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Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat
1971gto455ho ... Try to be nice. Your input will go a lot further here and will be looked upon as having a lot more credibility if you refrain from knocking products that you know nothing about and have never tried for yourself. Frank 
Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat
  marqmike   >>>"I haven’t seen this said before, but I find it true in my case also.And thank you again for the tip on the PPT TC."You're welcome. TC was an amazing product. Too bad it left us when Tim passed. Frank  
Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat
MC ...That first video reminded me of my first sip of a friend's home-roasted coffee. The person I bought my speakers from asked me if I liked coffee. I told him that, yes, I buy the best. At the time I was having  Gevalia coffee home delivered on... 
Is it possible to bring your kids into this hobby?
^^^ Now THAT is a salesman that I would hire.  
Is it possible to bring your kids into this hobby?
Lord knows, I tried. I have two daughters and four adult grandchildren. There’s not a CD player among them. The music they listen to comes over their I-phones into their ear-buds.Frank 
Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat
1971gto455ho >>>1. No machinery necessary. The material can be purchased on the Internet. It is the same magnetic material used to make refrigerator magnets. The "secret" lies between the mat and the label. The mat is only a vehicle to ca... 
Taking time (and time outs) to enjoy the ride...
I've noticed that there are two directions in this hobby. There are the equipment guys with almost no music collections other than maybe a hundred audiophile recordings in their coffers. Then there are the music lovers with the huge record and CD ... 
members and their systems
I sell my body. Yep, I’m a streetwalker. Not worth much at my age anymore, but hey, at ten bucks a throw, I can have that new cartridge in no time flat.FrankPS: I pay cash for my audio adventures. I put nothing on a credit card. Plus, I never pay ... 
The Wilt Chamberlain of Audio Gear
There's a niche for everyone in this hobby. I keep my equipment for a long time and consider myself to be a music lover first and an equipment changer a very distant last. However, in addition to the vast record and CD collection (the music), I'm ... 
Better Records White Hot Stampers: Now the Story Can Be Told!
"(this LP quality issue does not seem to be entirely healthy/sane)."Who said anything about sanity?  
Better Records White Hot Stampers: Now the Story Can Be Told!
au_lait ...I'm in Newbury Park. I've been to Record Outlet many times. I've known the owner "Casey" since he worked at the Salvation Army at "Wizzens" in Agoura. He used to keep all of the good rock records for himself, but he saved the good jazz,... 
The Lifespan of an LP?
I started collecting records from the early 50s to date. I have a lot of records. I'll bet that I've played my promo copy of Brubeck's "Jazz Impressions of The U.S.A." several hundred times. It is one of my MONO demo records that I use, not only f... 
The Lifespan of an LP?
Was it advertising, or was it genuine enthusiasm for an excellent service and products?Frank 
Upgrade Advice for music lover
gruebmeyer-m OP  @frank: thanks for all of that good info. I am a little intimidated by tube stuff but will check out those links. Thank you! You're welcome. No need to feel intimidated at all. If you are truly a music lover as you stated, the... 
Learning To Listen
MC sez ..."This is where a lot of the double-blind bias BS comes from. People who never learned to listen cannot hear anything there and so presume there really is nothing there. Prove it to me! They say. Learn to listen, you won’t need anyone to ...