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| Thorens TD-125 MK II Oddly enough, there is a motor for the TD-125 MKII for sale on eBay at the moment. | |
| Tivo Dumb. Drubin has it right. TIVO is a DVR with a mandatory subscription service, not a cable box. If you don't want a DVR and TIVO's scheduling services, then TIVO isn't the product for you.I have a TIVO, and went through the recent HD conversion with my... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? This is one manifestation of a problem that is going to become more acute over the next several years for a growing range of products, including cars, televisions and appliances. As the middle class disappears in the United States, and countries w... | |
| R.I.P. Dan Mazza I was startled and saddened to read that Dan had died. I stopped by his store every time I was in Phoenix. I bought my very first price of tube audio gear from Dan a number of years ago, and bought a number of pieces from him later. He was always ... | |
| Why is the market for used Levinson amps so slow? I wonder if one of the reasons for slowness in the market for Levinson amps, aside from the situation on Agon, is growing recognition that there are "two Levinsons" -- the equipment Mark Levinson actually designed himself, and the stuff designed a... | |
| Components that you regret parting with? Krell Resolution 3 speakers. Conrad Johnson MV-60SE amplifier. | |
| Any way to "improve" a Conrad Johnson MF 2500 A "Shakti Stone" is the modern version of snake oil. The plug will cost a fraction of what you'll pay for the stone, and be far more likely to work. | |
| Any way to "improve" a Conrad Johnson MF 2500 I used to own a 2500, and I personally wouldn't advocate modding it - it was a great piece to begin with. Incidentally, that hum is probably a ground loop - CJ amps, especially the MF series, are highly susceptible. You can probably kill the hum b... | |
| Help Me Name a New Band Defying Gravitas | |
| Ground Cheater plug or.... If you believe the cable vendor's explanation of why an expensive three foot cable makes a difference at the end of a power line chain dozens of miles long, then using an inexpensive cheater plug between your ordinary wall outlet and the three foo... | |
| Digital Emperor has no clothes Ah, the inconvenience of actual hard science. Thanks for highlighting this article -- an interesting analysis. | |
| Remote Control Codes for Cambridge Audio I'm afraid I don't know the answer, but wonder if your best move might be to get a Logitech remote - I know they have the codes for Cambridge Audio equipment available for their online-programmable remotes, like the 1100. I bet they have the Cox c... | |
| Grills ON or Grills OFF? I once owned a pair of Krell Resolution 3s, that had stretchy "string" grills. I discovered, with the help of a spectrum analyzer, that the speakers response was flatter in my listening room with the grills on. Go figure. | |
| Audio stuff I've lost in my own home... I found a pair of Grafyx SP-6 speakers packed away in my basement a while back. I had wondered for years what had happened to them. | |
| Help with new system On your short list of integrateds, I'd encourage you to look at two: The Creek and the Cambridge Audio. Creek amps are the epitomy of the "British Sound", meaning they tend to be very neutral and clean. Cambridge Audio equipment (I have some of th... |