jnovak
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| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". It's all about what we listened to when we were young. I'm going through a divorce right now. Last Saturday, I went down to Godfrey Daniels coffeehouse that I used to frequent when I was young. MANY of my friends were there whom I haven't seen in ... | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? Sometimes, good looks can earn a product more respect than it deserves. Some of the Japanese receivers from the 70's commanded a lot of respect due to their good looks. The sound was FAR from great though. IMHO | |
| Recommendations for a shipper If you're looking for something turnkey, you're in for a surprise. The more you can do yourself, the better. I just shipped a pair of Snell Type B's from Pennsylvania to Oregon. I did not have the original boxes. The speakers were heavy at maybe 1... | |
| Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"? Sometimes peoples expectations of a given price is unrealistic. Years ago I made an offer to a guy whose response was "go to hell". After a month or so he realized my offer was actually more than fair. He wanted to accept it. I told him that his "... | |
| Am I broken? Am I stuck? Do I have to return my audiophile card now? STOP torturing yourself. Your ears are your ears. Be happy with what sounds good to you and not other people or especially dealers! We would all need three jobs to pay for everything dealers or manufacturers told us we need. | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? This is like ordering a mail order bride! Don't do it! | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? Emergingsoul, I'd say you struck a nerve here! How dare you challenge someone's core believe! I picture in my mind how it would have been in the old west had there been audio equipment back then. The shootout at the O.K. Coral would have definitel... | |
| Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folk legend, dead at 84 I've been a fan since high school. I have all of his albums including the obscure "Two Tones at the Village Corner". I hope they decide to release this on CD and maybe include other tracks as a CD allows. Really great stuff. Joe | |
| All Stocked Up and Nowhere To Play In defense of the tableless people who bought vinyl; 12 inch LP's also represent an artform that went away when CD's took over. Even though I mostly listen to CD's these days, it always depresses me a bit when I think about enjoying a nice gatefol... | |
| Audio Research REF 6 to REF 6SE upgrade. I figure that if my grandson gets into audio that by 2070 he'll be able to buy an upgrade to his Audio Research Reference 50 Mark 15 for a mere $$25,000! | |
| Songs with excellent advice? It's an easier question to ask; Which songs don't give advise? People try to find meaning in songs where there is NONE. I remember an interview with Paul Simon where he was asked the meaning of "You can call me Al". He shrugged his shoulders after... | |
| How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment? I was at a friends house recently. There were snakes on his car outside! Well, it turned out they were rubber snakes that he placed there. He said he read that they keep squirrels away and it worked! (Squirrels did $3000.00 worth of damage to one ... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... I had the same experience lately as the OP. I don’t get out much so I haven’t seen a live show in a LONG time. One of my friends plays the accordion in a polka band. Now I’m not into polka (If I was I wouldn’t tell anyone!). However, I’m not oppos... | |
| If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers No Acoustic Zen fans here? | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? bigtwin, you hit the nail on the head! I'll add to it; The only thing worse than not being able to find that elusive LP is finding it! The thrill is in the hunt. |