oldhvymec
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| Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market? I worked with a German company for 13 years, they paid a LOT of taxes in that country, a WHOLE lot. Super high dental cost. Their labor force retires well, as they should...A Union Country for the most part...I went in the hospital at 0900 hours o... | |
| Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market? This is what I’ve seen. A world scared by a pandemic called Covid 19 when the fact is we have on going PANDEMICS every year.We all saw a reduction in deaths by "transmitted disease". A total reduction worldwide.IF there would NOT have been, mask, ... | |
| Dedicated Music Room Recessed Lighting (High Hats)? Shoot OP, sounds good, you know give the the broom handle tap test. If you find a noisy one couple screws, silicone.. there is gonna be other stuff in the cans too? A fixture. A little creative, rattle proofing, so to speak. Some serious boom boom... | |
| What's your best 'Score'? Complete stack of Spec I and II.Everything. 42 U Rack2 power ampsPre ampEQ (Quad)R2RTT (Marantz)CassetteTopaz Power distribution 2 Infinity QL11 Infinity double sub..Two PU loads...Yup and Monster Cables, :-0 Oh yeaI just had to get it all out of ... | |
| McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound That is a new, used and blown fuse. A slow blow like that will sound OK then worse and finally fail, over time.It was kind of George to show the failure over a period of time, and a visual inspection will confirm when it’s time for a fuse change. ... | |
| Dedicated Music Room Recessed Lighting (High Hats)? OP, do something now, you sound like you want to. Just do it.. Get some high temp stick on stuff and seal the heck out of it.. Silicone is expensive, There is expanding fireproof, soundproofing foam. Tightens EVERYTHING up... Easy to apply. Put th... | |
| McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound the intrepid listen on and enjoy the rewards of their own experimentation. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... | |
| HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL! Merry Christmas to all.. | |
| Noise Goblin OP, do you have another hair dryer, or something with a motor, you can plug in where the hair is plugged in. That will eliminate a funky hair dryer (though it may work great.) I mean how often is that hair dryer on? Could it be just a noisy hair d... | |
| solid state power amps I’m not kidding. Unplug everything and plug it back in a few times. If anything looks dirty, clean it up. If it is loose tighten it up. RCAs, XLRs, PS cables, check all the connection at the speakers, again plug and unplug, or loosen move the cabl... | |
| McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound I’m constantly amazed by the amount of single digit "fuser" posters that come on and cut loose.BTW admin have also noticed this, and are watching.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>&... | |
| Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market? My family was struck by Covid. A 19 year old young man got his mother and 3 other family member sick... The Uncle passed he was 89. The rest recovered. 5 total.. Very contagious.. SARS/Covid is different in that vaccines, are just now coming out. ... | |
| What Audio Religion have you converted others to successfully? What could possibly be constructive about religion? <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>It’s very s... | |
| I love sad music Well where does "A Boy named Sue", fall in? He says he just about everything in the song, If I remember. Sad, then mean, then happy, then SAD again He still got stuck with the name SUE! His "Pa" was still a no account... To top the WHOLE mess off,... | |
| Noise Goblin What are you running as far as gear?Are you running a voltage maintainer, cleaner? Are you running digital and analogue?Are you running your modems and digital stuff on the same circuit, as your analogue stuff?Does the noise vary, go up and down w... |