mwilson
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| Good Sounding Inexpensive Phono Preamp? I'm really really happy with my Channel Islands (CI Audio) VPP-1. Audiogon user "underwoodwally" sells them - call for pricing (unit is under $300). It was an enormous improvement over the Parasound P/PH100 I used to own. | |
| Your favourite recordings that everyone else hates I'm partial to "Who's a Funkadelic", which is verboten in many funk catalogs (the anti-George lineup). Also "Performance" and "Metromania" are 2 of my absolute favorite Eloy albums, though most found them to be a low point in Eloy's long career (F... | |
| Classic rock album covers I like Jon Anderson's (Yes singer) "Olias of Sunhillow". Classic! Nektar's "Recycled" is serious psychadelic eye-candy (and ear candy, too!) Hawkwind's Space Ritual is another all-time great cover. Cover art is a lost art yadayadayada. Totally tru... | |
| Neither laid-back nor refined. You won't want the Rega Planet then, it's famously laid back (though I love my Planet 2000 for just this reason). Music Hall CD25 would be a great fit, but like Kotta says, customer service is after the sale can also be important. Incidentally, th... | |
| Wharfedale Emerald 93 Opinions Scottht,Your opinions resonate with those of many (if not most), but I think you may be letting stigma get the better of your voice - have you actually owned or heard them? And if so, were you expecting much much more than what you paid for? The U... | |
| Creek 5350/5350SE U-bar jumpers Same reason why I sold my Music Hall CD25 after I had a close call with the remote - no replacement remotes readily in stock - and very much didn't sound like they'd even considered stocking them, either (to put that very lightly.) Gave me a bad f... | |
| Sound Card with External DAC You don't want to use the DAC on the sound card... whoooa, no! Junk. Get a soundcard with an external Coaxial (RCA) and/or TOSLINK digital output. These skip the cheapo onboard DAC (only meant to blip and tweep) on the soundcard and will send as g... | |
| Why do people selling on E Bay "USE" Audiogon? Ohala - your statement "One could sell at either place and their ethics would stay the same." makes the most sense to me. There are saints and twerps on both sites. I don't choose to view each site through painted lenses, I just do my best to try ... | |
| newbiee needs veterans advice > What do amp channels mean,why the more the better.Ouch. You ought to lurk around here more before spending your hard-earned money! To answer this though:"Channels" are how many outputs there are on an amplifier. Each channel is meant to drive... | |
| Good ROCK speakers Rather, I should have said "You're making me feel old". Or better yet, "You're making me feel stupid!" ; )Riley - I've heard that recommendation for KLF-30 for rock many times. Never even seen a pair. Must have really rocked, with that sort of leg... | |
| Good ROCK speakers Klipsch Forte II, Chorus, or Chorus II, without a doubt. There was a pair of Chorus listed today if I can remember that far back.Cornwall is another good recommendation. Heresy, eh... a little small. La Scala... ummm, a little big, and not the sam... | |
| Guilty pleasures Definitely "Witchhunt" by Piledriver - a classic heavy metal butt-rock anthem! Piledriver was a hardly serious 80's metal band from the buzzing metropolis of Etobecoke, ONT that had a couple goofy albums that got them some attention. I think my bo... | |
| "Beginner" audiophile Turntable for $200-$300? All good advice, but don't forget the phono stage / section... just like a poor cartridge, a mediocre phonostage can completely hide the highest talents of even the lowest of introductory audiophile 'tables. | |
| Did I make a mistake with my Nautilus 805? > Then go to Sears buy all the tools.> Re-adjust, save all packaging, & RETURN TOOLS once complete!> I love Sears!Audiobugged, you should be ashamed of yourself, not bragging. Remind me not to do any business with you. | |
| Fun with audio I used to call my old basset hound a "subwoofer". I thought it was funny, but the hip cats, well...ps - thanks for the levity |