uru975
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| Listening habits and LP storage I've lived in earthquake country most of my life. The chance of something big enough to rock my records in their racks is very remote. My records are stored in what are book cases turned on their sides. Look nice and allow me to get to my collecti... | |
| what kind of discount on demo speakers? 20-25% off seems reasonable.I was once able to get 30% off because the speaker was on its way from the factory and the guy/gal canceled the order before it arrived. | |
| Analytical or Musical Which way to go? Most tube amps measure miserably especially SET but they do make music so why not speakers. Are we trying to satisfy designers and measurements or our ears? | |
| Got Noise? Are you familiar with tube hiss? That would be my first guess. Your linestage has tubes, have you checked them? | |
| beethoven piano concerto I don't normally think of Arthur Rubinstein with Beethoven but for the fourth piano concerto under Eric Leinsdorf it works, and very well with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It is available on both LP and CD. Emil Gilels also did a splendid versio... | |
| Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage? My system is all tubes and there is no problem with being overly warm. Part is synergy part is speakers and room. No answer to cover all bases all the time. | |
| Why does better power = better sound? Al as usual gave a wonderful answerTo view it a bit differently think of electricity or power as water and your electronics as living creatures needing it.Believe it or not there are only 5 water systems in the U.S. that do not need or are require... | |
| Audiogon sellers, please stop and read this thread How it works if you fall for it.Buyer sends a cashier's check for more than the amount. The buyer gets you to deposit the check and refund the amount over the purchase. What has just happened is the buyer gets free cash from you, it can take up to... | |
| NY Times articles about turntables Raquel thank you for your response, one of the best laughs I have had in awhile, great line | |
| Recommend some Blues music to a newbie Highly recommend Jimmy Smith's album The Cat, no body has played the Hammond B3 organ like him before or since. | |
| How long daes it take your gear to warm up? My CD player is left on 24/7/52 as for the rest I turn on the phono preamp, turntable motor and preamp two or three hours before listening then go for the amps. If I leave town for a day or so I unplug everything. Turning on the preamps and motor ... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Chopin's Scherzi, fantasie, berceuse, barcarolle performed by Eugene Mursky piano volume 5 of the Chopin edition. New pianist to me, has a complete new take on Chopin, which is really refreshing and well worth listening to. He is young, 30's,and o... | |
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| What time do you wear? my cell phone otherwise I'm timeless | |
| I'm on StereoTimes... Remember to keep a list as to who is naughty or nice. |