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| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? It was auditioning Tara Labs speaker cables against what I had at that time that convinced me (and my wife) that cables did matter! | |
| Which Deoxit...? I use the G Series DeoxIT Gold G5 version 5.0 oz. spray can with straw. Great product! | |
| Should I replace my driver? Replace it | |
| Beach Boys Pet Sounds by Analogue Productions If you're hearing sibilance well then by golly you're hearing it! It's there for some reason and anyone who cares about this would have, should have, offered to help, not ridicule.Why there wasn't more interest in helping you solve it is beyond m... | |
| How to sell audiophile digital collection covering analog-to-digital transition years? Place an ad on Audiogon as you describe above. | |
| "Stairway To Heaven" Plagarism court case It is all so childish and terribly silly; those very guitar figures were composed and widely used a variety of Baroque settings during the 17th century. | |
| Best combo How about "Combo(s) Highly Recommended Because (Your Review Here)" as the renamed thread? | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? Steakster: exemplary example! | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? Isn't it interesting how, at times, Audiogon threads resemble, or even are, microcosms reflecting the growing fear and cynicism of our current epoch?There is a way to be satirically and cynically funny and informative simultaneously. Effort is ne... | |
| Integrated for Vandersteen 2ce sigII For several years I ran 2CEs with a Conrad Johnson CAV50 ("control amplifier", 4XEL34 based, passive pre,~37 WPC) as my first foray into tubes for a second system. Really enjoyed the laid back sound for late night listening, quite revealing yet v... | |
| Speaker Recommendation Needed From what I've read the Peachtree Nova 125se implements a Class D output section and a tubed buffer/gain stage to "soften" harsh source material. As a result, speaker impedance should not be a concern for this amp. Given that it is highly portab... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? Geoff, I couldn't agree more. Value is what we're talking about, as perceived by the consumer, and that is often intangible and highly variable.I too went down the expensive cables/IC rabbit hole for a few years (Synergistic, Tara, Audioquest, Va... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? Darn it, where's my green Sharpie? | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? The point is, if I make something for $0.01 and, based on whatever marketing or voodoo or apparent added value I effectively attach to my product, I am able to sell it for $1.0M, then exactly what is the problem here?In my world, good for me and g... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? What troubles me more than any price that someone can sell something and the price for which someone is willing to pay for something, is the reality that there are two sets of rules in our current so-called, but in reality no longer, capitalist so... |