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| help with hum Jameswei's suggestion is a good one. I have had hums and buzzes, and never, never had one that could be fixed by using a cheater plug.First, what did you change? Are you saying that all of a sudden there's a hum and you've plugged nothing else in ... | |
| Burn in time...Reality or something else??? But Pbb, you've refuted your own position on this matter. Since the nose is stronger than the ear and components smell different after they are broken in (they do, don't they?), that proves the burn-in phenomenon is real. Doesn't it? Oh, wait, the... | |
| 1st song you remember??? Richie Valens's "Donna" is the one that comes to mind, though I'm sure I heard any number of Gene Autry songs before that. Of course, it might have been "Las Mañanitas," but not as a recording. Judit, "Jesus Loves Me" has got to be the answer for... | |
| artists who most deeply touch you Irma ThomasTracy NelsonBarbara KeithAlison KraussMary BlackTracy ChapmanMele HaggardDavid Hidalgo/Los LobosJohn HiattTerry EvansI just listed, in order, the women before the men and stuck to non-classical, primarily for vocals. Jacqueline DuPre is... | |
| What are you thankful for? Hijacked, unfortunately.I'm thankful God created blue skies and green grass for the obvious pleasure of taking in a baseball game now and again.(And that my boys are healthy and able to play and I'm still here to watch them.) | |
| Amp / Preamp recomendations Steve, there are a lot of amps available. I have C7's and (discontinued) K6's. I use, among others, a Muse 160, 160 wpc, high current. Havent seen one for sale in a long time. Reviews and retail dealers said it was a little soft on top, which is w... | |
| What is the best speaker for a small room 10X11 Sean(dT) is right, of course. You have good speakers. Move them around. Listen to them nearfield without any interference or reflections to see if you really need to replace them. I have a problem not just with side wall reflections but ceiling re... | |
| What is the best speaker for a small room 10X11 Honestly, the Harbeth HL Compact 7ES is the best speaker suitable for a small room that I have heard. But they aren't very compact. My Compact 7's measure flat and sound more like real life than any other speakers I've ever heard. Spellbinding. Th... | |
| Equipment Break-in: Fact or Fiction Now you've ticked me off, Redkiwi. How can you say it's insulting to call someone a freak? I'm still a freak and proud of it.I found your observation about those who believe speakers make the most difference also being people who disbelieve in the... | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? Well, I suppose a case could be made for I Walk the Line. | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? Craig, "First Time" was, is really nice. You're a real softy.Mine is Barbara Keith's The Road I Took To You.Another kind of quirky favorite of mine is Wendy Waldman's Mad Mad Me.Paul | |
| neutrality vs. realism What a nice man.Actually, Asa, I am usually of two minds about just about everything, so on any given day, we might not have any differences at all.As far as science goes, (this is a gross oversimplification of the systems approach) some try to an... | |
| Senior Audiophiles - Audiophile since the 60-70's? I object strenuously to the "senior" label, but I've been interested in the quality of playback systems since the late 60's. As a college freshman what I could afford was not high-end, but it was interesting, a KLH Model 11 in walnut. Record playe... | |
| neutrality vs. realism Ernie (Subaruguru) and Muralman, thnak you, but you should give credit to Asa for the catalyzation idea as well as the notion of sufficency.Ernie, you've really opened a can of worms with the first arrival/second arrival problem. From a designer a... | |
| neutrality vs. realism Asa, actually most of the people I know who aim for an accurate frequency response do not do so in the interest of excessive detail. Rather, they find audiophiles perverse because audiophiles tolerate frequency response aberrations in the midrange... |