roberjerman
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| Charity store bin diving? Am I the only one that suffers this addiction? How about this: I walked into my local Goodwill in CT and what did I see near the cashier? A mint condition pair of Klipsch Heresy's in oak finish. The price - $25 for the pair!!!!! I asked the cashier if that was for just one? No, she said - $25 ... | |
| Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... The Mitsubishi DA-F10 and DA-F20 offer outstanding sound quality. And can be found for around $150 or less! | |
| Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... Most expensive tuner I have on hand (among several, including a tube stereo Scott) is a McIntosh MR77. In present use is a Mitsubishi (Diatone) DA-F10. Here in the Tampa/St.Pete area the only quality FM stations we have are WUSF 89.7 (NPR and Late... | |
| What’s the best préamp. for the Wavac 805 monoblocks +1 georgehifi for the direct/passive recommendation! Eliminating an active stage is a good idea. Especially since CD players and DACs can output 2 volts. Enough to drive most any amp to full output. | |
| MUST Have Vinyl Miles Davis's In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew. Original CBS pressings. | |
| MUST Have Vinyl Jimi Hendrix's Axis Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland. British Track and German Reprise pressings. | |
| MUST Have Vinyl Pink Floyd's The Wall. Original CBS and British EMI pressings. | |
| MUST Have Vinyl Procul Harum's Shine On Brightly and A Salty Dog! Original pressings on the A & M label. Great prog rock from 1968 and '69. | |
| Goldmund, not much inside, but ultra expensive. A vintage NAD 3020 probably sounds just as good as the Goldmund! | |
| Goldmund, not much inside, but ultra expensive. Not to mention the $53K tonearm from SAT (Swedish Audio Technology) beloved of Michael Fremer! | |
| Goldmund, not much inside, but ultra expensive. $29K! And that's cheap compared to some of the products from Swiss compatriots Soulution! | |
| what's your opinion on the magazine 'stereo review'?? 6 Mooons! LOL! That's some real audio porn! I get my fix from reading IAR and Sound Practices. Plus Glass Audio and Vacuum Tube Valley! All, alas, sadly defunct. | |
| Articles You Feel Should be Shared +1 djones51! Excellent and easily understood explanation of the digital process! | |
| Proceed Amp 5 Repair Send it to Audio Classics in Vestal, NY. They have an excellent repair department. | |
| what's your opinion on the magazine 'stereo review'?? High Fidelity and Audio (remember them?) were better! But Brit publication HiFi News And Record Review (started in 1956) set a high mark for reviewers. And still remains active today! |