kublakhan

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How many more years before cd's become passe?
I don't think 'dueldisc' means SACD and if that's true, the fact that SACD isn't even mentioned in this article does not bode well for that format, unfortunately. 
Elvis - 30 Years Ago Today, RIP
I'm 40 so I was 10 when he died. The event is similar to my generation what JFK's death was the the prior generation... everybody remembers where they were when they heard. I was sitting on my bike on the corner of Wayne talking with Richard Henry... 
How does the Technics SL 1200 compare with....
Here's the obvious answer but I rarely take my own advice: Buy two or three units used if you have the cash on hand, compare them together in the same room on the same system, and then sell what you don't like. If you've been coming to audiogon en... 
Cleaning contacts, What first?
Anybody know if you can use Kontak on silver cables? 
What's up with the 'Piano' gloss????
I'm about to buy an unfinished plinth and want to do it in piano gloss black. Anybody have tips for me? 
Better than nose pickin'.....
I made the mistake of pulling out some vintage tubes from a unit in the trash here in NYC in front of my best friend's 5 year old son. Well, the kid has a memory like an elephant and for the past 3 years never fails to bring it up at the most inop... 
When cleaning vinyl - what to use for
This thread is an oldie but a goodie:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&989893521&read&keyw&zzcleaning+rituals 
Artists 'SELLING OUT' - can we discuss?
musicdoc, i agree in chan's case but in others' they make a great effort to be unmistakably clear what their music is about and then so often sell out."freewill + human nature = democracy = shit happens." talk about nonsensical. 
Artists 'SELLING OUT' - can we discuss?
swampwalker, this is what started me off again thinking about the subject of this post. Chan Marshall (Cat Power) sings about isolation, the fear of reaching out for love, etc... and now she is on a commercial singing some song promoting diamonds.... 
Artists 'SELLING OUT' - can we discuss?
I put 'selling out' in quotes for a reason. For me, selling out is when an artist who has made a living purporting certain values, who has created a fan base who share those values, suddenly for nothing more than another paycheck goes against thos... 
Best sounding VINYL labels?
I searched completed auctions on ebay for "Blue note lexington" and the prices are absurd...hundreds of dollars for an LP. 
Best sounding VINYL labels?
I actually have noticed the high quality on all my keith jarrett lps. 
Headroom Max $3000 headphone amp. Opinions anyone?
go to head-fi.org and you'll get more than enough info. 
Acoustat , Hafler TNT and Jim Strickland
I've used tube amps on my Model III's as well as solid state. The tube amps were magical. Solid state was amazing but tubes on those babies...whoa!In fact, I found my Audio Research VT100mkII w/ ARC Ref-1 pre was better than my Acoustat Monitor IV... 
Add a external DAC, buy EAR Acute or go PC`?
you probably know this already but if you buy the EMM to use with your pc you won't get the SACD function of the EMM Labs.