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| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Jeff,You can count on a contribution from me to help get things rolling. Nate might be right about Audiogon running the accounting end of it if they are willing. (I trust that's what you meant Nate) The future of high end two channel lies with sea... | |
| Cream at Madison Square Garden IMHO, Clapton's vocals whith Cream were the band's best offerings. Also, his vocals at this time were, in my considered opinion, the best of his career. Like many artists that cleaned up from drugs (James Taylor comes to mind) I lost interest as t... | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Hi guys,I might be feeling funny today but not in a humorous way. I'm not going to elaborate a great deal on this but I'd like to let you all know I do feel considerably better after Friday's treatment. In many ways I'm glad. Very glad. It looks l... | |
| New cart, step-up or ??? Raul,It's likely that the person that wrote negatively about the ZYX cartridge he heard at Audiofest was listening to the same cartridge I heard there as well. My comment to that vendor was that there was something grossly wrong with either setup ... | |
| Linn Components As a long time owner of Linn gear I agree that they make fine stuff that is very long lived. Linn's detractors have used some very dubious claims to undermine their sales BUT Linn has been it's own worst enemy in they way the trained retailers to ... | |
| New cart, step-up or ??? Raul,Before my health began to fail Barb and I only listened to live music a minimum of twice per week. During the last year of feeling well we attended appoximately twenty large concerts on top of the smaller venues we attended twice per week. Ev... | |
| New cart, step-up or ??? It's interesting that I once again disagree with Raul. I've been exposed to different cartridges being run direct into very adequate phono stages and through various transformers. In every case I preferred the sound of the trannys in the mix. Each... | |
| Which is better, Jolida or Cayin? The Prima Luna stuff is really great sounding, IMO. I'd go that direction although I know first hand that Paul of Bizzy Bee finishes his products himself, the quality is quite good and he's an outstanding retailer offering personal support. | |
| LINN AMPS I agree with Kennyt. It's very cost effective too if you buy used. To my ears this was a huge improvement. Something you may wish to also consider is replacing your preamp with a quality tube unit. I found this out accidentally when I was assembli... | |
| Beginnners question - Phono stage Obviously your phono stage doesn't have enough gain to match the high voltage output of a CDP. If you are pleased with the sound and don't have any unacceptable circuitry noise then you are fine. It is common and may not be a problem at all. | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Wow, I'm really offended. Lugnut is a name with noble origins! There is controversy between scholars about two ancient cultures claiming this name for their own according to written records discovered decades ago but only deciphered in the mid 199... | |
| A few systems heard at the Rocky Mntn. audiofest Doublebass,Your impressions mirror mine regarding the lack of full frequency source material. To everyone else, I don't take exception at all to what Golden_ears suggests. Also, I didn't take his post as a criticism of me nor was my reply meant as... | |
| Outstanding Speakers, Outstanding Another very worthy contender is The Ultimate Monitor by Audio Machina. IMO, they suffer from ADD (appearance deficit disorder) but I could live with that because of how good they are. Amazingly good. | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Great news guys. I just received an email from a long time Audiogon friend informing me that he and his wife are having a baby. Whether a boy or girl my name will be used. It seems appropriate in some way for this to happen now. Sentimental guy th... | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Okay, as I said, here's the facts. Current chemo has failed. Doc wants to do dual chemistry attempt on Friday. If I don't feel better by next Wednesday then we will cease all further treatments. We both agree that any more CT scans are meaningless... |