nnicola
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| Do You Clean Your Ears? Baylinor, do not bother to look into investing. I modified my VPI record cleaner with an ear adapter and it did not work. After using the VPI ear adapter I would, without explanation, skate toward the middle of my local skating arena in ever tigh... | |
| Do You Clean Your Ears? Correction: Do not keep your ear in the U/S solution for more than 5 minutes at a time. (Any time longer than 5 minutes may damage the delicate hairs in the ear canal and may lead to ear canal baldness. Note: Rogaine is not approved for use in the... | |
| Do You Clean Your Ears? Periodically, I dip each ear in my Ultrasonic record cleaner bath and it is far superior to any audiophile Q-tip. Caution: do keep your ear in the U/S bath for any longer than 5 minutes at a time, and be sure to change the ultrasonic bath water be... | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus There were a couple of mentions of Electric Hot Tuna and I would agree. I went to a Hot Tuna concert at Plattsburg State College in NY back in 1972 and it was deafening and painful. If I remember correctly, it was held in the gym so the acoustics ... | |
| What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey? WFMU 101.1 Freeform radio from Upsala College, NJWNEW 102.7 Scott Muni and company in NYC, Progressive RockWBAI 99.5 Pacifica Radio in NYCWRVR 106.7 Jazz radio in NYC until 1980WNCN 104.3 Classical Music format until 1980 WCVF 600 carrie... | |
| Top 5 Reaons to NOT BUY A TURNTABLE. 6. You’re too old and out of shape to get up and turn the record over after Side 1.7. Your wife has threatened to see a divorce lawyer if you buy one more piece of audio equipment.8. The gas bill is overdue, and that didn’t work out well last wint... | |
| Top 5 Reaons to NOT BUY A TURNTABLE. 1. You already have 7 turntables.2. You gave away all your vinyl LP’s in 1988 when CD’s became popular and absolutely refuse to buy all your favorite records all over again. 3. Your cat claws at the tonearm of your turntable when you’re spinning L... | |
| Anyone dislike Ohm Walsh speakers? I would counsel against buying any speaker without listening to it first. From what you’ve said, you’re potential purchase is on the basis of reviews that you have read. Your ears and taste may differ substantially from the reviewers. I’ve read ma... | |
| RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . . For what it’s worth, I participate and contribute to more than a few audio forums. The only forum that tolerates contentious and confrontational exchanges with regularity is this one. From what I have observed, confrontational exchanges tend to b... | |
| Is The FM tuner obsolete? I cannot predict the future, but I can tell you about what I experience in the present.I listen to FM at least four hours a day. Mostly to classical on WQXR, jazz on WBGO, and NPR on WNYC, all broadcast in the NYC Metro area. I enjoy it so much I... | |
| What speaker do you passionately want to demo? I want to demo 2 sets of speakers:1. Vintage KLH Model Nine electrostatic speakers.2. The new KLH Model 5 speakers. | |
| What Makes your System Special? Tubes, and luck with pairing different components that sound great together. | |
| What Makes your System Special? Tubes, and luck with pairing different components that sound great together. | |
| How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to? I have around 500 vinyl LP’s. I would have at least another 200 if not for a flood about 25 years ago. The flood carried off the vinyl records I collected during my youth in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Most of those records were in great sha... | |
| I have been on the hunt for the best turntable I can buy. Any suggestions? Buy an old AR-xa and have it modded for $600-$700. You will be surprised how it brings out the best in any cartridge. |