unclejeff
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| Tubes and forced air cooling ... I also use strips of 1-inch granite to prop my tube amps a bit more above the shelf. Each strip is about 3-inches wide. Better air circulation. | |
| How to bid on an item I have often waited for the auction to close with no bids. Then I Email my offer."Would you accept...$...?"Works well. | |
| Most expensive Audio disapoinment? Karaoke--When is it ever going to die......?!!!!!!Oh, never bought one...I just laughed when I saw it. | |
| Chesky Records & poor sevice, i won a silly Audiogon audiogon consisting of a 6 of any Chesky releases. Service was good. | |
| Help needed with ICs Go to www.fatwyre.comCall them as they don't mention the cable lending library on the web page. They also give great constructive advice.You can experiment free of charge. | |
| MIT's not good for tube components? Nsgarch; Sorry. I was not clear: Mit website stinks, Purist website is as good as MIT's is bad. This is not a comment on the products...just on the websites. | |
| Any good Receivers with active HDMI plugs? HDMI has this 'handshake' thing going on whereby the studios are trying to prevent you from feeding the best picture to a medium that can rip them off by recording it. There are plenty of devides that will allow you to pass the handshake all the w... | |
| What is a Region 1 DVD? DVDs are coded by region. For instance, I wanted to see what all of the fuss was about with Kubrick's last movie featuring Cruise. A scene was censored only in the United States so I went out and bought a Zew Zealand release but I had to get a reg... | |
| Disconnecting speaker while power amp on - any dan Yes, truly bananas are better than spades. | |
| Disconnecting speaker while power amp on - any dan John,, you might be on to sometning as I am never home when the maid 'hits'the speaker wires....... | |
| Tube dampers? I suppose it is time to dig out the Herbies that came with the amp I bought here on audiogon. They are in the basement somewhere. | |
| Excellent review of CAPACITORS Must read Nice review. I have saved it for when I might find some flex-time of my own to study it. | |
| Disconnecting speaker while power amp on - any dan Better to not have done it; however considering how many times my maid knocks the speaker cables of the speakers, if there were damage it would have happened to me long ago. | |
| if Sony had been around earlier - format wars Having read so much about format wars, I was not going to click on this thread.....I am sure glad I did. Compliments to all for your wit!A subject that just won't WITher away.....(sorr) | |
| New Movie Releases in Hi-Rez Only?? Something really obscure, maybe. I can't imagine a single movie that would get people to invest in one format, just to see that movie, especially since nobody(to sspeak of) has 1080p display device.Oh, like people who do have 1080p are not gonna b... |