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| Siemans EL34 I've owned several quads of the RFT/Siemens EL34s and they're among my favorites of that tube type. I still have a set of them even though I don't now have an amp that can use them. I'm keeping them, just in case. The only other EL34s that I've ha... | |
| Nola Boxer 2 vs. Paradigm Studio20 V5? I can't compare the Nola speakers to the Paradigm speakers, never heard the Paradigms, but the Nola Boxers are remarkably satisfying speakers and one of the best bargains I've ever found in decades of buying and swapping out components. They repla... | |
| best bookshelf speakers for < $2000? I would second rocray's recommendation of the Nola Boxer. They have great bass extension for a stand mount speaker, better than most of the towers I've owned. More importantly, they're so musical with every sort of the wide range of music I listen... | |
| Do i need a CD player, or can I use Mc Book? kijanki's solution of having two backup drives is very smart and exactly what I did before I retired. I rotated a weekly backup of my complete primary drive to two drives using SuperDuper so that they would be bootable from my laptop if my iMac fa... | |
| Do i need a CD player, or can I use Mc Book? I agree completely with freedriver. Inevitably you'll want to upgrade some of the components or software in the future but there are so many advantages to having your music accessible from a computer that the important thing is to get started. It... | |
| KUDOS to Music Direct I had a similar experience with Music Direct. I ordered a refurbished Peachtree Decco and when it arrived the right channel was stone dead. After trying the usual diagnostics I called customer service.With no questions asked they shipped another u... | |
| Is the word 'Integrated' that hard to spell? "Ok, auto-correct, I'm really tired of your shirt." | |
| Any problem with Cary SLI-80 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER brf is right, you might eventually have a coupling cap failure, but that's true of any tube amp and the design of the SLI-80 makes replacing the caps relatively simple and inexpensive.I disagree with the idea that the life of tubes in an SLI-80 is... | |
| Any problem with Cary SLI-80 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER I wouldn't have any more concerns about the Cary SLI-80 than with any other amp. I owned one for a few years and regret selling it. It's extremely well built and I think it's a bargain in the world of tube amps. I'm not sure what you mean by a pro... | |
| Changing album covers after the fact To add to rhanson739's suggestion, a good source for album artwork is amazon.com's "CDs & Vinyl" section. Search for and open the album page you're interested in, click on the "Click to open expanded view" option under the artwork. Right click... | |
| Suggestion used tube amp between $1,500-2,000 I'd echo John's recommendation of an integrated. The Cary Sli-80 build quality is excellent, it's easy to bias and gives you a large range of output tube options to tailor the sound to your liking. The small tubes and rectifiers are common types, ... | |
| Paying taxes/duty on used goods purchased in Canada The question about where the speakers were made is the most important one. If they were made in England you will be paying import duty in addition to any shipping and brokerage fees. If they had been made in Canada there would be no duty because C... | |
| Ideal Cheap Low-Watt Amp for Martin Logan Quest I've put together a 'dirt-cheap' system for a guest bedroom with the Andrew Jones designed Pioneer SP-BS21-LR speakers and an AudioEngine N22 amplifier. It sounds surprisingly good. The SP-B21 speakers are @ $100, I bought a pair on sale for $50. ... | |
| Shipping damage becoming a real issue Agree with Mofimadness, out of dozens, maybe hundreds, of transactions over the last 20 years every instance of damage was because of poor packaging of used gear by sellers. In fact some of the items that were packed very poorly survived without d... | |
| Quality Interconnects for recording I agree with Zd542. Beyond the issue of sound quality, the mini disc format's time has come and gone. When you can't find a single new mini disc player on amazon.com you know it's a technology that isn't being supported any longer by manufacturers... |