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| Kris Kristofferson Kris was the quintessential "Man for all Seasons". Laborer, Writer, singer, actor, Army Ranger and Rhodes Scholar. He requested that the first three lines of Leonard Cohen's "Bird on a wire" be on his tombstone. "Like a... | |
| Phono Preamp Selection Hello smerk, I'm very pleased with my Schiit Skoll. It has a neutral presence which is one aspect that I prefer in phono preamps. The Skoll's flexibility allows you to adjust gain so that both MC and MM carts are compatible. The remote control ... | |
| Aliexpress Marketplace practices, be for warned. Unfortunately with the proliferation of on-line retailers comes a multitude of "bad actors" selling knock off inferior products. As you have learned some of the internet sales sites are looking primarily at quantity and volume rather than genuine... | |
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD I always enjoy these dialogues. I'm probably in the "upper age range" of participants on this forum. As a youngster growing up in the fifties (baby boomer) my parents had a large collection of records they played on a Zenith console. That was my... | |
| Refurbished / Re-tipped Cartridges - Are they worth Buying? Interesting topic -Rebuilt vs "mildly" used. Rebuilt IF, you know the rebuilder is experienced and skilled in this delicate craft and has proven results such as customer reviews. Industry recognition would also be a plus. If rebuilder is local ... | |
| Subwoofer Advice ps; Hey navyacht, I failed to mention that new Hsu woofers are well within the price range that you mentioned in your post. Hope this is helpful info. Btw Hsu is pronounced "Shoe". That's easy:) | |
| Subwoofer Advice Hello navyachts, Just a suggestion that you may wish to speak to Dr. Poh Ser Hsu, owner/designer,builder of Hsu Research located in Anaheim, Ca. He has been designing and building subs for over 30 years and earned his Phd in engineering at MIT. ... | |
| Replacing Capacitors, I Don’t Wanna! If the unit is functioning properly ( no hum, visual inspections indicates no damaged/overheated/discolored caps I would advise against r&ring the caps. As an experienced electronics hobbyist I've learned that one must be judicious when apply... | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? The dialogue on the "best" way to connect wire to speakers has been a dynamic one as long as I can remember. I caught the "hi-fi" bug from my dad and an uncle back in the 60s. and have been enjoying it ever since. Dad liked to keep it simple and... | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? Maybe analogous to considering a used car. Check over the item in person, do all of the features perform properly, how are the cosmetics , dings, dents, scratches,etc. Was the item exposed to tobacco smoke. As more specifically to used speakers... | |
| If Steely Dan had a different vocalist Hello to all you Audiogonics, This is my first post, but the Steely Dan reference got my nostalgia juices flowing. By way of intro, I'm "old school" going back to the days of taking my tubes to Olson Electronics with my dad to use their tube t... |