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lloydc

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Diminishing hearing ability?
Stingreen, agreed, up to a point, I often do without them. But with "high frequency hearing loss" - which means above 2kHz, when we're talking about hearing aids, which is around the frequency of tweeter crossovers - without hearing aids, cymbals ... 
Diminishing hearing ability?
Obviously you need to have your hearing tested, then consider good hearing aids - which run around $6K/pair - just another component in your system. They are equalizers with some digital processing. 
what do members day dream of to Pink Floyd?
hallucinogens are required. 
Grado Statement Sonata 1 - bent stylus
My Statement Sonata mysteriously developed a bent cantilever, is that what you are referring to? 
2 Channel In Ceiling System
why do you think something aimed at the top of your head can sound like real music? 
Bad news for audiophiles?
Who cares? expensive Scotch usually tests better. 
Pono anyone?
Exron, thanks. It is refreshing to see a post which gives an honest opinion and doesn't hide the ball on what the poster is really talking about. 
When does non-delivery become a crime?
Silly audiophiles. Of course it's a crime. The issue is proving intent to defraud at the time he took the money. He would have claimed that at the time he took the money, he had intended to deliver - but went bankrupt and closed his shop at a late... 
Oppo BDP-105D mods
The modwright has not only an external power supply, the tubes stick up unprotected through the top, so it takes up a tremendous amount of room. It may sound good, but it looks like a ridiculous kluge. 
Grover Huffman GH RCA ZX+ cables vs...
I ignored Sabai (on this forum issue) and bought Grover's interconnects and speaker cables, and he advised me to use some silver wire jumpers rather than biwire my 2-way speakers, which he made for a very reasonable price. They are all broken in n... 
Did Redbook get it right?
The engineers at the time knew very well that the spec was inadequate, but the Marketing departments ran the show. The amount of music that could be crammed on a disc was the deciding factor at the time. 
Wife stepping on speaker wire
but Schubert, his wife might get suspicious and stomp those wires. 
How effective is the ultrasonic V-8 lp cleaner?
Terry, which model Elmasonic did you use? 
Anyone seen audiophile lisence plates passin' by?
I thought IDDOC was just idiocy. 
Vintage Receiver: TANDBERG, MARANTZ, or…?
Sansui, Luxman, or Tandberg would be preferable to Pioneer or Technics, which were thought to be characterized by a bright, irritating high end, back in the day.