mike60

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2012 Discoveries
...and I would add that the recording is outstanding. 
2012 Discoveries
Amelia Curran is excellent. Thanks for the recommendation and accurate description. 
Digital coaxial audio cable suggestions.
1.5 will work ok, but i will have to coil it up at one end. So what to buy and from where? $200 or so, good quality and sound, flexible and well shielded from RF. 
Digital coaxial audio cable suggestions.
What happens when you have reflections? What do you hear? Ideal length for me would be maybe 0.7m I think, but need to measure. I have a 1m cheap cable currently working. 
Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k?
Some audio companies build and market audio products at prices far in excess of their value, and some people buy them at prices I may not agree with or possibly even be able to afford. Both parties are very happy to make the transaction, so why wo... 
Looking For Internet Radio Recommendations
Regarding price: Perhaps you can stretch to consider the Pioneer N30 which is very similar spec and closer to your target. 
Looking For Internet Radio Recommendations
I was looking for more or less the same for quite some time. Nothing seemed ideal. I eventually sacrificed the am/fm tuner spec and got a Pioneer N50 with wifi attachment. I dont miss my tuner at all and it is a fabulous sounding unit for a great ... 
The most haunting music you ever heard?
Pet Cemetery was haunting. No soundtrack required. 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
Adele "Love Song" .... Only the live Royal Albert Hall version. Goosebump central. 
Name your 5 favorite Led Zeppelin tracks.
Let me throw in an outsider I had not heard before yesterday and have not seen mentioned: "All My Love" 
Granit amp stands are they killing my sound?
I could imagine a lifeless sound coming from a granite slab ... but suggesting the granite is actually killing the sound could be cause-effect confusion. 
Granit amp stands are they killing my sound?
Wood might work, but pay special attention to grain orientation, which can be easily heard. Its far worse than ringing. Wood is even more directional than a fuse, and you wont want a grainy sound. 
Here comes the solar maximum.
That's what I am hoping, Tpreaves. I am the first person to ignore paranoid press....but this is 'my precious' we are talking about ... :) 
Here comes the solar maximum.
Thanks even to tpreaves and nonoise :) 
Here comes the solar maximum.
I know a lot about solar storms, but not what I really want to know, which is the equipment risk and whether preventative measures are required. I did not consider them much before now but we are living in a different technological era with differ...