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| best value - record cleaning machine I like the idea of using my own vacuum with the Nitty Gritty design.Where can one buy the KAB EV-1? | |
| Audio Research or Conrad Johnson Tube Pre-Amp??? Agree with Czbbcl.If you buy used, then you can always change easily without a big financial hit. Just make sure you know what you're getting including which tubes and that you do not overpay.The other technical factor to consider if you like is t... | |
| Audio Research or Conrad Johnson Tube Pre-Amp??? Yeah, I was heading down the CJ path for a tube pre-amp until I was quite disappointed with the controls and build quality for the price when I actually saw the newer units in person to the point that I was not motivated to stick around and listen... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Artist: Ellington, DukeRelease Date: Sep 23, 2003Format: CDRecord Label: Bluebird RCA (USA)UPC: 828765561426 | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Three Dog Night. Top 40 hit machines. Rock or pop? Does it matter?Great recordings of some great songs by some legendary writers. Why do their CDs sound so good these days when I seem to recall most of their records sounded crappy back in their day? | |
| The Next Level Nice story.That's the chick from Portishead, right? Gotta check that one out. | |
| Internet Radio Hardware You are on the right track. I use the Roku Soundbridge as a cost effective means for this but there are other devices and ways to do it also.You can check out RadioRoku.com. The Soundbridge provides access to thousands of internet radio stations a... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Martykl,I picked up a copy of the remastered "Far East Suite" by Ellington on Ebay recently per your recommendation and was just giving it a listen.You are right. A fabulous recording. Both exhilarating one moment and sublime the next. A definite ... | |
| Top ten DD turntables of all time? It is a mystery to me how a belt drive table "sounds" compared to DD?Shouldn't all tables sound, well like nothing?I have a belt drive table. With a good quality pressing, all I hear is the record as delviered by the cartridge in the tonearm. I he... | |
| pc to dac? Shooting for "the best" out of the gate guarantees mostly only that you will spend a lot of money right away and likely spend even more later to actually get it right.You don't have to spend a fortune to get excellent results, but there is a lot t... | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll How about this one:In order to continue to thrive, R&R must continue to evolve but unfortunately it has not thrived very much since probably about the time of Nirvana.Or have I just become too old to notice since then ( I'm of the late stage o... | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Marty,Not sure about who had greater influence but otherwise you state some additional sure irrefutable truths regarding the roots of R&R. | |
| Is dirty power the culprit? Leaving the amp on is a good idea for a test to see if that makes things sound more consistent. Problem is it is not practical with tubes on a regular basis because you will shorten tube life. Works good with SS amps though. I do it all the time. | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll irrefutable truth - Little Richard was an early r&r innovator and widely acknowledged as a major influence to a lot of other influential artists. | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Little who? |