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World Music: Great Suggestions, please?
Omar Faruk Tekbilek (damn right i had to look that up). 'Whirling' on Celestial harmonies is amazing if you like Dead Can Dance done with more of a middle eastern slant. check out these instruments: ney, baglama, zurna, mijwiz, jura, darbuka, band... 
Counterpoint and Mike Elliot
Thanks for the info, frogman. you're probably right, that modding gear still keeps a certain personality inherent in the design. i wish there were a way to listen to a full blown elliot mod though. 
Kublakhan. Re: Contact Space-Tech-Labs
Just so people know turbo you're referring to a space-tech-lab preamp. Albert is the owner/designer. when you get a chance maybe you could write a review. 
Kublakhan. Re: Contact Space-Tech-Labs
jesus coolbreeze you scared the hell out of me by posting with my name as a heading. i thought the morrison mafia had finally caught up with me.thanks dekay for helping out. 
Acoustat servo amps ??
guys thanks for all your help. for the record and future searches on acoustat here are some good contacts:for upgrades to the acoustat servo amps email mike at analogue associates: savuto@swbell.net. upgrades are all they do! i spoke to mike today... 
scd 777es sacd sony mod worth it?
hey mes, any new opinions on the 777es? also you mentioned price above but stated that it kept changing. is it too personal to ask what you ultimately paid for the mod? after listening to your unit are you able to infer what kind of benefit the ch... 
Best tweak
subaruguru... can you explain the basement idea? is your system on the floor *above* the basement with cables running up thru the floor?? what are you hanging the amps with? what sonic advantages did you notice? 
Acoustat servo amps ??
waveriding, thanks for the klipschorn idea. i'll probably do that. there is a company still making acoustat socks for virtually any model but they dont have a great selection of colors. For your records just in case you ever get a cat keep this ha... 
Acoustat servo amps ??
hey plato thanks again for all the great info. i'm not sure the vintage of my model IIIs. they were bought new by my father in '81 or '82 i believe but they may have been store demos and older than that however. receipts are long gone unfortunatel... 
Acoustat servo amps ??
thanks for the posts everyone.plato et al: i have found a pair of monitor 4s w/ the servo amps ($1600) and was wondering if anyone was able to compare what these might sound like (i'll drive to hear them next week if it seems promising) compared t... 
Care to share your scams?
hey bigpoppa i've been told by a few people who work in the computer field that it's the absolute worst industry right now for mail fraud. id advise everyone to heed ...krell's warning and buy computer gear locally. 
How can you tell when tubes are shot?
WARNING WARNING WARNINGignore previous post. ignore previous post. 
How can you tell when tubes are shot?
when i need to know if a 9v battery is still good i touch my tongue to it. i'm guessing you could do the same to the tubes while they're in the amp. i'm going to test mine right now. 
My latest find. What's yours?
speaking of bach...i'm not really a classical fan but love casals. however, even more dramatic and expressive (almost 'out there') i recently 'discovered' anner bylsma doing the cello suites. wow. also edith frost - very cowboy junkies, especially... 
Care to share your scams?
i know exactly what you're talking about thunders.