jeffloistarca

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Make me feel better
David,I've not only broken cantilevers installing them, I also broke the tone arm wire and had to replace that. Now that cost me a bunch of money. I'm averse to doing anything to my turntables now, I'm cursed. Now's the time to upgrade your pick-u... 
Recommend a good Monitor for my existing system
Pick up Eminent Technology LFT VII's and enjoy. Floorstanders, yup, but, no need for stands either. Best kept secret in audio today, by far. No affiliation, just a very happy new owner. 
Which cables go with what?????
From the Concise Oxford Dictionary, ninth edition"ignorant- 1 (a) lacking knowledge or experience. 1 (b) uninformed about a fact or subject. 2. ill-mannered, uncouth" 
Recommend aftermarket power cords on turntables?
Synergistic Research AC Reference on my Oracle Delphi IV, it's the least I can do for my baby 
Classical Music Collectors/Aficionados inputs svp
It's worth mentioning I'm not looking to sell these off, just curious as to their value. Anyone with the requisite expertise kindly get in touch. Thanks, Jeff 
newbiee needs veterans advice
I've never read so many questions that seem to lead nowhere before. Here's how to get some help:- Are you looking to put together a dedicated two-channel audio-only system, or will it do double duty as a HT as well?- List the dimensions of your li... 
Good Semi-Automatic Turntable
Oracle Alexandria, I really doubt there's any other that compete under $1000. $600 should get you an Alexandria, invest in the pickup of your choice. No, mine's not for sale! 
Is vinyl dead ?
Following the thread, logic dictates tubes were dead long long ago; transistors took over the world and provided reliable, convenient sound to the masses. Yeah, there is some damned fine solid state gear out there but I can't imagine a set up with... 
Budget balanced IC recommendations
Take a look at the Goertz Micropurl balanced, hard to beat for the price 
Has anyone heard the new Led Zeppelin Live cd
Tvad,I stand corrected, blame the beer. By the way, I own the DVD and CD and for the most part prefer the CD but both are worth owning! 
Has anyone heard the new Led Zeppelin Live cd
It is remarkable, Page did a terrific job mastering. Everything is in balance; Moon's drumming is hectic and effective, Jones' bass lines are rock solid (Dazed and Confused is out of this world) and Plant's vocals are pure if not a bit edgy at tim... 
Theta Dreadnaught---I have arrived at HiFi Heaven
Little known piece of info about the Dreadnaught. It was designed by David Reich of Classe audio fame (the best stuff they did IMHO was the DR series, the designers initials). He left Classe quite some time ago, went to McCormack then Theta. I cal... 
Very Sad News: Jason Bloom of Apogee Is Dead
I owned Duetta II's and regret selling them off. Yeah, they were power hungry, big and rather odd shaped, difficult to move around, and very fragile... but the best damned speakers I had the pleasure of listening to. Jason was an uncompromising au... 
Names of Bands...
Alice Cooper was a 17th century witch that was burned at the stake. Led Zeppelin implied failure, borrowed from the old phrase in the first world war that goes something like "it'll go down like a lead Zeppelin". 
What was your greatest epiphany?
Two young ladies got in an arguement in a bar over who was the better "lovemaker" and selected me to tend to both of them immediately then pass judgement on who was more skilled.