oregonpapa
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| Needle just gets stuck in a particular spot of the record ! What is going on? Get a strong magnifying glass and a sewing needle. A little speck of unloosened dirt is most probably the culprit. Sometimes what we can't see with the naked eye, looks like a boulder to the tip of the diamond. Once you see it, just gently probe w... | |
| ARC discontinues Ref-2 SE phono preamp ^^^ That's a 27% discount. Taters ... wanna bet the dealer would come down another 3% for an all cash offer?? *lol* | |
| Latest Absolute Sound ^^^ Taters ...I've found that most dealers will give a substantial discount in order to get the cash flow moving. So many of the high-end products have a markup of 40 to 50% ... so a dealer that still has old stock when a new model is coming out, ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... With the SR RED Fuses in the Amp (ARC REF-75se) and in the Preamp (ARC REF-3) now fully broken in, the improvement is astounding. A third SR RED Fuse will be arriving today, to be put into the phono stage (ARC PH-8). I'm doing this incrementally i... | |
| Ok, a bit early- what's on your audio wish list for 2016? THC? Never heard of it. Is it a new record cleaning solution? My wish list for '16? The new ARC REF-6 preamp. | |
| Latest Absolute Sound Melbguy1 ...Be sure you talk to taters before you pop on that 53 thousand dollar amp. Taters knows where you can get 30% off. *lol* | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... wolf_garcia ...Following your lead with the "no fuse" idea, I pulled all of the tubes out of my amp last night before starting the listening session. Man, talk about a quiet background ... I could hear a pin drop. | |
| Latest Absolute Sound bdp24 ... I discovered Stereophile and Gordon Hold while visiting a friend in Santa Fe. While he was at work, I went downtown for a look-around. Well, I discovered a stereo store and went in to see what they had to offer. While there, I saw a s... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound ^^ Gordon Holt was a really good reviewer. His reviews guided me to buy a pair of Acoustat III's and then a pair of Acoustat IV's. Amazing speakers when driven with tons of power. | |
| Latest Absolute Sound ^^ Nah ... you just have to wait for their discount offers. | |
| A Happy 100th Birthday to Francis A. - "He Did it His Way" I was just playing some Sinatra this morning. The album he did with Jobim. Bossa Nova stuff. freediver ... Yep, Dean Martin was an amazing singer too. Do you have his "Dream With Dean" album. I have a couple of the originals ... but its been reiss... | |
| Sumiko Flux Buster Instructions Needed Is this a cool site, or what??? | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... I'm still gob-slapped over these SR RED fuses. I reached into the "classical closet" this morning for something to accompany my home roasted Colombian coffee and pulled out "A Liszt Recital" by Jose' Echaniz on the Musical Heritage label.I swear t... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound I still subscribe to TAS and Stereophile. It has become apparent to me that it's about advertising. Want a great review? .... take out a few full page ads and the review will appear. Still fun to read though. I stopped buying the music they review... | |
| Warm sounding power cord for for CD player to suppress digital glare on vocals. Harry Pierson had an interesting observation years ago. He said that if you really wanted to enjoy digital, stop listening to your records. Here's a move that will bring your CD playback up to a point where it's really worthwhile ... replace all... |