noromance

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Sixteen Horsepower - Low EstateThe man is possessed.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Gato Barbieri - Caliente! (A&M 1976)What happens when a guy who plays sax likes Santana and Marvin Gaye.Jerome Sabbagh, Greg Toohey - No Filter (Sunnyside 2018)This is growing on me despite the somewhat dull sounding mix. Come on! Drums on one... 
Your memory of Audio Marketing, esp. B.S.
"Pure, Perfect Sound Forever" -Philips 
High End Audio......Sucking the Romance out of the Music?
I hope he gave you a tip. 
High End Audio......Sucking the Romance out of the Music?
I just thought of something. noromance. 
High End Audio......Sucking the Romance out of the Music?
Stereophile is fine for the meandering musings of its editorial staff. As far as reviewing, everything sounds great.  
High End Audio......Sucking the Romance out of the Music?
@orpheus10 the "high end salons" must have been fed up with you coming in all the time. Listening with that little notebook. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Sam Butera and the Witnesses - The Big Horn (Capital 1958)If they could leave the digits at home and record the way they used to, we'd have actual High Fidelity. In the freakin room.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jay McShann - The Big Apple Bash (Atlantic 1979) 
Anyone have this kind of problem with their amp?
You sure there isn't an overheating issue? Radiator? Stuck on tight shelf etc? 
Smoke on my power amp
Hook up a pair of test speakers and power it up. I've seen smoke pour from tube amps only to find the paint/coating on a resistor discolored. At this point, what have you to lose? 
Capacitors
But the OP asked for "other not-polarized." Wouldn't they have said with other "bi-polar electrolytics?"But good point on the size. 
Capacitors
And another capacitor test. 
Capacitors
Yes. As long as you know what you are doing and you’re aware of the possible risk of changing the frequency balance.Look at this shoot-off between caps. 
Anyone have this kind of problem with their amp?
Further to what @bsamooa covered, you can buy this freezer spray designed to detect problems in electronics by cooling them.