drubin
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| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? I've been using the LSA with a Spectron Musician for the past couple of months and I'm very very pleased with the results. | |
| Do powercords make a difference in sound? Hmmm...I don't think you understand audiophiles, paperw8. A power strip? Are you nuts? And some people do spend $2K for a PC for a $6K amp even if it may seem irrational. | |
| Do powercords make a difference in sound? I stand by what I wrote, paperw8, but do acknowledge that it's a bit more complicated. Manufacturers know these days that their products need to come with detachable power cords because audiophiles are accustomed to having that choice. If they bun... | |
| Do powercords make a difference in sound? the fact that audio equipment makers are not shipping product using these "upmarket" power cords tell me that the people who actually make audio equipment aren't buying into these assertions.All you'd have to do is visit a high-end audio show for ... | |
| Why magic at 80 db? What were your previous speakers? Some, like Quads, do a better job of delivering the goods at low volumes than others do. | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. From that list, some standouts (I'm being generous with the OP's concept, especially "great film"):8 MileHairspray (the original)Wayne's WorldFilms about music tend to be inextricably also about the contemporary culture. | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. The Harder They ComeThe CommitmentsHustle and FlowAnd let me join this thread's huge clueless brigade with:And the Band Played OnBang the Drum SlowlyOrdinary People (the Canon in D, dudes) | |
| What did you own in the 60's? A $500 system bundle from Cal Hi-Fi consisting of a Dual turntable with Stanton 681 cart, a Fisher AM/FM solid state receiver, and a pair of unbranded 3-way large bookshelves with 10" or 12" woofers. It sucked, but I was a teenager and enjoyed my ... | |
| worse entertainer or performer of all time?? >she pretty much launched me into puberty ... Joey HeathertonOh, me too ! | |
| Terrible/Inappopriate songs ... I usually skip "Mother's Lament" on Disraeli Gears. | |
| Dunlavy SCIV - What amp are you using? With reference to my earlier question about putting Dunlavys up on something, I've just ordered a set of outriggers to try with my SC-III.A's. The speakers rest on a detachable base as you all know. If I attach the outriggers to the base, I will r... | |
| Help With Spectron Amp It really costs $1000 to ship a 62 pound box from NZ to California? How can that be? | |
| Thoughts about the new MacMini & Lion OS That sounds like good news, Darrell. And a tip of the cap to you for updating your website already. Now you need to see what Lion does to things. There have been some reports of meaningfully improved sound from iTunes under Lion, so who knows, it ... | |
| Thoughts about the new MacMini & Lion OS So Darrell, it seems you know how to get around the OS backwards restriction. Closeouts on the previous Mini are out there now and the price is about the same as the new Mini. Decision tree:If Lion turns out to be a good thing for music servers, e... | |
| Thoughts about the new MacMini & Lion OS Darrell,Did your 2011 Mini come with 10.6.8 or Lion?Dan |