phaelon
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| Today's New York Times A parallel:During my (mis)guided youth, there was no place in the world that I rather be than a nudie bar. Eventually, if a guy puts in enough time into these places, he gets a pretty good feel for the business. I came to to understand what appear... | |
| Has anyone heard of Volti Audio? "What tonality and presenceYou said it Pops! I heard them at a show too. Even though the audition was much too brief, if I had the room, they might very well be the end of the road. Maril555, I heard the two-piece design too. While I wasnt put o... | |
| If you solicit offers, shouldn't you respond? Good manners is always a good idea. But itÂs a bad idea to let people without them to ruin your day. | |
| Today's New York Times "My local tire shop does a better job of reaching out to potential clients.Yeah... mine too Wolf. The vast number of neglected opportunities is mind boggling. One small part of a very large image problem is that dealers don't really want to be bo... | |
| When is it to hot to cut the grass? Problem Solved | |
| Mini Monitors: Sonus Faber Cremona or Micro Utopia Before I bought JM Lab Mini Utopias, I listened extensively to the Micro Utopias, DeCapos, and the small, top of the line SFs at that time - Im sorry, I cant recall the model designation. I preferred the Micros by a considerable margin but I kno... | |
| New tubes or new preamp? Brrgrr, So far, I havent heard an amplifier that couldnt be improved by upgrading the stock tubes. So, that might be enough for you; it frequently was for me - at least until I found and could afford a clearly superior amplifier. As a rule, I co... | |
| best snack for listening? Spicy lobster maki | |
| Where does your user name come from? ItÂs a title of nobility on my home planet. | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? "The Bugatti is a total package not parts you put together.ÂHi Tbg. I donÂt think we disagree. In fact, I think you just made the point I was trying to make rather better than I did. Sticking with the Bugatti example, one could collect of all of... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? ItÂs too hard. If youÂre an enthusiast of most higher endeavors, e.g., exotic cars, watches, etc., you get what you pay for; and itÂs instant gratification. If you learn how to drive a Bugatti, it will perform as expected and never be outperfor... | |
| Beware: Fraudulent Ads from Zero Feedback guys "I believe Audiogon should put on hold all sell ads from newly joined members and also those with zero feedbacks until a proper investigation, screening and proof of genuineness is established by Audiogon team.ÂIÂm not a lawyer but I suspect tha... | |
| Tonian Labs Bigkidz, There have been an increasing number of threads concerning issues between buyers and manufacturers. Please donÂt take this wrong but, if nothing else, these other threads have illustrated that there are two sides to a story and theyÂre ... | |
| Tonian Labs My thoughts are in accord with those of Nonoise - something doesnÂt make sense. But even if the cables came back to Tony damaged, it would be reasonable for him bear some of the financial burden of repair because the initial mistake was his. Rega... | |
| SSSHHHH Hey Pops, after Timrhus praise, I just had to check out your room and agree completely, it looks awesome... clever too... I never would have thought of turning it upside down :-) |