rdavwhitaker
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| First favorite tune Schubert, thank you. You are right. She is in her 80s now and still has all her faculties. I have been very blessed. | |
| Audio Store in Twin Cities? Incidentally, I can't say I have had the same negative experience Maplegrove had with HiFi Sound -- they have always been very friendly when I have visited, and the brands I have listened to there include VTL, Electrocompaniet, Nottingham, and Dyn... | |
| Audio Store in Twin Cities? Oh, and while you're at it, don't forget Jerry Raskin's Needledoctor, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, outside of Minneapolis. They always have some great stuff on display. | |
| First favorite tune Your going to think I'm kidding, but my mother (a musician and singer herself) heard me humming a tune one day when I was seven years old, and was surprised because she recognized it immediately. She asked me where I heard it and why I was humming... | |
| Audio Store in Twin Cities? Definitely on the list:HiFi Sound825 Glenwood Ave Minneapolis, MN 55405(612) 339-6351hifi-sound.comAn excellent store with a nice range of brands and equipment, and also an excellent selection of used vinyl for sale. Well worth a trip. | |
| What do audiophiles listen in their cars? The real challenge with after-market car audio today is that it isn't all that easy to improve on the audio equipment included with the vehicle -- which is often integrated with other systems in the car and has frequently had its frequency respons... | |
| Amp with a mind of it's own... Replace that oh-so-sophisticated (and expensive) aftermarket power cord you are undoubtedly using with the original manufacturer's supplied power cord -- all signs of sentience will, of course, immediately disappear. ;) | |
| King of the one liners I thought I made a mistake once...but I was wrong. | |
| What's your favorite Apple-based music program? To attempt to respond to the questions asked about Amarra. I am using the full version of the software, not Amarra HiFi. I can't speak to how good or bad HiFi is.I have converted a number of files from Flac to Aiff using Amarra. They can be conver... | |
| Reduced analog posts and items for sale here? I went back to buying and selling on eBay. I still come here, like Elizabeth, to read the posts and browse through the (much reduced) offerings, but I haven't bought anything from postings here since the"new owners" took over. I don't trust any co... | |
| What's your favorite Apple-based music program? I tried PureMusic but ended up using Amarra (which is now available at a reasonable price). Amarra is simpler to use and, IMHO, more stable. It also has a great built-in process for converting FLAC files to AIFF files that can be managed in iTunes... | |
| entry level turntable Vintage tables often require a lot of TLC. I know, I own several. If you are just starting out, it is hard to go wrong with an entry level table from either Music Hall, Pro-ject or Rega. Personally I might lean towards the Pro-ject Debut because i... | |
| Audiophile 'Attitude' These are interesting stories. I guess the lessons I draw from this thread are (in no particular order):1. This is sort of an elitest hobby, in some ways (and I know some folks -- mostly bicyclists and woodworkers of my acquaintance -- who would s... | |
| Paypal My impression is that many of the sellers who add a fee for Paypal also accept checks or money orders, which cost them nothing to deposit and collect through the banking system. So, they look to recover the Paypal fee, which would otherwise reduce... | |
| Selling dispute. Please comment. Well, while the buyer's response strikes me as a bit irrational, the fact is that there are a fair number of buyers on this site who put enormous store on having the original manual, and won't purchase equipment without it. And the simple, hard tr... |