larsman

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SHIPPING speakers?
Even for bookshelves, which in my case are still usually rather heavy with matching stands, I always insist on local pickup. Might take longer and I might have to sell for a bit less, but the lack of hassle is worth it to me.   
An enthusiast’s journey to Audio Note UK
@winoguy17 + 1  
Solid state amp that tube fan can be happy with?
I've got an MSB S-200 power amp and it seems to bring no coloration of its own to the party; I use it with a Herron Audio tube preamp, and it sounds like it's going through a tube preamp.   
Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover)
@johnnybwood - That's Blodwyn Pig's "A Head Rings Out".... Great album!  
Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover)
@bassbuyer - When 'Wish You Were Here' first came out, you couldn't even see the cover - there was a dark blue or purple wrapping around it, with a sticker saying what it was on the dark wrapper.   
Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover)
@jastralfu - Thank you!   
Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover)
As BassBuyer said above, how do you paste the images of these covers on here? Do you just paste the image into the text box or does something link to something?   
Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover)
@bassbuyer - In my college dorm back in 1970, some art students painted the inside of the elevator doors so that when the doors closed, you got the entire cover of the first King Crimson album looking at you!! Especially fun for the psychedelicize... 
Recordings with BASS
The Move - "It Wasn't My Idea to Dance" - SERIOUS bass playing down LOW.... And you get oboes and bassoons, too!   
Merry go round
@mihorn - Personally, I'd never care about 'perfect original sound'; not being in the studio with the producer, I would have no idea what that was, and it might not sound good in my listening room. I just want something that sounds good to me with... 
MusicDirect,,
@thecarpathian + 1 - plus the reflected light off a page is easier on the eye than direct light from a screen. I'll never give up on print...   
MusicDirect,,
Mine came yesterday, too...   
Replace tubes yearly?
@dougthebiker - thank you for your thoughts about your experience. It would take me much longer than I've got left to live to run up 4500 hours on my 300B tubes. For me, they get used perhaps 1/10 of that much.   
Replace tubes yearly?
I'd just as soon not replace my WE-300B's every year, thank you very much, unless Paul wants to gift me a pair annually. It was a silly statement if that's what he said (I'm going by the comments, not the vid), with no consideration as to how lon... 
Any Audiophiles Here Have Experience with Hearing Aids?
I've got hissy tinnitus and loss of high frequencies, and I've worn hearing aids for over 20 years; they've made such an improvement in everything, including listening to music. They won't bring back lost hearing, but they can manage to adjust the...