zaikesman
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| Reactions to HP's review of Antique Sound Lab amp? Favorite reviewer? Rwd, you don't seriously think that if such a thread wasn't to immediately descend into an utter bitchfest, that there would be any anything posted in response to it at all, do you? :-)(This is part of why I admire Kal Rubinson ... | |
| Unsettled and considering changing stuff Obviously, a lot of different suggestions can be made (at a price), as evidenced above, and the results would be unknown until you took the plunge. My take is slightly different: the first thing I notice is that you seem to feel the system lacks s... | |
| Anyone tried Jena Labs new Power Conditioner? OK dude, I got "internet", now about the rest... | |
| Digital isolation. Am I doing this correctly? Just a note for anyone reading: Don't try the vacuum cleaner or space heater break-in trick on your PLC without first reading the literature to see if this is a no-no, since some such devices will employ designs, especially on the source component... | |
| Why no remote? I think of having a good full-function remote as more than just a convenience. It can actually improve the listening experience by permitting correct volume adjustment at the listening position, something hard to judge accurately when you'd otherw... | |
| VTL, ARC and the 6550C Captpenny, can you be sure that your results aren't possibly reflective of the B's simply having more hours on them? Power tubes progressively lose their tansient precision, dynamic oomph, and extended top and bottom octaves as they age. | |
| Putting floorstanding speakers on stands... Sounds like that Gaincard could use a little help in the bass dept...or is it that the Aragon dances with lead feet?... | |
| Reactions to HP's review of Antique Sound Lab amp? On second thought, if we're back on-topic, why should I recuse myself? :-)JV is a much better writer (and possibly listener) than J-10. I liked Fi well enough - found it mostly non-infuriating and congenial for an afternoon's read. That, and getti... | |
| Guilty Pleasures: Throwaway Pop To expound just a moment further, the concept of pop as being 'disposable' carries some interesting paradoxes. I suspect most of us have much stronger memories of or reactions to hearing a well-loved pop tune than we do many supposedly more 'ambit... | |
| Guilty Pleasures: Throwaway Pop Never feel guilty! Don't throw anything away! Great pop, although a relative rarity these days, is one of life's *genuine* pleasures! Savor it! | |
| Audio CD-R's versus regular CD-R's? Get the standard ones - there's no general difference save for the royalty charge and use-prevention code to go with it. Consumer-market standalone audio CD-R burners/players don't permit the use of such computer disks because they look for the pr... | |
| Putting floorstanding speakers on stands... I had to raise my floorstanders when they were set up in my old place in a smaller room, where I had to sit closer than was ideal with the model in question. I don't do this anymore in my new place, but it can be helpful under certain circumstance... | |
| High end vs internet No doubt. Last week I was speaking with a prominent LA area dealer/storeowner by phone about a well-known and -regarded 2-channel topline preamp from a leading manufacturer, and he regretted to say that in in 5 years of carrying this model, he's s... | |
| The METERS....tight,funky vibes Dan: Yes, like I alluded to above, The Meters as we knew them basically hibernated between '84 to '89, although some of the non-Neville members continued to collaborate on and off in the meantime. And Ziggy never drummed for them again after that ... | |
| Reactions to HP's review of Antique Sound Lab amp? I'm sorry 914nut, that's not what I intended, and I basically swore to Asa once before that I wouldn't play this again. Asa, this what we do: I chat on Audiogon for enjoyment and occasionally relevance, and I regret to have to say (again) that pas... |