tomic601

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
I knew a gal who asked “ when is Hot August Nights , she didn’t last the month...parts of this story are true 
Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ?
No ! Many non bi-wire speakers can be designed with an L pad in the midrange and or tweeter circuit. In the Vandersteen 2 and 3 they are very carefully deployed with a very high quality device that should not be used frequently as one might a tone... 
Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ?
Thank God that on that third swing Richard Vandersteen hit it out of the park in 1977 and continues to do so....but in the end, nothing makes it into the product without.... listening to music...OP glad to be of some help and let me know how your ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw Re: Crosby  Tamalpais High is sooooooo good !!!!  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Several thoughts..leave SS on 24/7 unless it’s stormingRuby Fubar ? Whaaaat ????My Eliptical trainer has 4 legs and a tail...Atlanta Rhythm Section - Underdog 
What is to become of Marantz Reference and HIFI as we know it
Rest In Peace Ken. Sad to see you go. 
Do cables need to be re-broken in?
DBS is 24/7/365 Geritol for the Dielectric 72 volts for battery, more if device powered, 128 V on my power amps 
Opinions on the current market
@hilde45 so true, I am in love as I listen to Gold Dust Womanhope you are loving the Quicksilver:-)))) so very musical 
Opinions on the current market
Those gold plated binding posts, so glad I bought a ton of them... 
Ebay and AudiogoN, listings and the economic crisis.
All asset classes taking a whack.... I always knew I should be drinking the cellar vs passing it along to future generations...hanow where is there a screaming deal on a 356 or a Dino ????? 
Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ?
OP vairrobert- the Cardas posts are awesome and allow for a gas tight connection- essential to good sound over the long haul.  
Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ?
@bigkidz i have an 8’ set of AQ type 6 shotgun biwire, spades all around w Vandy size spades on speaker end - perfect for your listening session - they have about 50k miles on them as I loan them out to the agnostic for fun. I can put them in mail... 
Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ?
Several thoughts, all tempered with real world listening to a variety of speakers ( currently I own Apogee, Quad, Thiel and Vandersteen, three of those four vaunted designers sent them from the factory with biwire provisions.The Vandersteen recomm... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw Brinkman ??????? 
NuForce STA 200
@reubent - Yes I do !!! Right now it’s hooked up to Thiel but IF you look at my Vintage system, you can see a wide variety of speakers it will run including the 3 Ohm Apogee Stage. I sold quite a few BT-2 and CC2 combos back in the day. At some po...