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| Choose between McIntosh MA9000 used vs MA8950 new A McIntosh that is only 4-5 years old but is not in top cosmetic shape is a clue that the owner(s) may have not taken care of the equipment during the period of ownership. Steer clear and get the warranty. | |
| Thoughts on Cardas RCA Caps If you don't have an EMI/RFI problem, exactly what is it you're trying to fix? Otherwise, just fancy dust covers. But they do look nice. | |
| Suggestions on improvement As someone with similar age-related hearing decline, as well as a moderate degree of tinnitus, most tweaks you’ll get recommended hear aren’t going to make a darned bit of difference. I say invest the $1000 in more music that you enjoy, crank it u... | |
| Upgrade from WIlson Sabrina Let's fill your small room with more stuff; that'll definitely make the room bigger and solve the problem! | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? Let's put it this way: my kids (now 26) were exposed to high end audio from the time when they were born. Interest in my setting them up with an audio system when they got their first apartment: zero. Not enough room, and why would they want tha... | |
| Looking for advise and recommendations on a nice record cleaner. (a) have an audiologist clean out your ear wax (and do a frequency sweep at the same time, so you get a baseline of how your ears are hearing) (b) ban your friend from your music room; he/she wasn't listening to the music, anyway! | |
| Speakers, speaker cables or I’m getting old… You didn't indicate your age, but if you've passed 60, get your hearing professionally tested. The result will help you decide which changes in your system are likely to yield results, and which are chasing futility, if you have the typical freq ... | |
| Help with XLR ICs. You've got to be kidding me. You've got to try (insert the brand I own here). Or even better, you must hear (brand I've only ready about here). First world .00001% problems. | |
| 15k USD Speakers for Classical and Pop Extended Listening, Near setup, Low volume Headphones. | |
| Wool Blankets as Room treatment Been using Pendleton blankets across a low wall for years. Acoustic treatment that looks great, and can be grabbed if the heat goes off! | |
| (20 year old) 1.0 meter Kimber hero xlr and Audioquest diamondback xlr cables If you've got Accuphase, don't cheap out on the IC; beg borrow or steal a few different (hopefully already broken in) and experiment. Your ears are used to the Heros, but don't let that "comfort level" stop you from trying something else. | |
| Best HIFI Stores LA/Orange Excel Audio, Newport Beach | |
| Annoying newbie CD/SACD player question Try cleaning the laser lens first. That may fix your skipping problem, if that's all it is. | |
| Finally...subwoofer that's aesthetically pleasing! Aesthetically pleasing? Highly questionable. | |
| Do You Buy Speakers Without Hearing Them? Only once. Boutique brand (Salk) which had no dealers; only sold direct . No regrets. |