jeffreybowman2k
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| Did you see Springsteens latest show??? Just got home from the concert in Cleveland. I had very low expectations, as the last time I saw Springsteen in concert his voice was weak and he was mumbling like Dylan. Boy was I pleasantly surprised. Bruce's voice was great and the ESB sounded ... | |
| How much does your system retail for? The day before KATRINA...$38,000 in gear, $20,000 in media.The day after KATRINA...$0.00 in gear, $0.00 in media.2 years later...$45,000 in gear, @ $10,000 in media.Wow, Cajunpepe, that's awful. Were you able to collect on an insurance claim for a... | |
| Two-Year-Olds and Turntables... Stun gun. | |
| iTunes config & Backup software for Mac 1. Yes. Under "Preferences" /"Advanced" you can specify the external drive as your library.2. Not sure.Good luck. | |
| What speakers can b considered as world reference? Shindo Latour field coil. But I would not demean these by calling them "world" reference. They are Universal Reference, IMHO. | |
| Small, tube-friendly speaker suggestions needed Devore Gibbon 3. Great little speaker, very muisical, and will work nicely with your PP. | |
| $5k budget tube system agree completely with dave. at that budget ALL your $$ should be going into the equipment, not the cables and certainly not the PCs. also, if your friend has the ability to put his music on a computer hard drive, you might consider a USB DAC inste... | |
| Pet audiophile peeves - name yours I run a spell checker. I wonderful invention for those of us who can't spell or type. It corrected six typos in this small post.I'm guessing you don't also run the grammar checker, too.(Sorry, couldn't resist) | |
| Acapella Triolon Excalibur speakers at RMAF 2007 would anyone drop $170,500 for [the Acapella] speakers?Given the underwhelming reviews from unbiased sources, to ask the question is to answer it. | |
| Pet audiophile peeves - name yours non-US buyers who ask you to declare under penalty of perjury on a US Customs form that a $1500 cartridge is actually a "used record player needle" given as a "gift" with a value of "$45." | |
| Headphone suggestions if you can find pair that drops into your price range, i highly recommend Grado RS-1s. These are particularly good with tube headphone amp. | |
| iTunes Importing? Is there a way to change the format of files downloaded from iTunes Store?You have 2 big problems with files downloaded from itunes store. First, i am pretty sure you cannot convert these to a non-DRM format (e.g., mp3, wma) b/c itunes wants you t... | |
| Pet audiophile peeves - name yours From Hifimaniac:Rude, obnoxious dealers like Bill Feil! He should be banned from audiogon and from the business. Why would anyone ever deal with such a an ego!Cowards who hide behind the anonymity of the internet to take cheap shots at others. | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? Shindo Latour field coil speakers. As dynamic as the best horns and as smooht/integrated as the best single driver. As close to an out of body experience as I have had (while fully conscious). | |
| Seeking your advice on Shindo preamps Shindo Labs Monbrisson preamp which I found to be quite ordinary in the context of my systemwith respect, i could not disagree more with the suggestion that the Monbrisson is anything less than an extraordinary pre-amp. i suspect that the qualifer... |