slipknot1
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| Returning to 2 channel only. Suggestions? Sogood-I know what you mean. I've been going back and forth on this. My center channel speaker, while not up to the Maggie quality, is actually a pretty good performer. It anchors the dialog quite well. The NS500V is a weak link and needs to go re... | |
| VPI redesigning experiment Talentkeeper-Ted has a description in his above post. To elaborate a bit: they are alternating layers of cork and ribbed rubber. each rubber layer is laid so that the ribs are are in alternating directions. They work very well under maple slabs an... | |
| VPI redesigning experiment Ted-I have my VPI Scout on a 3" thick slab of Canadian maple and the Mapleshade Isoblock footers under it. The footers are on a 3/4" custom cut granite shelf which replaced the original shelf on the rack.My observations so far are that the maple r... | |
| DIY Record Shelves? In my question about the shelves, another AgoNer contacted me privatly about custom granite work that he does. To make a long story short, he made me a custom shelf out of black granite to replace my Salamander Archtype 2 shelves for my turntable.... | |
| Song intros that really grab you? ? T-bone-I waited to post "Telegraph Road" because I couldn't decide if I should go with that or "Private Investigations" Should have listed both. Good call on your part.While we are at it: I like the opening of the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" ... | |
| Anybody using Audio Advisor's Record Doctor II? My RDII was delivered the other day, and I must admit, it works as good or better than advertised. I have been able to render some of my grungiest LP's clean and playable again. I also ordered several hundred new sleeves. As I clean them, I replac... | |
| Song intros that really grab you? ? "Telegraph Road" opening on Dire Straits' Love Over Gold LP | |
| My Phish is Dead Cary it or Proceed to new Planet Suko:yeah! I've seen them live a couple of times. Another is a small West Virgina band by the name of The Recipe. Ever caught one of their shows? Leftover Salmon and The Tony Trischka Band are right up there too. Tony sort of mentored Bela Fleck (... | |
| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? I have an Sansui AU6500 integrated sitting in my office. I bought it new in 1974 (along with a Thorens TT, and a pair of Pioneer speakers) to take to college. The amp has been in service in one degree or another nonstop since 1974. The ONLY proble... | |
| My Phish is Dead Cary it or Proceed to new Planet Drew-I just read your response to Suko's post. Suko: good tag line. Drew: The CHEESE stands alone. Until recently, I've spent the last 15 or so years taping the Dead, Phish, and more recently SCI. Gotta love those boys! Gotten away from taping due... | |
| Help Please: What Cartridge? I use the high output Dyna 20X on my VPI Scout/JMW arm setup into an Audio Research SP9 MKII and am very pleased with the results. That arm with that cart seem to mate well. If you go with the HO version, you can eliminate the expense of a step up... | |
| New batch of Albert Porter's cryo treated Hubbells The thread shows interest in 25 total. We need 25 more to make this happen. Albert is doing folks a huge favor here. There must be a need for 25 more outlets out there. Even if you are not using dedicated lines, your power will still benefit from ... | |
| New batch of Albert Porter's cryo treated Hubbells Count me in. I'll take one. | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Not in order - All vinyl:Firebird/Afternoon of a Faun - Erich Leindsorf/Los Angeles Symphony - SheffieldSoundtrack to Local Hero - Mark Knopfler - Warner bros.American Beauty - Grateful Dead - MFSLDark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd - MFSLClap Hand... | |
| The details of selling/shipping overseas A few years ago, I sold a very heavy Keith Monks Audio Labs record cleaning machine to a buyer in Germany. The buyer wired transfered the funds to my bank account, and in turn, arranged for the shipping via BAX Global. He prepaid the shipping, ins... |