mwilson
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| Nordost new power leads I am using a Shiva from a Tice Powerblock 3CHP to a Rega Planet 2000 and it sounds just awesome - it beat my Analysis Plus Power Oval (blue dot wattgate higher end model) handily.On the other hand, my Shiva was handily beaten by a remarkably well-... | |
| Who's the Cadillac of Hi-End Audio? There are too many Bricklins in high-end audio!http://bricklin.org/ | |
| Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo Some heavy hitters:Destruction: the entirety of "Live Without Sense"Nik Turner: Opa Loka 2000Heretic: WhitechapelMountain: It's For You (Live '74 King Biscuit Flour Hour)Hawkwind: Motorway City (Levitation '80 - Huw Lloyd Langton) | |
| Analysis-Plus Solo Crystal Oval cables. As Jimd said, these cables are complete and total dog's business. Move along, nothing to see here ; ) | |
| What will you be playing to celebrate? "You Got Another Thing Coming" by Judas Priest. | |
| What have I done to my Gyro bearing? I have had problems with a Gyro SE I bought used, and these problems may be similar to this... I hadn't considered bearings as a suspect - I had attributed them to the motor (AC). At times I have heard whistling and/or screeching sounds in the mot... | |
| Done and did it again If you're thinking you might not get to your upgrade soon, a $50-$100 or so solution might be to find a pair of Cerwin Vegas in your local classified paper -- they'll take a TON of punishment, not sound shameful, and get you by for a while. Sell t... | |
| Essay bashing Primedia, Stereophile - and Audiogon That Chip Stern felt the need to launch such an attack in the first place is the greatest endorsement for the validity and importance of Audiogon and its "circle" - as Rh said above, we're making an impact, as you can infer from Chip's neurotic ti... | |
| What cable caused you to become a cable "junkie" ? I'm a little bit of a cable junkie, but in that role I'm a big "Value Junkie": I like what cables can do, but I keep my budget in a certain range and see what I can do within that level. I've had more expensive, but I've found most satisfaction pr... | |
| What's the oldest piece of gear in your system? Shure V15 mk IV cartridge - probably '82 or so... Sean? I bought it from our esteemed colleague with 2 new replacement Astatic Stylii not long ago. Lovely retro styling, and the gold plating was even decent, I was very pleased. I have it on a Mich... | |
| Goodwill finds, after the Rams victory Now you can send your CTI issue of Deodato's "Prelude" to me, before you give it to Goodwill! | |
| HELP Pin stuck in the female RCA connector By all means, if you've already scored the inside of the RCA jack of your BC by trying to remove it (wedging a pin into it etc), send it back to the manufacturer to have the jacks replaced. You're looking at no more than a $50 bench fee and $30 fo... | |
| Best Speaker Cable 20 Foot Pair Metralla and Sdcampbell - at least in my imagination, you guys are offering GREAT advice on options for this setup. I like to see this sort of open-mindedness and the solid fundamentals your suggestions are built upon. Great posts! | |
| Guilty Pleasures Duane, you Heathen Scum (TM) -- it seems like you've missed another appointment! I have reason to believe I should contact you via email - any discussion of the Mentors is bound to fail any censoring filter. | |
| Small size tube amps...any recommendations?? Jolida 102b is EL84 - 4 of them for about 25 watts pushpull. Manley Stingray also uses EL84s, 8 of them. About 50 watts pushpull, 25 triode. The Manley Mahi (Mahi) monoblocks are also EL84 - 4 per side for about 40w pushpull or 20w triode.I'm with... |