nonoise
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| Affordable SS amp that has tube characteristics I dunno. My Burson integrated sounds amazingly like a six figure tube set up near where I live except for......It's just that I've learned that a really good tube set up doesn't sound like a tube set up: overly euphonic, too warm, rolled off highs... | |
| What is the best....? Oh, the inhumanity.I take to despair in times like these.All the best,Nonoise | |
| The owner of Grant Fidelity is battling cancer Sad to hear, especially around this time of year. Here's to hoping the alternative therapy works and he's rewarded with a timely recovery. My thoughts are with you and yours, Ian.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... This has gone on for so long that I've forgotten which came first, the criticism or the egg. It should make for one tasty omelette provided you use a lot of seasoning.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Is there really a need for panel speakers in 2012 Wolf, there's a serious side to you. I like that. :-)All kidding aside, there is a jump factor here that even amazes me. One can tell the humorous from the snarky.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Made in America Amen. It's pay for play on a national scale. Politicians are for sale and gladly prostitute themselves for the right price. Local competition is a thing of the past. Monopolies kill off competition and jobs.What we, as a nation need, is another Te... | |
| XLR & RCA caps Al,Thanks for the post and the link. At those prices, it won't break the bank.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Made in America Don't get me started on cable companies. My bill was going to go from around $130/month to over $200 for the very same service. I had to call customer retention and argue for many a minute until I got a supervisor who very quickly and politely gav... | |
| XLR & RCA caps After reading the responses, I'm going to look into these caps. Elizabeths comments on how the video images improved goes great lengths to show that though our ears may play tricks on us, our "lying eyes" can discern things more easily and is repe... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation What Stevecham says: Mapleshade Double Helix.This question sure gets asked a lot.All the best,Nonoise | |
| the viability of hi end companies Taters,It's been that long? It didn't seem so when I last went to see him but I've always been bad at judging time. As for Shelly's, I'm sorry to hear they now concentrate on HT. I haven't been there in many a year but know they're still there. I ... | |
| Made in America Rja, Yes, up until the Civil War, all government revenues were paid for by taxes and tariffs on imports and about half until the 1st World War. Steve,I've heard of Ellen Brown from the Thom Hartmann show where she sometimes offers her latest views... | |
| Made in America All it takes is the will to do it. There's no magic to it. Ideology can be a dangerous thing when not thought through. The answer can be staring you right in the face (and it is: we've been here before, many times) but a belief system based on "gu... | |
| Made in America Tonyeinsc, well said.I have a brother in law who used to work at Imagineering for Disney back in the day. He's headed projects in Japan, Florida, and almost went to France. One day the department heads at Disney held a meeting and told them if the... | |
| the viability of hi end companies Great points Jaxwired,Your findings parallel mine and, I assume, most of us here. The only successful model I've seen that sells high end, besides internet sellers, is Acoustic Image, in Studio City (just north of LA). Elliot Midwood sells directl... |