jfd11
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| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? Iris Dement was very bad. Acted like she was very inebriated. | |
| VPI Magic Brick threads deleted I have had 3 of them in my system in various places for decades. When one of them goes missing it is usually because my wife needs to glue something. | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? Emmylou HarrisLinda Ronstadt Lisa Gerrard | |
| Update on Audiogon Member Almarg Peace brother. | |
| Why Crazy Prices paid for Pioneer 100 JBL L100 AR1 AR3 AR3A Seems as if the nostalgia bug is also going around. I worked at a couple of shops that sold both the JBL's and also the Yamaha 1000's. Thank god we carried a couple of other lines that were actually listenable. I can't understand the demand for th... | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? Having UPS deliver to me or from me. Never going to happen again. | |
| You know you are an Audiophile when: This thread or one similar was started in 2005. As we skip down memory lane this is what I contributed then. It still is true BTW. You might be an audiophile if...the UPS and FedEx guys know not to stop when they see the wife's car in the drivewa... | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. Think Hegel. Even the older H300 are very good. | |
| Wow an old album that rocked your world Mott The Hoople....All The Young Dudes | |
| Great country recording I am an Emmylou Harris fan first and foremost. I have run into some gems from other artists though. Years ago I bought a Willie Nelson cd "Across The Boarderline". It was produced by Don Was, Paul Simon, and Roy Halee. It includes songs written ... | |
| What country builds the best audio equipment? Yes | |
| Only using Spotify connect, am I loco??!! I have tried Tidal and am not a fan of their catalog. Qobuz has more of my preferences and their sound quality seems to be as good (to my ears) as the MQA in Tidal. With all of the good things said here about Spotify I guess I will have to get ove... | |
| Bose 901 I worked for a high end store in the 70's and the owner decided to try out the Bose lineup. Our showroom was not a favorable place for the 901s. There was a large window in the front of the store that ended up being where we put these things. They... | |
| Qobuz Special Offer I currently am using Tidal because of the MQA feature. I also recently purchased a Brooklyn DAC for the same reason. Come to find out two things; the Brooklyn is very good and has improved the sound in all of my music files from my server. Also, I... | |
| Top vintage receivers vs. modern high-end equipment I too sold hi-fi back in the 70's and 80's and I agree with rbstehno1 as far as his liking the Yamaha receivers and integrated from that era. Our store had a great repair shop that always had a few of the Japanese receivers of the day there for... |