markphd
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| Do you ever wonder? I agree with Mapman. Well said.Some people win the music lottery, some don't. Sometimes it's talent; sometimes it's luck; sometimes it's marketing or the people around you. I don't know. How did George W. become President?I'm not a big Celine Dion... | |
| How to Increase Turntable Height on High WAF Rack You're going about this the wrong way. What you need to do is to make it look as ugly as possible. That way your wife will give her approval for you to get a new rack. Increase her committment by showing her a few pictures of racks she likes and l... | |
| Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters? No. I have Beatles vinyl I bought back in the '60's when I was a kid. It's in good condition and I have a respectable turntable, so there's no need to buy it again in CD format. If I want convenience, I'll just rip it into my computer from the vinyl. | |
| How any "wall pluggers" are out there? You don't have to invent any terms. There are all sorts of labels already available in psychology and psychiatry. | |
| Looking for a great, inexpensive phono stage... If you're going to change it later this year anyway, then get the one from your list, or suggested by others, that has the best resale value. Agonizing over the "best match" in your situation is unneeded mental stress. | |
| Re: Story about Ringo "george martin didn't 'sign' the beatles...he was assigned to the beatles....ringo was already a member before the beatles met martin"Jaybo...you better have a discussion with Geoerge Martin about this. I have no personal knowledge as to what happ... | |
| Mac to DAC thats comparable to Linn CDP? The obvious answer would be a Linn DS. | |
| Re: Story about Ringo When George Martin signed The Beatles and "Love Me Do" was to be recorded, he told them that they had to get rid of Pete Best as he wasn't up to the standard of the others in the group. John and Paul said that they had been thinking the same thing... | |
| Audio advancement - why? You state: "Is it because people like the tube distortions over SS?". Yes, that's probably it. The characteristics of tubes are pleasing to the ear. However, I would suggest that it is only some people who like tubes over solid state, or else ever... | |
| Are you in the over 30 K club?? Can I answer anonymously so that my wife doesn't find out. | |
| What year did tube lose to SS The late '60's was when I noticed tubes disappearing in favour of solid state at an accelerated rate. Even earlier for things like radios. I can't put a specific year on it. I bought my first "high end" amp in '71. It was a second hand Fisher, alr... | |
| help a new brother out. power supply confusion. You can get a whole house surge protector at Home Depot for a few hundred dollars. They usually keep them in an obscure shelf in the aisle with the load centers (electrical panel boxes). I've installed one myself in the past, and lived to tell oth... | |
| Salamander Quality They look nice and they do the job. That was my initial impression of Salamander when I was looking for a rack. However, I found the price to be a bit high compared to other racks that I found that I liked just as much. What really put me off thou... | |
| Pros posing as hobbyists? If the price is right and the condition of the product is as advertised, from the point of view of the purchaser it shouldn't matter whether it's a hobbyist or a business getting rid of stock. It would bother me if a person was dishonest in some r... | |
| Cat friendly or actually unfriendly speaker I was at a friend's house once. He had a Siamese cat. We were in the kitchen. The cat walks in, sits in front of the refrigerator, looks up at the top of the fridge, and with one mighty leap, the thing jumped from the floor to the top of the fridg... |