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| Is Monster cable getting better? i was a rep for monster cable in the late 70s and they raised the bar for a while. recently i needed a pr of ics and all they have around here in the sticks is monster cable and they were so tight they broke the plugs on the back of my amplifier.i... | |
| First Hi-Fi system great gear, enjoy. i like to use isolation gear and good gaulity cables for the combination of sound quality and craftsmanship. i also use room treatment panels to experiment with room acoustics. seems to me just get some new/old music and start l... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? warren zevon The French Inhaler. "lonliness and frustration,,we both came down with an acute case. when the light's came up at 2 i thought i caught a glimpse of you. and your face looked like something death brought with him in a suitcase. "typica... | |
| The CD player is dead....... i like a few pics and lyrics etc so the cd, while not as good as the lp cover art, does meet that need. i buy cds and downloads about 50/50 right now. i am also always looking for 2 and 3 dollar cd.s like elizabeth mentioned. i still like record s... | |
| The CD player is dead....... why not use both? i prefer to back up my music on hard drives and cd.s for extra confidence. and i like to make cds for varied listening in my car. do i have to carry a laptop to hear music in my car? i know i can use an ipod but there are times w... | |
| Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s to ron wills.. a certain cable expert recommended i use my mmgs for a year before bypassing fuse which i did. in that year my 11 yr old son got a bit overboard and blew a 40 dollar fuse. he paid. since then i have bypassed the fuse and he no longe... | |
| Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s sorry i havn,t got back earlier. the razor treatment i did was 1/2 so far. i,ve been listening to these mmgs for 2 years trying many tweaks such as getting them off the floor and building a brace to make them more stable. this was fun to do but no... | |
| Tweaking the Magnepan 1.7s i did the razor treatment as described at audioasylum to a pair of mmg.s. i will never change this adjustment as it has been the best performance enhancing tweak i,ve ever done in 40 years of being an audio enthusiast. it is under the planar secti... | |
| What am I missing? Americana? dave alvin's solo albums and Mrs earle....allison moorer | |
| Tandberg 3012 - Hot fins i sold tandberg retail and they did get hot. i also was concerned and just kept everything well ventilated and used a fan. i also had a music fidelity integrated that got so hot you could only touch the top for a second or two and it did finaly di... | |
| What sounds the best on your system? listen to the bad plus. a jazz group. their standup bass playing is great. the strings and plucking sounds on these are the vistas . cut 6 will amaze the jazz fan | |
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| Can foam padding isolate better than spikes? i,ve tried everything over the years within reason financially like black diamond cones, vibracones and pods, foam from swimming floats cut into discs, huge concrete slabs on tennis balls and can never make a descision. i just have fun experimenti... | |
| Quick poll: Most enjoyable audio magazine ? i read stereophile mag and absolute sound every month and enjoy the advertising too. but read audiogon everyday. i,ve noticed music questions get 10 times the response to equipment questions and really enjoy remembering music i.ve forgotten about.... |