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Looking for laptop Windows 10 for music only.
I really like a laptop for ease.  They are so powerful now & I can move it any place with such ease.  I even want a very small screen size.  I dig my Samsung series 9 just for that reason.  Perhaps another one is in order.  It has an SSD hard ... 
What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience?
At 60 years old I thought I would know it all.  There are a bunch of things above that I actually have not even a clue as to what they are about.  Maybe Huey Lewis' line "I want a new drug" came to fruition?  -John 
Looking for laptop Windows 10 for music only.
Some great ideas.  As usual Al as posted an very thoughtful & informative response.  Been digging through the net hoping to enlighten myself a little further.  Once again my  mind has been douched with an onslaught of information.  Makes me wa... 
Seller asked for PayPal fees after the sale. Should I pay them or not?
The whole PayPal thing sucks.  Man, I miss the day when we sent each other a money order, ship the item when you get the $.  Done deal dude.Sigh... 
Remembering Phoebe Snow on Her Birthday July 17, 1950
Thanks for the great story and the lyrics from Harpos Blues.  One of my wife's and mine favorites.  I was so very lucky to hear her play a couple years prior to her passing out here at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center in Lancaster, CA.   We we... 
Goodbye paypal!
Czarivey:  Thanks for the pre-paid credit card idea.  Brilliant.  I despise Ebay insisting on Paypal.  I recently purchased an item and the seller & I agreed I could send him a money order.  It was close to $500.  Everything went perfect and n... 
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
Please add Grover Huffman Cables-John 
Opinion on Yamaha Amps
The Yamaha MX-1 was my first separate amp. It was a great piece & I still regret selling it.  If you can find a nice clean one it would be a good day indeed.  -John 
"Breakfast In America"...a lost cause?
Along the same line:   We always called : "....Quietest Moments."" Even in the Scratchiest Moments"   Every copy I heard & both copies I own  in vinyl had more pops, clicks & noise from the factory then almost anything else I ever bought. ... 
Proper cartridge angle for Shelter 501 using tonearn height adjustment
I have the height set at 0.8mm from "0".  It can go up as much as 6mm. This puts it at near min.Tracking weight at 1-1/4 grams, anti skate at 1-1/4. I am installing a Sumiko headshell in lieu of the stk Technics.  I figured as long as everything i... 
Is my CSNY De Ja Vu a bad pressing, or lost cause?
Thanks fjn for the responses.  I really enjoy reading about some of this stuff.  The Couch name makes sense.  Like Peter Gabirle's Scratch album and others.  I remember us teenagers looking all over the Zep 4 album to try an find a name.  Now I'm ... 
Is my CSNY De Ja Vu a bad pressing, or lost cause?
This thread piqued my curiosity.   I have a Deja Vu copy that my wife owned prior to our marriage. 30+ years ago.  Atlantic SD 7200, The label is stamped at the bottom, "Mfg by Atlantic Recording Corp , 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y.  Etched & ... 
Now Keith Emerson is gone...
What terrible news.   He was my musical hero.  I have played ELP's first album more than any other in my collection.  Take a Pebble.  What a gem of a song.   So sorry....-John 
Thoughts on replacing caps in 30 year old speakers
There is a capacitor review on humblehomadehifi.com that you may find interesting.  He tested a bunch of them and wrote his impression.  I thought about replacing the capacitors in my Infinity Renaissance 90 speakers a few years back but never see... 
New Forum Format Sucks
After a few days, my gripes are;The color scheme is hard to read & way too bright.Once you look at the forums page  I see no way to go back to the std Audiogon website.  Did I mention the color scheme sucks...-John