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| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? I bought a used Marantz 250 for $99 in approx 1996. It beat the socks off the Adcom GFA-535 I’d been using for the prior six years. When I later upgraded from the Marantz to a McCormack DNA 0.5 Deluxe, I could barely hear a difference. The main ... | |
| Can I Degauss my vinyl ? I once colored the edge of a CD with a green felt tip pen, and was amazed at how much better the CD sounded. I then removed the green, and it sounded better still. I reapplied the green, and even more improvement! I removed it again and was ama... | |
| Your favorite album cover... Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother.A cow.No album name, no band name, just a cow. Brilliant! | |
| What Combinations of Components Have You Put Together That Sound Good? I’ve read loads about the poor bass of Celestion SL6 speakers. Try powering them with a McCormack DNA 0.5 Deluxe amp. My response on hearing a Telarc tympani with this combo was to exclaim loudly and involuntarily: “How the $%#% are you doing thi... | |
| How long do high quality speakers "last" My approx 40 year old Celestion SL6S speakers (a 2014 eBay purchase) are in great shape, and sound fantastic. Given the shape of other Celestions I've seen on eBay, I think I got lucky there. My 25 year old Apogee Slant 6 speakers (purchased ... |