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limomangus

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Auditioning Used Equipment - Am I crazy ?
I don't blame you,I have been burned a few times with used equipment,and at a 10k asking price,I don't blame you.   
Does it have to sound good for you to like it?
I try to but when you buy the cheapest copy ,you do get burned. Buyer beware.    
What was the most expensive record that you ever bought ?
The Doors Record Store Day Live  at Konserthuset Live 3 lp Set.i bought it after RSD for $103 bucks that's with shipping and tax.I couldn't wait and bought the first one I saw on ebay...I'm a Doors nut job and have at least 80 different copies of ... 
Repeater/extenders are evil!
Curiousjim...good answer.  
What was the most expensive record that you ever bought ?
The only thing that's sucks is you spend big money on an unopened lp and one day you sell it for even bigger money.To find out it's a different copy and not the one on the cover...  So I don't buy sealed copies ,buyer  beware there is fraud everyw... 
Selling, donating or giving away a good pair of vintage speakers
You could of used Facebook market place.But there happy and your happy case closed....  
Digital LP’s
Save your money.The older you get the worst your hearing will be.I have never needed a lp that cost over 69 bucks.Plus,I'm 72 now.I walk alot.When I'm done.i pick out a cd of who I want to hear and hear it start to finish without having to get up ... 
A Better Way to Buy Gear - Help Needed
The only way to buy is in person.I have bought alot of stereo equipment new,and used and at times there could a problem.Damage on being  shipping ,especially if it's not the orginal carton.I loaded trucks and unloaded them for the old PO.Then work... 
Those rare albums that are great on first listen.
Cream/Fresh Cream ,Santana/First Album,Doors/First Album,Somewhere in Time /Soundtrack Lp, Queen/A Night at the Opera.   
Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?
Yeah Smoke Free the biggest. Twice i bought cd collections, picked them up at night ,quick cash deal.Well after getting the stuff home it stunk,i had to get rid of all the cd covers.Tacking and the plastic was no loner clear.Buyer Beware.Especiall... 
Buying Used Speakers
I have bought speakers and audio equipment from different people on the site .Sometimes things don't last,sometimes they do.Your buying used so beware.Also if possible pick up the speakers yourself...you can get to hear ,them and check them out ,f... 
Records not stored vertically for decades
The only way to find out is by playing the albums.Heat and Humidity, the way records are stored are the big killers.Moldy record covers and moldy on the vinyl another...warping  from storing them horizontally can happen. You want to play them to c... 
If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments?
My room has catheral ceiling with a balcony. My system sound great to me.If having acoustically treated room would make my system sound like ,listening with headphones. That's interesting to me .I haven't used headphones in about 50 years.Using th... 
Am I right for this forum?
Enter and enjoy...you will have a good time. I love music ,equipment and reading, the answers to questions. Welcome ,my friend......  
Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood?
I only have my Polk Lsim707 which were ,when new like $4,000 .I'm retired and 72 now ...Can't afford $10,000 speakers.