stevecham

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No love for 70's guitar bands?
I will add to my original 70s list, Zep, Sabbath, Jeff Beck, UFO, T. Rex, Roxy Music, Cheap Trick, Clash, Crimson; I bought the just released Sabbath 1 on the cover alone. I was 13 and money for records was very scarce. One of the best purchases I... 
Do any of your Rolling Stones recordings bring "Satisfaction"?
For me, the Stones’ best sound is from Hot Rocks’ Midnight Rambler, which has gargantuan bass and rhythm. And, it’s a live track! Why the heck these guys didn’t ensure that future mastering of their albums captured that same type of sound is beyon... 
No love for 70's guitar bands?
It depends. I listened to Genesis, ELP, Yes, Pink Floyd, Strawbs, Triumvirat, Passport, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Tubes, Peter Frampton, Gentle Giant, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Jethro Tull, The Who, Peter Gabriel, Automatic Man, Cars, Ultravox, Bos... 
Krell fpb 250m
Are you certain your AC outlet is grounded? 
looking for advice to mitigate inner groove distortion
I too have an MP200 (along with several other cartridges all premounted on headshells) and experience absolutely no inner groove distortion. Something must be off on your alignment or adjustments. 
What decibel level do you listen at?
60-80, but not above 80. 
Hal Blaine
RIP Hal. Hal lived a long and fruitful life and brought musical joy to many. Over 35,000 tracks with him on the skins. 
Audio Technica VM540ML v. N97xe Jico SAS
Pickering: XSV3000, XSV4000, XV15 1200Stanton: 881SShure: V15 MkIV, MkVAll with original, high profile, stock styli in excellent condition. Do they pass your sniff test? 
I Think We Can All Agree...
Now just get Thule and Yakima to make their own versions; by putting it on the roof you could have an even larger screen! 
Why no Class D integrated love? (from manufacturers)
PS Audio’s implementation of proprietary input and output stages coupled to ICE Power modules are state of the art and fully demonstrate what this class of amplification is capable of. I was a devoted tuboholic and recently migrated to their monob... 
New Amps Arrived...
The Planets - Montreal Symphony/Charles Dutoit - LondonThe bass on Saturn will demo their power. 
Could-care-less Manufacturers and Authorized Dealers Bash
Good repair experiences with:Manley LabsThiel AudioPoor repair experiences with:NADconrad johnson 
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
I just finished reading the description of The Super Intelligent Chip and, having worked closely with engineers and manufacturers of REAL quantum dots, and original patent holders Bawendi (MIT), Alivasatos (UC Berkeley) and others, for several yea... 
Shout out to the Tube store customer service.
+1 on Tubestore and also Tubedepot. Both good folks. 
Audio Technica VM540ML v. N97xe Jico SAS
@chalkster: "I hope you’re not gonna tell me that Nagaoka 150 or AT VM540ML are very impressive MM of today ? No, they are not. So who cares if they are new, the problem is that even USED vintage MM is 10 times better in sound for the same price."...