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mitch4t

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Boulder has full page ad in Du-pont registry
.At $180k per pair for their flagship amps, The DuPont Registry is the perfect place to advertise. If they sell one pair as a result of the ad, they've hit a home run.. 
Boz Scaggs
.I hate it when the crowd just sits there like a bump on a log. That's a tough gig for an entertainer when the crowd isn't with it.. 
Boz Scaggs
.I haven't heard any Boz in eons! I'll check this one out. Thanks for the tip.. 
What time do you wear?
.Albert, do you shoot film anymore?. 
Audio Research Reference 5SE reliability
.Netherlands Schmetherlands, the story still sounds like a bunch of horse shmidt.. 
Jazz for aficionados
.Hey Frogman, GREAT ARTICLE! Thanks for sharing, Freddie is one of my favorite trumpeters. It was good to read about him.. 
Speaker grills on or off?
.When listening, grilles off. When not playing, grilles on.I don't know if there really is a difference, but just in case the grilles arent absolutely acoustically transparent, I keep them off when listening seriously. 
Less than top line reel-to-reel worth it?
.Back in the late 70's, I used TDK Audua and Maxell tape.Has tape gotten any better since then? Since everything is all digital, I'm not sure it's worth the time for mfgs to improve on reel tape because the market is so small.. 
Less than top line reel-to-reel worth it?
.Do they still make new blank 10 inch reel to reel tape?. 
Voice regognition remote?
Great idea for a present for moms....I'll bet she'll get a kick out of it if you find one. 
I would like to know the approx. value of my equip
.When selling, I've beaten the BlueBook a few times, and I've had to go way below the BlueBook at times. It just depends on the item. When buying, I've paid above BlueBook if I just had to have the item and it was one of the very few around.. 
Jazz for aficionados
.Dexter Gordon's 'One Flight Up' album is a must-have in your jazz collection. The cut 'Tanya' is a monster jam.. 
Voice regognition remote?
.Born in 1953, I just chuckle when I see stuff like this.. 
I would like to know the approx. value of my equip
.It might be worth it to pay the one-time $20 fee for the Audiogon Blue Book service. I subscribed to it for years when I was burning through equipment sales and purchases. It was worth every nickel, tenfold.. 
Less than top line reel-to-reel worth it?
.I had a lowly Dokorder reel-to-reel machine back in the mid-'70's and I thought it was the Holy Grail of audio...played through my Sansui 771 reciever. I've never heard a pre-recorded open reel tape. The only recordings I've ever heard on a reel-...