oregonpapa
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| Too good a post to waste As for me ... I'd rather listen to music. | |
| Best improvement for the buck @audiomaze ...If your looking for quality cables at a reasonable price, give Grover a call. I've heard his latest cables at the homes of friends and found them to be impressive. http://www.groverhuffman.com/homeFrank | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment With no nuts, you'll end up with nothing but loose screws. | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment "Apparently the US is not the only country with an overabundance of dumbasses." Based upon the number of Maximilien Robespierre wannabes pretending to be Captain America in our city streets over the past 48 hours, we seem to have our share of d... | |
| Youngsters these days. Vinyl?The SQ depletes with each play. Come on over to my place. I'll change your mind with a mono promo copy of The Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Jazz Impressions of The USA." The album is 65 years old at this point and has been played a couple of hu... | |
| Youngsters these days. "I'm 73 years old. Streaming is what I do first thing in the morning. If I'm lucky."Boy, can I ever relate to that. | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment I just spent a bunch on cassettes, a couple of grand, which everyone tells me is old technology. Was that wrong? Not at all. I recently fired up my trusty Nakamichi cassette deck and started to play cassette tapes again. Its been a few years since... | |
| Youngsters these days. In between doctor appointments, and yelling at the neighborhood kids to get the hell off of my lawn, I was shocked to learn that I am the only one in my family that owns a CD player. Nope, none of my kids or grand-kids even has a stereo system at ... | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment "How many visitors to this thread actually subscribe to Stereophile? Most? A few?"I subscribed since the time when Stereophile was nothing but a stapled booklet. It was run by J. Gordon Holt. It was also when Stereophile was at its best. Holt pu... | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment Stereophile? Six feet down, J. Gordon Holt is rolling. Frank | |
| How Do You Remove CD Booklet/Artwork? Holding the CD case in your left hand, just gently place the tips of the fingernails of your right hand under the last page of the booklet and carefully lift it out of the case. When that doesn't work, apply more pressure to the underside of the c... | |
| Thought this would be true... Great site. Lots of terrific classical music to be accessed there. Thanks for posting.Frank | |
| Does anyone collect something else other than music. I used to collect admiring glances from young lasses. Now, I have become invisible.Frank | |
| Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos? isochronism ...I hadn't heard of "The Rules" before, but I accessed it at your suggestion. Thanks. I forwarded it to my eldest daughter who is a monster on the road bike. This certainly applied to me when I was a cyclist. From the "Rules:"" For us... | |
| Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos? wideload ...I spent 40 years in the residential real estate business. That took me into thousands, maybe even tens of thousands of homes. I was always astounded by how many homes had no music and no books. Big-screen TVs, sure, but almost 100% had... |