tsugury

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cd player with volume control - under 500
You might want to consider useing a monarchy 18b between whatever player you choose and the amp, its a dac with a volume control and has plenty of drive. It will improve the sound of most low to mid priced players and they are pretty cheap used. TG 
Best live album you've ever heard?
I'll give you three great ones, Edgar Winter- Roadwork , Gov't Mule- Live with a little help from our friends, and Lonnie Mack Live!- Attack of the killer V. TG 
Any "musicians" in the bunch?
Decent guitar player & vacalist, half assed bassist and drummer, Some formal training . Did the high school party rock band thing to the bar band thing, to a little studio stuff. Have not played out in years. Acoustic & electric guitars an... 
A.O.R no screaming
Who didn't have "Frampton comes Alive"? 
Is Audiogon worth it?
You can call it naivity, its obvious to me that each of us has had somewhat differant experiances in our transactions on and off the web which tend to influence where and how we feel comfortable dealing with people. Selling locally is great for th... 
from CAT5 to Kimber 4TC--where's the bass?
I have the Kimber 4TC in one of my systems. I would give it a week or so to burn in before you pass judgment. It is generally considered a good cable for the money. TG 
Another Scam on E Bay
Good work Sean, a little detective work goes a long way. I'm sure alot of people fall for that scam however. Thank God most criminal types are stupid and make stupid mistakes (makes them easy to catch). Botom line is if it looks to good to be true... 
What is the best Beatle Song
The long and winding road 
DIY interconnects
There is a guy on e-bay that sells solid silver wire (22 gauge), he also includes the teflon cover and solder. I made up some IC's in a Kimber type configuration (braided) and after they broke in they sound great in my system IMHO. That was my bes... 
Inexpensive Philips cdm-12 drive transport
If you go to the Digital Jitter home page they have a chart showing what player uses what drive transport. 
What's most important to WAF-size, shape, finish?
I found that if you explain to her that the little invisible speakers she likes sound like s@#t, then show her a pair of speakers twice as big and ugly than the ones you really want. You can then compromise and get the ones you want , as long as t... 
Professional vs. Consumer speakers
I agree with both previous posts .Most of the pro studio monitors I have heard are designed for "near field" placement, where your 3 or 4 foot from the speaker since they are many times placed on top of the mixing board. Yes they are accurate but ... 
Thought Dr. John's cd 'Afterglow' is terriffic.
I had the pleasure of meeting and hanging out with "Mac" at my friends studio when he was promoting the "Television" album. Fantastic piano player! his brother was with him and told me he was even a better guitar player until he shot the tip of hi... 
Kenwood L-09M monoblocks,........... worth fixing?
Thanks for all the info, looks like they will they will be fixed. Tom G 
What group do you wish would be remastered?
Alot of good ones listed, I would love to see them remaster"The New Tony Williams Lifetime / Believe It" albumwhich features Allan Holdsworth on guitar since as far as I know they never released it on CD.