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How old are you?
Slbjbb:if you weren’t old enough to go to Woodstock, you weren’t old enough to see Hendrix. Hendrix died shortly after. I was at the Hendrix New Years concert at the Fillmore. I was almost at Woodstock, but our VW van broke down on RT 97, about th... 
How old are you?
Time’s an illusion, dude...That said, I built my first Dynakit in high school.  
Does Power Cord Require Burn-In To Sound Good?
It could be that you just didn’t spend enough money for the placebo effect to kick in.  
100 W Tube Amplifier Malfunctioned
Seems that this should be covered under warranty. Full stop.$800 bucks for repair - for the pair, not for each - is not necessarily unreasonable. 
Opening Record Store
There are so many problems with this that it's hard to know where to begin.But if he is taking everything, it sounds like he's selling you a lease, not much more.Unless you are using the store as a front for other "business activity", or doing it ... 
Analog vs digital?
I'm a creature of habit. My analog habit is 57 years old. 
Amplifier warm up
It was the sulforaphane in the broccoli. 
Why so obsessed with bass?
I have heard that having a 2" thick piece of granite or bluestone cut to the size of your downward-firing subwoofer's footprint and then sitting the sub on top of it will improve bass, the idea being that there is more and denser mass to the stone... 
1st Album you Ever Owned?
Rolling Stones - 12 x 5Beatles - Hard Days Night on UAJefferson Airplane - Surrealistic PillowJefferson Airplane - After Bathing at BaxtersMoody Blues - In Search of the Lost ChordDoors - DoorsTim Buckley - Goodbye HelloIt's a Beautiful Day - It's... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Arlo Guthrie recently announced that he's "gone fishing", so I've been listening to his early LPs 
What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it?
I still own them.See the "about" page, in the lower left, or scroll down if on mobile:https://www.theaudioatticvinylsundays.com/about 
Does your pet listen to your system?
My Mitsy, a 24 lb white Spitz, absolutely listens. She knows where the sweet spot is: my armchair which she quickly jumps into when I get up to get something, but otherwise right in front. She responds by twitching her ears and tilting and turning... 
turntable recommendations
I have owned a VPI HW with a Sumiko MMT arm since 1985. Bought as an HW MK II, with a Benz Micro. About ten years ago, I considered an upgrade to the VPI Classic. I noticed a change in the design philosophy so I called Harry to ask wassup?We had a... 
Who are your three favorite female singers?
I left outCesaria Evora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfh6bbnC-K8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC8aQyUznCsHere’s another by M’Belia Bel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fswcIac6m_II'm done. 
Who are your three favorite female singers?
I am going to disregard "3" also, because I think that a goal of the exercise is that it’s worth getting names out that people haven’t necessarily heard and deserve attention. If I had to pick three that were my favorites, ... well, I can’t really...