chrisoshea
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| CD's or Vinyl? Vinyl it is for me!!! | |
| Selling towers - keep getting bad actors/scammers when doing local pickup only. I'd go with craigslist for those sales. Make sure you take cash only and if the gear is small enough, meet the buyer in a public place such as a coffee shop. For large speakers, yes the garage is a great idea to keep strangers out of your listenin... | |
| Vinyl that is impossible to find Hi Bill, You mentioned "I’m open to any categorization to help define this era- what do you suggest?" I'd suggest a music lover might consider that NO categorization other than Music might be a way to open listeners to all music/sounds they may e... | |
| MacArthur Park Can you imagine being a hi-fi dealer sitting a potential buyer down in front of a 200K system and the buyer asks to hear MacArthur Park by Richard Harris? | |
| I'm Just Not Hearing It..., Do You??? I think the squeek was in my hearing aid....Overload....Buy a boat and get a new hobby | |
| Vinyl that is impossible to find Let's all consider retiring the term "spiritual jazz" ...ALL good jazz is spiritual. | |
| Clone DarTZeel amps? NO.... | |
| ??? Are Manufacturers Killing Our Hobby ??? And OP "Are Manufacturers Killing Our Hobby" NO | |
| KT88 Tubes +1 on the... Best new issue are Good Lion KT88s suggestion. | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? "The most infamous falling out brothers" I'll add the Davies brothers of The Kinks to the list. | |
| Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist Susan Tedeschi is The Eighth Wonder of the World…. | |
| Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist I do like Johanne Blouin... I LOVE Anais Mitchell...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shr47LVcA5I Saw her here in Colorado Springs years ago...Unreal talent, beautiful vibe. Anais is now a hit composer on Broadway with her show Hadestown.. https... | |
| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? Just using a stereo cartridge with a mono switch on my preamp. Good sounding mono reproduction. I do have a dedicated 78rpm turntable with just a basic Audio-Technica AT95 with the correct 78 stylus. If the 78 is clean and not worn/scratched it s... | |
| What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you? Hi there… I can’t play a note but got the music gene from my mother who sang and played the piano. My stepdad was a jazz musician so I got early exposure to jazz which is still my favorite…. | |
| HOW can components be so expensive, and yet customer service is so bad. OP...Cost of hifi gear is no sure indication of customer service. It is indeed a common and growing complaint. See if you can locate a local dealer or audiophile group that may help with any issues you experience. In 2025 so many things are DYI, j... |