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The Magnificent Magnepan 30.7 speakers....wait, I don’t like planars!
I love the Magnepan ad ... "Made in America, sold in China." Priceless.  
What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0(
jafant ...If you like to hear drum sets right in the room and realistic brushes on brass, you need this CD. Great Hammond B3 too.https://www.ebay.com/itm/Joey-DeFrancesco-All-or-Nothing-at-All-New-CD/361812530483?epid=54443031&am...Steve ...Pl... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
"Sort of reminds me the time Marian Brown a well know jazz sax player came into my store and asked for a #3 alto sax reed. I asked do you want regular Rico’s or the RICO royals. He said regular Rico’s i’ll do the Royal part."That gets the post of ... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
^^^rc ...Just paste the shiny metal ends of the fuses. Please report back on the results. Thanks ...Frank 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
^^^ barbapapa ...Nope, not kidding at all. Try it. jay23 ... Blue over the Black ... no contest. geoff ...Dave Magnan was one of the most brilliant men I have ever met. He held a PHD in electrical engineering and prior to his retirement, he worked... 
What Matters and What is Nonsense
On reviewers ...I always check out the music they used to perform their reviews. Very telling about the review and the reviewer.Frank 
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geoff ...Do you know Dave Magnan? I tried to call him yesterday but his line has been disconnected. He was over prior to my heart surgery and I wanted him to come over so he could experience the results of the TC. Anyone else have info on Dave? It... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
Barbapapa ...Take the lid off of your tuner again and paste the entire underside of the lid. CD player too (if any).  :-)Frank 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
stoplitz ...A bit off topic, but I love bicycles. Can’t ride anymore due to health issues. My eldest daughter is a chip off the old block though. She’s a fantastic athlete. She and her husband rode a section of the Pyrenees that followed a section... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
geoff ...Magnan’s name was mentioned in an effort to give you some perspective and assurance that the experiments weren’t "fly-by-night." I fully understand how to apply Mu Metal. Nothing was touching the transformers during our experiments. It wo... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
Geoff ...Be assured that the Mu Metal I used was the real McCoy. And contrary to what you've said, excess use did dull the sound. It was an improvement as far as lowering the noise floor to a certain degree, but  not even close to what TC does i... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
Frank, then maybe you should do both, no? You don’t think they operate by the same principle do you? I know, you don’t really care how they work. Besides I reckon you tried mu metal before your system was so revealing, correct? You’re right, Geoff... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
For toroidal transformers mu metal would be a tad less expensive and more effective, no? What is it that you think would be achieved by painting the transformer? 1. No. I've tried both. TC blows away Mu Metal.2. Better sound quality. I am inter... 
Best place to get an old solid state amp fixed up?
I had an interesting discussion with my tech yesterday about the very expensive equipment of the not so distant past that are just about impossible to get parts for. Lots of expensive boat anchors sitting in people's closets, I'd suspect. 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
^^^ You’re welcome Allan ... I finally got the main system up and running yesterday. I was listening to a few of those recordings this morning with my Guatemala home roast. They’re just the ticket while waiting for that first cup of coffee to kick...