rockvirgo
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| KEF Reference Model One KEF reference with Uni-Q are nice clear punchy suckers. You could do worse. $599 seems a tad high for what they are but Ref 2's go into four figures. | |
| So much for that??? I think some of these unbelievable prices are efforts to sustain unbalanced divorce agreements. Let's see now, if the records are worth a million and she gets to keep them all, I get to keep the house! | |
| Including Boxes in Shipping Costs or Sale? Mwilson, thanks for the kind words. May all our deals be win-win. | |
| Misleading ad titles and prices It's my belief that ads lacking the usual information are designed to lure you into the lair of a persuasive sales person. Whereupon he/she can work the magic of destroying any confidence you may once have had in your own decision making ability a... | |
| Including Boxes in Shipping Costs or Sale? Out in the real world, the seller usually absorbs the cost of the packing and the expenses related to accepting the buyer's payment. The buyer pays the charges of the common carrier and the expenses of generating the payment. While everything is n... | |
| Speed bumps as a cause of hearing loss. Could be your suspension...sue the car maker :-) | |
| Red Trumpet still in business? Albert, as far as timing goes a sale occurs when the goods change hands. Amex will protect you IMHO. Shame though that a nice cat bit the dust. | |
| Outstanding Drum Performances Iron Butterfly/In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. There's three versions of this monster tune on the Rhino CD release R3 2304. You're on your own for the black light and lava lamp. | |
| order of improving sound quality in system? Looks like I agree with you for starting a system: pick your speakers, then match their power handling limit to the rated output of a power amp. Then get a preamp from the same company as the power amp. Now that you're broke, get a cheezy DVD play... | |
| Phono cable, are they really different? Linn makes alot of turntables and they offer your choice of two analog interconnects, one black and one silver. Mint 1.2 meter pairs of the basic black sell for about $45 used. Linnies get a pair free with every purchase so they don't get no respe... | |
| Performance loss in used amplifiers? C123 is right on - after ten years start thinking it over. With quality gear like your Levinson I wouldn't get paranoid about the large can caps until about the 15 year mark. My ex runs a unserviced, 21 year old Hafler DH200 that's still cranking ... | |
| Denon DVD-5910 Transport for a DAC??? The Genesis Digital Lens does buffering twixt transport and DAC. It got raves when new around 1995. Nowadays going cheap but I suppose that lets it out of the $$$$$ mix. | |
| Drying sand in the oven- anyone try it? Sidestep the issue by getting really nice sand too. Sakrete Construction Grade Fine sand at Home Depot worked for me. It's pure and uniform. They keep this inside, high and dry. Look along the wall near the house paint. Don't breathe it, it is tox... | |
| What constitutes a great solid state power amp? SS power amps rarely garner the kind of romantic associations some other components attract. So long as an amp acts the strong, silent type that's about the most I hope for. Better units share common characteristics. Over the long haul, here's my ... | |
| Canare 4S11 two strands vs four strands Timrhu is right on about the Canare. Verbatim from the HAVE Inc. catalog: 4S11 is 14 gauge with effective 11 AWG of combined twin conductors. |