leoniruii
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| Nicks or McVie..... McVie.Especially on Bare Trees and Mystery To Me LPs......both prior to either Buckingham or Nicks. | |
| Interesting Fed Ex encounter... "Wow, interesting situation. My Fed Ex guy told me they are now authorized to “sign” for deliveries and just leave them..."Was told the exact same thing by my FedEx delivery folks the last time I was around when they delivered.......thought it was... | |
| US made, integrated tube preamp able to handle KT150 tubes? I know you stated KT 150s, but IF you might consider KT 120s, then check out Rogue Audio's Cronus Magnum III which has had several significant upgrades from the Mag II. Made right here in Northeast Pennsylvania for just under $3000.00 | |
| Song (or music) you want played at your funeral. Jean Luc Ponty...off the Enigmatic Ocean Album....The Struggle of The Turtle To The Sea....oh hell, just play the whole damn album. | |
| Best Headphone system under $1000??? Grado RS-1s with their battery powered pre-amp. | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio As usual, this thread has at times deteriorated into a good ol' fashion school yard testosterone-fueled verbiage contest which I sometimes plod on through as I am a masochist at heart.Oh.... @gray9hound.... thanks for that frequency sweep link. I ... | |
| What is the most memorable concert that you had attended so far? Jean-Luc Ponty @ Tower Theater Philadelphia (1980) (the best acoustics of all)The Dixie Dregs @ Emerald City N.J. (1981)The Jazz Crusaders @ Valley Forge Music Fair(1981)Al Dimeola/Paco Delucia/John Mclaughlin @ Lehigh University (198?)Ozark Mount... | |
| Which Nakamichi to choose? Had a Naki 600 back in the day. Only 2 heads but was impressive none the less. Got stupid and sold it. Had a 680 ZX for a short while which was also a quality device. Sold that as well. Regret that simmered over the years resulted in my finding an... | |
| insurance and shipping with UPS FWIW, I have had equally bad experiences with both UPS and FedEx. It seems to me that there is a direct relationship between the weight of the item and the likelihood of damage being incurred.FedEx roughed-up a Rogue Cronus Mag II that I purchased... | |
| 70's Receiver and/or Integrated Amp recommendations JSB,I've enjoyed Yamaha separates like their C-2 pre-amp and B-2 power amp for decades. Never owned any of their receivers or integrateds but used to sell them. Yamaha components were conservatively rated and fairly warm sounding. Seem quite accur... | |
| 70's Receiver and/or Integrated Amp recommendations yogi boyFYI.....McIntosh does NOT support everything they've ever made. I got a "We no longer work on ...." response to an email I sent a month or two ago when asking if they'd service my 1700 receiver. In all fairness though, they did however fur... | |
| Some Direction Please...... Excellent helpful reference wrt the DIY thread. Who'd a thunk there'd be such a thread on this site!Thanx | |
| Some Direction Please...... rbstehno;I've already picked up some Brimar, Mullard, RCA, Raytheon,and Sylvania 12Au7s. The latter three makes all long black plates from the 50s. Been thinking about some Telefunkens as well perhaps for the 12AX7 slots.What have you used? | |
| Some Direction Please...... Thank you all for your comments. I was beginning to think no one would as I am certainly not in the stratosphere realm with my components as many of you seem to be. A few things I didn't mention. I do have a Loricraft record cleaning machine which... |