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| How to respond to those who say it's not a hobby? Concede her point about the hobby angle, don't argue it. Admit that it's a luxury, and let her know it's one you really want to have and that makes you happy. Don't get hung up on betting whether or not she'll be able to hear the difference betwee... | |
| bmw rock solids opinion The Rock Solids are an inoffensive-sounding speaker, which is a great accomplishment for what they are, and I like them. However, from an audiophile perspective, I would relegate them to the patio etc. as you suggest. There are many small, relativ... | |
| Recommendation on Balanced Interconnect Working fine, auditioning PC's. The old one will probably be on retainer until it goes back to Coda for a volume-control chip update that they *might* be implementing...I'll know more soon, but if this happens, it's supposed to take care of the oc... | |
| changing tubes in my phono causes hum ? If what Gs5556 suggests turns out to be the case, Electro-Harmonix markets a 12AX7 type with an "LPS" (I believe that's correct) suffix, which uses a spiral filament said to avoid the problem. I personally have not tried this tube out, but others ... | |
| Short Life of Oil CAP only 250 Hours?? Such a spec is only for the maximum temperature the part is rated for, kind of a 'failure' rating - not the life of the part for the recommended temperature range at which it is intended to be used. That temp will be significantly lower, and the r... | |
| Recommendation on Balanced Interconnect John, could you elaborate a little bit on the comparision between your current choice and the HT Magic Link One's? I have a pair of the HT's that will require a jack repair, and was thinking about going with a complete RCA-to-XLR retermination fro... | |
| changing tubes in my phono causes hum ? Are you sure it is truly hum you are hearing, or could it be 'tube rush'? | |
| Monitor selection I'm sorry if you feel that way Duddley, but I'm not sorry for what I wrote, which to me is not nearly as bad as you make it out (I mean, I wound up with a joke, fer Pete's sake, and there's a difference between being 'snide' and being terse). But ... | |
| Review: Sony SS-M7aes Speaker Hey, not only that, but if you wind up getting either of those speakers you mention, you'll probably find you've opened up a whole other can of worms (and possibly 2 or 3) in trying to get everything (including the room) to work as well together a... | |
| Best used dac under $2000 I'm happy to take you at your word Mdomnick, but rereading your first two posts on the subject fails to reveal any discernable humorous intent. As for Mr. Chirac's supposed faux pas, I guess you are under the delusion that George Bush *is* extendi... | |
| Review: Sony SS-M7aes Speaker Thanks for the thorough discussion. I've always admired the design of these speakers, though I can't remember ever hearing them, but I did see them in person. A while ago you were talking about looking for new speakers, I thought - any update? | |
| Best used dac under $2000 To those among us who think that 'we' should boycott 'France' (really all French companies lumped together) for something the French president said (or even his administration's policies) - all I can say is, if I had to agree with everything Mr. B... | |
| Any Schittke fans out there? Um, I thought it was 'Schnittke'...I've liked what I've heard, but it ain't much so far - I'd like to get more, so thanks for the rec's. | |
| amp for thiel cs1.6?? Lafish, when you find a JRDG integrated for $1,500, please let New_wes know...As for tube integrateds, I demo'ed the 1.6 in conjunction with the VTL ST-85 (which is available in integrated form as the IT-85) - the combo was exceptionally fine and ... | |
| Bryston 7B SST vs. Parasound Halo JC 1 shootout... Fcrowder, I don't like the appearance of components that are 'ugly' any more than you, but my comments were more directed toward the marketing and brand image angles than they were reflective of my own personal taste (if not my opinions, of course... |