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| Started with $1k speakers … what now? Have you found A British Audiophile on Y/T? He has a smaller listening room than I do, where I use floor standers, he tends to focus on stand mount speakers. There are impressive speakers in that segment. Good luck with the hunt | |
| Obvious Epiphany I've said before here on Audiogon, that whenever I think my speakers are "stale", that instead of buying new, I rearrange my listening room. I think this last adjustment put my ancient rear ported KRIX Euphonix in just the right spot. even a bli... | |
| RIP Melanie Safka I don't begrudge Melanie Safka's success with the roller skate love song, "Brand New Key", which I still sing along with-- in private. I would guess that song fed and clothed her (and her family) for many a year (although her husband, her record ... | |
| I took Frank Zappa’s advice Dental floss is made with Flax, like linen is. Flax used to grow on farms all across the upper Midwest, Pretty flowers. And the Dental Floss Tycoons have all moved to China. The pygmy ponies have taken up residence on hobby farms. And I'm just too... | |
| I took Frank Zappa’s advice Frank spoke truth. When you see "Play this record loud" that's an admission that the poor thing has been compressed beyond comprehension. Why do record company execs think we still listen to little transistor radios? FZ owned a recording studio be... | |
| Favorite Obscure Rock Song "Moons of Jupiter" Scruffy The Cat | |
| Are there any issues with connecting speaker wire in this manner? If you can find high quality flexible (annealed?) copper then yes go for it. Solid wire does have some conductance advantages over stranded, but the lack of flexibility and the generally poor quality (re-cycled, repurposed) of industrial (ROMEX an... | |
| Does a turntable mat make any difference? I play a lot of records. I have several mats of different thickness that I use as a quick, if not perfect VTA adjustment. I suppose had I selected wealth instead of handsome, I might have a copper mat, or some other unobtanium that caught the ligh... | |
| list of speakers Very impressive effort. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I cleaned the Al Hirt section today. A lot of work, but man, he played a truly sweet trumpet, what tone. The marathon cleaning and playing session brought back memories of my Mom's record collection and her gorgeous Telefunken console, stayed up w... | |
| What to do with dead equipment Kind of apples and oranges, but my luthier made a cash offer for my old guitar tube amps. Salvaging transformers, tubes, and other parts made more sense to me than shredding or land fill. Now, if only there was an answer for PVC records.... | |
| Steely Dan Aja cover What I want know, is what was Steve Gadd wearing | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? every day is cleaning day, again: It's a beautiful day "It's a Beautiful Day" Billy Cobham "Spectrum and Crosswinds" Steeleye Span "Below The Salt and The Steeleye Span Story" Richard Thompson "Mock Tudor" The Collectors "The Collect... | |
| Using PA Speakers In A Home "Audiophile" Application! There is video on you tube of a guy who salvaged PA speakers from a venue.... The horns are massive, GE drivers (I think) and a structure to support the things. Totally impractical, but man, wouldn't it be grand... High school friend had black pai... | |
| New Phono Cart with Character Needed I have a bit of a Vintage, or Golden Age fetish, and a limited source of funds. I'm very happy with my Shure V15 cartridges. V15 III is a good entry point. Don't buy from someone who doesn't post coil continuity in the description, stay as close t... |