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| Music Direct - Audio Hardware Seller? Have only one purchase with them, a cdp. Was a new item and would not play. Contacted Music Direct and they had me do a few things while they were on the phone. Anyway they said ship it back on their dime and a replacement was sent. Very good to d... | |
| Ask the local curmudgeon (me) anything related to tech or liquor. :) Cont. Fat fingered the last post. Anyway three have divided rhe bourbon and rye producers. Suntory (Japan), Diageo (Britain), and Sazerac (USA). Japan has been producing high quality and awarded whisky for decades. The acquisition of these brands ... | |
| Ask the local curmudgeon (me) anything related to tech or liquor. :) Aside from the traditional bourbon producers in Ky, three corporations from three different countries ha e divided | |
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| What area or country do you live in ? Western Loudoun County, Va. about 50 miles west of Wash, DC. Nice wineries and a growing list a good tasting craft breweries. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Strunz and Farah CDs: Primal Magic, Americas,WillMuse.Beautiful guitars. Have been enjoying them for the past few evenings. | |
| DCM QED Roberjerman thank you very for your insights, I learned a lot. I will follow up should I be able to pick them up. Gdnrbob glad that I was able to spark a fond memory. Dave | |
| Best building material for vibration free shelving Hi, a few years ago I had built a table and an accompanying amp stand out of three sheets of 3/4” MDF. I trimmed it with poplar and stained it all. The legs of the table are 3”x3” pine legs. The platform for the amp stand rest on wide strips of t... | |
| BEST INTERCONNECT FOR $25 EACH? This has been a great thread and I have learned alot. Craig thanks for the great question. Not recommending a particular IC I may suggest that after your ICs settle in and you are comfortable with them you may consider purchasing another set recom... | |
| Channels bleeding into each other Erik and Elizabeth thank you both for your insights. I had purchased this a few years ago with the idea of having it restored, it’s actually in pretty nice shape for its age. I was fiddling around with it recently and came across the crosstalk. Wi... | |
| Preamp Suggestions for hot-rodded Odyssey Khartago? For several years I have been enjoying a Odyssey Candela with my Stratos. To be very balanced pre, I had a CJ PV12 prioe to that. Beautiful sound, warm and lush, but in the end that ended up being the problem. I believe Klaus is using a Candela in... | |
| How important is the rack you use for your components I built a table and matching floor amp stand out of mdf. The thickness is 2.75” and trimmed in stained poplar. Have read here that this type of setup may actually overdampen the equipment. My pre and cdp (on maple board) rest on brass footers. All... | |
| Hearing loss. How much do you care about your ability to hear? I’m a Month shy of 65 and have been wearing hearing aids for over four years. Hearing loss can be an invisible event with a person not realizing how much has occurred. I’ve told this story before, my equip didn’t sound right so I hauled it to Musi... | |
| Tube Preamps..... Hi, reading the string with interest. I had a CJ 12AL (12au7 tubes) pre for several years which was a warm/lush preamp for sure. A beautiful sounding piece. I replaced it with a Odyssey Candela preamp to mate with my Odyssey Stratos. It leans to w... | |
| Groneberg cable good? Ive had mixed results with the quattro. Did no care for them on the front end but are critical between my Odyssey pre amp and amp. Tried several brands of ICs in this position but none could duplicate the synergy that the quattros create between t... |