jl35

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Audio advisor and Constellation amplifiers
I don't avoid buying serious gear from them, they just never had what I wanted at the time I wanted it...I live in Michigan and a few friends often go to them directly, all have only good things to say... 
Do all tubes glow
No, I run the CD and TT through a Pass XP20. You have the volume control? I've only had the CDP a few days, had the standard Romulus before,,, 
Do all tubes glow
Starting with a new Jim McShane set of Gold Lion, have some Baldwin and Nat'l Union to try. I'm new at trying tubes...awesome CDP 
Latest Absolute Sound
Exactly jmc !!!  
Audio advisor and Constellation amplifiers
Nothing but good experience with AA for 20 years, though never bought serious equipment from them... 
I read this on another site
I noticed that when I got the phono card for my Rowland Capri - two credit sized cards instead of a phono stage the same size as the Capri... 
Do all tubes glow
Just looking at old threads. Looks like we do. The lack of glow worried me at first. Never saw a tube not glow  
Do all tubes glow
Romulus Eclipse. On standard Romulus all four glow the same 
I read this on another site
I have tried similar a few times, and each time I was initially surprised by how good the low cost/high value gear was, but after a while I was eager to get the good stuff back in... 
Audio advisor and Constellation amplifiers
and then the freaks and elitists need to sell their used gear... 
Audio advisor and Constellation amplifiers
AA seems to sell a bunch of stuff in that price range; Bryston, Krell, Lyra, Clearaudio, VPI and more... 
Did you ever think digital and analog would exist side by side the way it is now
they have always existed side by side in my system. never sold off lp's, lots of friends gave me their lp collections, but also love CD's and now streaming too.  agree LP sounds best... 
Streaming Audio Questions
The Bluesound is a very good unit and value, but the Sonos with Steve's products or the Wyred4 mods with a good Dac will sound much better. I would think you could also use these mods with the Bluesound. Depends on the sound quality you want and y... 
From everything I read
I love my tuners, but really don't have great stations here, and have trouble listening to announcers and commercials... 
From everything I read
Just did some research. Norway will shut off FM in 2017. Some other European countries might shut it off in 2022. In US it would take an act of Congress to end FM, and with all the money at stake, especially with smaller markets unable to convert ...