jasonbourne71

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Big blue Amazon Prime ads are popping up on these threads! Is Audiogon making money from them?  
Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows
Eve of Destruction - written by P.F. Sloan and sung by Barry McGuire in 1965. Considering the soon-to-start turmoil of the Vietnam era it was quite prescient! Yes, I was a teen then!  
Is a Weiss 204 DAC an upgrade, or sideways, from a Halo Audio Spring 2 Level 3?
In a blind level-matched test I doubt you would be able to tell them apart.   
SS amp or receiver that sounds like Tube Amp
Imagination is a wonderful thing!  
Which one would you buy
Hamand for the win! SkiFi for $3200 is a waste of money! Go to the Stereophile archives to read a review and test of the HF-81. Pay attention to John Atkinson's measurements.  
Would You Rather Own A Good SET Amp, Or A Great Push Pull Amp?
I have both: three Single End tube amps and several PP amps. The latter have the best sound and versatility for use with a variety of speakers. The SE amps require proper speaker matching and are limited in power/watts. SE amps are not inherently ... 
20 Vintage Amps That Prove They Really Don’t Make Them Like They Used To
I have a Futterman Harvard Music H3a. Mine is a bit different than the photo here. Just a pair of HB5 pentodes connected to an Altec autoformer per channel. This was a special order to drive a low impedance speaker system. I bought it from the ori... 
The Hub: Refrigerators that can really sing
I have a pair of Snell Type A's - probably I or II. Bought from the estate of the original Connecticut owner. These likely came from Audiocom in Old Greenwich, CT. Audiocom was the sole distributor of Snell speakers in CT. I worked there for awhil... 
Mono cartridge recommendations for Dual 1229Q
Grado!  
Looking to add listening speakers
Wilson XVX's!  
Seeking a new loudspeaker, horn, single driver, concentric or open baffle
Tannoy is still making great concentric speakers. So is KEF! The latest Quad ESL's use a unique delay line to drive the membrane and make it approximate a point source.   
Autoformer Volume Control (AVC) Before or After Active Stage?
I would eliminate the buffer. It would only be useful if your source had a high output impedance and you needed to use a really long interconnect.  
Cable Quandary
Never had any wire cause a shift in level to one side.  
What A Drag It Is Getting Old
Get a bottle of Prevagen!  
Basis Audio - Exhorbitant servicing evaluation cost
Fleece the rich is the game here. Basis would rather have you buy a new turntable. I doubt it would take hours to find and repair a problem. These are not Italian sportscars!