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| Audiophile Electrocution Drubin,Yes, I'm quite sure the shock changed my metabolism. Up until that point it seemed quite normal; after the shock, definitely revved up, and stayed that way for years.My doctor said he studied cases in med school where people where people ha... | |
| Ipod and accessory power help Apple makes a USB power adapter:http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/2.RSLID?mco=63413C01&nplm=M9837LL%2FAwhich used to come standard with iPods but is now an extra cost accessory.An alternative is a cheap powered... | |
| Audiophile Electrocution Long term effects?When I was 13 I belonged to an Explorer Post, an adjunct of the Boy Scouts. Our sponsor was a local company that built closed-circuit television systems, and after hours we could go into their shop and use their machine tools, eq... | |
| Zu on Zu Bartokfan,I suggest you read the 6moons article as linked in Aktchi's post above. Perhaps the Zu's "ideal" match is something other than an SET amp....For all the Zu owners here: what's the most power you've run through your Zus in your home, and ... | |
| Need Recommendation of PC speakers Swan M200s:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836136102For classical and jazz they would be hard to beat; from 100 hz up they're terrific. If you're a rocker or a gamer, they don't have the deep bass. I'm thinking of buying a pai... | |
| Inexpensive preamps look too good to be true? Forget about 5 years, what about 5 months from now? The Pacific Valve stuff has a 90 day warranty, the eBay stuff doesn't indicate any warranty at all. If you can fix them yourself, or are going to mod them and void the warranty anyway, or conside... | |
| Zu on Zu In the NY Times this morning was an article about Netflix, and it contained this quote from Reed Hastings, the Netflix CEO:"At the heart of any good investment, I tell investors, is a contrarian thesis that they and the company believe very deeply... | |
| Programs for File management - HELP iTunes works great on the PC! Go here:http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/Pick Windows, and enjoy. | |
| VR-1 or Onix Reference 1?? I was looking to move up from the Epos ELS-3 and listened to the Onix Ref 1 in a friend's system. I wanted to get away from the slight harshness of the Epos tweeter, especially at low volumes. The Onix was only a marginal improvement, especially s... | |
| Best music store online or off? There are some very cool independent releases here:www.woodstockcd.comI was at Princeton Record Exchange maybe a month ago, and while I agree with Sbank that it, and most used record stores, aren't as good as they used to be, it's still pretty fab... | |
| Do tube dampers improve sound? Once again I have to make my plug for trying the inexpensive solution first. I got 50 industrial grade silicone o-rings from here:http://www.marcorubber.com/material_selection.htmfor $10 plus shipping. I have a preamp with all octal tubes, so the ... | |
| What do you wish for? I can't speak to the first two, but the last definitely won't happen. DVD burners sell in the millions of units, while Creek and Bryston sell in the thousands. The economies of scale aren't even close. | |
| "Dumb" Laptops Link to High End Media Center? CWlondon,Your proposal is certainly one solution, but I'm not sure any "best practices" protocols have been established. I use exactly the setup you describe, but only because I'm a computer professional and have access to cheap old laptops. I use... | |
| tonearm cable Zu Cable regularly auctions their Xaus tonearm cable on eBay starting at $150. If you catch the auction right, you can buy one pretty cheap - I got mine at $150 as the only bidder. They'll terminate it any way you want; mine is RCA-RCA and sounds ... | |
| Anybody with some thoughts on Hafler amps I agree with Avguygeorge; I left my DH-200 powered up 24/7. If I turned it off it was hours before it sounded good again. It didn't draw much power at idle. With a little modding it sounded great and served me well. David Hafler was a pretty smart... |