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Measurements for a dedicated line
Combining, or "sharing" the Neutral Leg (white wire) can cause an imbalance of a voltage on the Neutral Leg. When a homeowner, or their "handy man" add an outlet, or a light fixture, or another modification to the home wiring, it is tempting to at... 
Best Circa 90's CDP
   
Volume levels
@asvjerry My cat found my in ear assistance devices carelessly left on my desk, so clearly every thing that then happened was my fault. One of the devices must still be on the feline mothership for study (or, it might have been in the cat box...) ... 
Cable Break In for the Naysayers
I cook my cables between the TT, the phono stage, the preamp, the amp, and the speakers. Everything in my main systems has no problem logging at least 50-60 hours a week during the winter, about half that during summer. I don't use a steady modula... 
Buying from Japan...Accuphase or Luxman what are the costs ? import duties etc
You can google USA customs duty. There is a gov't site that lists everything by category.  Did I say EVERYTHING? I found it when I was importing a TT from Japan. BTW there is no duty for record players or record player parts (my TT and my recent t... 
Buying online, online searches and Scams oh my!
it's a cruel world   :(  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Turtles   "Turtle Soup"   White Whale  WWS-7124 Ryuichi Sakamoto   "Love And Hate"  12" single  Elektra  ED 5710 Papa Nebo  "Papa Nebo"    Atlantic SD 8280 The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  "Always Foreign" ... 
Best Covers
I nominate J. Cash's cover of "The Mercy Seat" a cover of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds from the 1988 release Tender Prey. On the lighter side, Any cover that I've heard by Big Head Todd And The Monsters, or Lake Street Dive has been excellent (both... 
Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection
Minnesota Public Radio has an excellent classical music channel that you can stream from anywhere on the planet. They also have a web site with some free downloads, and an orchestra, chamber, and opera live stream schedule. You may have a local/re... 
Started with $1k speakers … what now?
Have you found A British Audiophile on Y/T? He has a smaller listening room than I do, where I use floor standers, he tends to focus on stand mount speakers. There are impressive speakers in that segment. Good luck with the hunt  
Obvious Epiphany
I've said before here on Audiogon, that whenever I think my speakers are "stale", that instead of buying new, I rearrange my listening room. I think this last adjustment put my ancient rear ported KRIX Euphonix in just the right spot.  even a bli... 
RIP Melanie Safka
I don't begrudge Melanie Safka's success with the roller skate love song, "Brand New Key", which I still sing along with-- in private.  I would guess that song fed and clothed her (and her family) for many a year (although her husband, her record ... 
I took Frank Zappa’s advice
Dental floss is made with Flax, like linen is. Flax used to grow on farms all across the upper Midwest, Pretty flowers. And the Dental Floss Tycoons have all moved to China. The pygmy ponies have taken up residence on hobby farms. And I'm just too... 
I took Frank Zappa’s advice
Frank spoke truth. When you see "Play this record loud" that's an admission that the poor thing has been compressed beyond comprehension. Why do record company execs think we still listen to little transistor radios? FZ owned a recording studio be... 
Favorite Obscure Rock Song
"Moons of Jupiter"  Scruffy The Cat