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| Your Nominations: Top Phono Stages under $1,000 +1 for the Lounge Audio phono stage w/matching Copla step up amp or a previously enjoyed LFD LE phono stage. | |
| Mark Levinson ML7 auction The seller must have had a change of heart. The ad was amended on 5/08/17 and now states specifically “USA sales only.” | |
| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? Highly flawed and highly dated, but the original stacked Advents. | |
| James Cotton dead at 81 Second High Compression album as a must-have…a blues party on vinyl. | |
| Yamaha A-S3000 - any experiences? There is a very favorable review of the A-S3000 in the February 2017 (issue 270) of The Absolute Sound magazine. | |
| Listen...chair The standard POANG chair is cotton fabric. Upon further review the leather version is not (faux) leather, but specified as top-grain leather. Product link previously supplied for additional information. | |
| Listen...chair Cost effective, very comfortable, lightweight and available in fabric or (faux) leather. I’ve used one for years and never felt the need to upgrade. I can’t make the same claim for equipment… http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S0912566... | |
| Ry Cooder recommendation... The following two titles will not qualify as “stripped down”, but certainly worth consideration: Little Village Buena Vista Social Club The following two titles are both movie soundtracks and will come somewhat closer to your criteria: ... | |
| Why pay so much? Try absurd... | |
| What is going on? No-one buys good stuff priced right. This is a humble suggestion to sellers from a long time member who has sold many items on Audiogon over the years. Stop charging buyers for what are fees intended to be absorbed by the seller. PayPal fees were never intended to be paid by the buye... | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! I will never forget the day in 1979 that the “Head Monster” himself (Noel Lee) sauntered into our hi-fi store with this funny looking large gauge wire and of course donuts. What, that wire is going to “sound better” than our fabulous 18... | |
| Micro Acoustic Cartridges Correction: tracking, not tacking. | |
| Micro Acoustic Cartridges Back in the day I used the following models: QDC-1E, 2002E and 530MP. All were fitted to a very low mass tonearm with knife-edge bearings (Infinity Black Widow). All shared similar basic characteristics: low physical mass, lightning fas... | |
| Micro Acoustic Cartridges Here’s an excellent summary on the company history and the cartridge(s) construction/design principles: http://www.roger-russell.com/sonopg/micropg.htm | |
| Bruce Cockburn - dancing in the dragons claws great listen! Did you by chance mean the album “Dancing in the Dragon’s Jaws” (1979)? Yes, and agree excellent. His album “Stealing Fire” (1984) is also excellent. |