rdk777

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Has anyone gotten a good discount from dealer on new technics turntables?
@stereo5 That advice sounds like its for your kids.  This place is for regular people trying to enjoy a hobby.  Keep that in mind in the future. 
Turntable/Subwoofer Ground loop
Make sure your subwoofer is secured properly to the floor. I had serious resonance feedback/hum when I put the REL subwoofer on a Subdude Auralex platform.  It took me some time to figure out it was the platform -  then ended up blue tacking the s... 
Turntable cost:benefit
I don't think that's even a consideration.  I spent $10k on table with 0 vinyl because I wanted to get back into vinyl - grew up listening to vinyl.  Now I have a 100 or so albums and just upgraded my turntable to the Kuzma Stabi R with the 4P ton... 
What are your top three live concerts of all time?
Pink Floyd - The Wall @ the Colosseum, Los Angeles Lyle Lovett - Joshua Judges Ruth Tour - Rialto Theater Joliet, ILHuey Lewis and the News - Sports Tour - SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 
Favorite cover?
oh and Viva Las Vegas - Shawn Colvin 
Favorite cover?
In no particular order-Rolling Stones - Cherry oh BabyDavid Grey - One With the BirdsWhat a Wonderful World - The RamonesHallelujah - Jeff Buckley 
Abbey Road 50th Anniversary
Thanks for the links to the video reviews.  I listened to the album on Qobuz - the 96 Hz/24 bit hi-res version.  Great sounding mix - the outtakes were my favorite.  White Album, Sgt Peppers and now Abbey Road on hi-res...keep em coming. 
Quarantine/Vetting by Admin prior to allowing "Company Is Dead" Threads to go live
This is a forum.  If someone wants to vent and post their experience and point out a company for their lack of customer service, it should be allowed.  There's already an issue with post removals without adequate explanations.  Now this thread is ... 
What just happened to accepting Paypal?? looks like they are trying to drive us away
Audio Mart is underrated.  I don't get why anyone would want to fork over another unnecessary fee for what should be a free service.  
Amazon just killed Tidal
The way I see it - this kicks up the competition few notches.  God bless capitalism.  I paid $249.99/year @ Qobuz which I think is still too much. It should be ~ $10/month (gut feel, nothing else). I love Amazon for the fact that it equalizes pric... 
This on usb cables
Read/understand the fine print when borrowing from the lending library at the Cable Co.  They don't let you borrow cables for nothing - usually means that you end up buying cable from them at full retail price. Research + used cables seems like a ... 
Best Day & Time To Post Ads
Doesn't matter what time.  Most often it is all about the price.  Too high no interest.  Too low, disdain.  
Caveat about the Cable Company return policy
Same thing happened to me and I ended up getting store credit.  I would order stuff (stylus gauge, cleaners etc) and it would take twice as long (~two weeks) to get the order.  Not worth it. Eventually used up all my credit and won't deal with the... 
Ended my Qobuz subscription
I went the other way - I cancelled Tidal and settled (for now) for a year's subscription with Qobuz. I thought MQA was pretty good, but the high-res flac files (92 kHz, 24 bit) at Qobuz are just as good IMO. MQA offers higher resolution tracks, bu... 
Music Direct - Audio Hardware Seller?
If you don't think that they gave you good service - find another vendor.  Most will match price - seems like Music Direct has a lower price.  You may also find a place that won't charge you sales tax if purchased from out of state.