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Monster Cable
I have a 1 meter pair of m1000 interconnects (circa late eighteies early nineties) and the best way to describe their "sound" would be to listen to" Diane Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra" GRP RECORDS. Although live, it will give you a rough i... 
What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it?
Sota star sapphire 1992 cocobolo Still beautiful. Audio research sp -9 Mk III ear opener to dynamics,stoundstaging and imaging. Other components have come and gone but these are my foundations to what I think music should sound like.  
oscilloscope app for laptops
ok thanx, I'll look into it  
oscilloscope app for laptops
Primarily for room correction, bass nodes, but I'm wondering what else I could use it for. I mean if im going to shell out money for a "gadget".I'd like to get the most use for it. How can I get the most for my money? any other useful uses for an... 
Disappointing short life of NOS preamp tube
When you look at it from that perspective, This journey and or hobby isn't really that expensive, When you add up all the hours years of enjoyment you get from a component that you love the sound of, or the synergy of a well balanced complete syst... 
Inside the Iso Acoustics mechanism
  winoguy17 879 posts 05-23-2022 at 12:48pm   Same stuff they put in Twinkies....   In that case they'll last forever!  
Great Rock Bassists your Top 10.Rock not Jazz. But Hey what about Reggae
MICK KARN  
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OMG! I actually maid a mistake! Damn! It is 1.7's I guess I had them backwards? ANALOGUE; Lyre Delos,  Dynavector Mk II  (Needs replacing), Grado Statement, MCX (for old scrachy lp's I buy at second hand store). Grado signature tonearm, SOTA sta... 
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thanx flying997. You've answered my original question fully. I now feel that I have a more comprehensive knowledge of what to look for or listen for when deciding to buy older electronics.  Not that the other inputs aren't appreciated.  
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Thanx ! black bag 20 those specs look very attractive !  https://forum.audiogon.com/users/blackbag20    
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Oh I forgot to mention earlier, I also can't afford Class A amps.   
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Just the caps? Jeeze ! Well maybe?????????? I COULD eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a year .  
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I've read some good things about the Khartago. from what I've read they seem to to have the characteristics in sound that i'm looking for.. thanx  
Power Conditioning on the Cheap
At $171.00 the Furman PST 8  
Most beautiful turntable under $5k
I've always felt that a turntable should be a beautiful piece of furniture like the days of old. SOTA STAR SAPPHIRE COCOBOLO