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oregonpapa

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Food: What does the typical audiophile eat?
Lots of Huevos Rancheros made with fresh tortillas, fresh eggs, and most importantly, New Mexican chili sauce made with Hatch chiles. Serve with refried beans and add a dollop or two of fresh sour cream to the plate. Yum-O ...!!  Here's the best s... 
Essay bashing Primedia, Stereophile - and Audiogon
I no longer subscribe to Stereophile. Their writers just couldn't keep their immature and snarky political comments out of the rag. I don't think I'm alone either ... witness the thinness of the magazine these days, then consider that half of it i... 
EXTRA! EXTRA!! Millercarbon Proven Wrong!!! Read all about it! EXTRA! EXTRA!!
To add a little levity, and a pause to the conversation ...  I played this CD for the first time tonight. Highly recommended:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg_TvF82b0g&list=OLAK5uy_m8bX2572W38MiLIT8tnLqWtDoynuYKUnQFrank 
EXTRA! EXTRA!! Millercarbon Proven Wrong!!! Read all about it! EXTRA! EXTRA!!
hickamore >>> +1 
EXTRA! EXTRA!! Millercarbon Proven Wrong!!! Read all about it! EXTRA! EXTRA!!
^^^ "A man who doesn’t read is no better off than a man who cannot read."Millercarbon ...I had the same experience when Tim Mrock sent me two experimental power cords to evaluate. We were going to use them in the system Tim had planned for last ye... 
need new classical vinyl/LP
^^^ +1 for noromace. My kind of guy. :-) 
Seeking ideas about how to improve my system
Buy this, then remove the plug and attach the wires to your circuit breaker box and your problem on how to improve your audio system will be behind you:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa9cji-perfect-path-technologies-the-gate-ac-conditionersTh... 
Help in deciding between these two cartridges for an upgrade
LP Tunes has the Art-9 for sale at $999.00. Its a great cartridge that performs way over its price point. I loved mine until the cleaning lady snagged it with her dust cloth ... after I told her not to touch anything beyond the speakers. https://l... 
Definitely lonely to be an audiophile
charles1dad >>>Nice to see you posting here. You always bring good "vibes" to the discussion. :-)Frank 
Definitely lonely to be an audiophile
It has been said that the person who can't stand to be alone can't stand the person they are alone with. Frank 
I must be old
What tomic601 said.  
Snake oil??
^^^ "Shane" was a great movie. At the time of its release, I was in Junior High School and worked part-time as an usher at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles. I saw the film so many times that I knew all of the lines by heart. I still rem... 
Snake oil??
noromance ..."Maybe The Gate is messing with your TV!"That it is. In a very good way. :-)  
Snake oil??
glupson ... I've seen the newest TVs. They have some really annoying digital artifacts that I couldn't live with. Yes, they are impressive at first, but they are like an audio system that has incredible transparency but lacks emotional musical i... 
Snake oil??
millercarbon ... I recently bought a Blu Ray DVD of the original Wizard of Oz. Two days ago, prior to watching the movie for the first time, I pasted all of my connections to the video system with TC. I’m using three of those aforementioned Lowe’s...