personally, I use Shine Ola cleaner before treating my discs, and that seems to work well. I'm sure the ADS piece works great, but the last thing I ne... | |
| CD Treatments :- Pm:Yes, the Cable Company is an excellent outfit. I've used them a lot. That's whom I bought my lathes from.Funny you mention Codename Turquoise. I finally ordered it this morning. I've been wanting to try it, but the fact that it attaches via con... | |
| CD Treatments :- Pmrodier:I actually had similar problems with my lathe, which, along with the relative lack of benefit, is why I stopped using it. The first one I had started leaving light scratches at the perpiphery of all mys discs. I tried EVERYTHING (tighteni... | |
| CD Treatments :- You seem to have most of the bases covered. :) I've owned, or still own, most of the items on your list. Some have worked quite well, some haven't. Surprisingly, I didn't have much luck with the ADS lathe, but my Jena/Liquid Rez CD treatments, Nes... | |
| bands you truly miss Second Thin Lizzy. Though they still occasionally tour with Gorham and Sykes, TL without Philo is . . . well . . . not Thin Lizzy. He was one of the greatest frontmen to ever prowl a stage, and with him at the helm, Lizzy were one of the best rock... | |
| What song best describes you or your life? The Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart." That song has always meant a lot to me, but especially in the last 10 years. | |
| How good are "Oppo" players? For the price, they're pretty impressive. With a few choice mods, though . . . look out. I have a modded 970, and it ain't goin' anywhere anytime soon! | |
| Do your music genre choices change w/ the seasons? Mine doesn't. Whatever appeals to me at a given moment, I listen to--winter, spring, summer, or fall. | |
| Regardless of how much you've spent... Used to love it; now I merely like it. The hobby can wear you out and lead you down some false alleys if you're not careful, and it did that to me. I still value great audio, but I'm not nearly as obsessive about it as I used to be. I've got MUCH ... | |
| Furniture polish vs. Walker ultra vivid on cd's Freemand:Shine Ola is a pure cleaner made by Record Research Lab. Very useful for removing mold-release compound. I use it prior to treating discs with Jena Labs 3D-X, which I've found to be the best treatment out there--and I've tried and owned m... | |
| Fi Elemente Pagode Master Ref amp platforms Jfrench:I never used Cerabases or Cerapucs with my Master Ref. I'm not even sure they were out yet when I had the rack. But I've heard both in different systems, and they do make a very nice improvement.For your reference, you might find the follo... | |
| Fi Elemente Pagode Master Ref amp platforms Elberoth:The biggest change I noticed was in the amount of energy I heard. With my gear on the SRA, the music popped and crackled (not literally, of course!) in a way it just didn't with the Master Ref. It had a sense of vitality and dynamic "aliv... | |
| Fi Elemente Pagode Master Ref amp platforms I didn't see that your question was about the Master Ref amp stands, not the rack. I still stand by SRA recommendation, though. Their component bases are second to none, in my experience. | |
| Fi Elemente Pagode Master Ref amp platforms If you're shopping in that range, also consider the Silent Running Audio Craz. I owned the Master Ref and, after hearing the two side by side, replaced it with the Craz and haven't looked back. The build quality is beyond incredible. Unless SRA up... |