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| Opening Record Store I wish I'd had this forum to read back in 1993 when a "friend" at my favorite indy record store convinced me we'd make a solid profit if I joined up with some other investors to open a CD/record store in Tampa (which grossed over a $M the first ye... | |
| Bass Driver Size - how much better is an extra inch? I have a 16' x 15' room with a pair of Klipsch K-horns in the corners of the long dimension (they're 1978 models that have an updated (per spec) crossover and modern wiring (lamp cord was original).I've often wondered if I would significantly impr... | |
| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? - Weather Report, 8:15 tour, New Orleans Saenger Theater. JACO!- Stones, Exile tour, Tuscaloosa. Martha Reeves & Vandellas opened, then Stevie Wonder (4 mos prior to Talking Book). $7.50 admission.- Pink Floyd, Dark Side, 2 mos after release (... | |
| One of the Best Stereo System in the World! An amazing opportunity to bear witness to a dream system AND hear from the builder.The acoustics professor at my university was friends with Paul Klipsch and sold Klipsch speakers, Crown, Marantz, Thorens, etc as a hobby. His listening room was de... | |
| Sam here.l realize now why so many people think my ideas are crazy? I've got this theory about trimming my toenails........ | |
| Mahavishnu fans only Flame and Birds are both masterworks but I heard Birds first....so that one resonates more for me.However, side 1 of Visions of the Emerald Beyond is what I listen to the most.....the virtuosity of the band, coupled with McLaughlin's supernova mus... | |
| Why Crazy Prices paid for Pioneer 100 JBL L100 AR1 AR3 AR3A Bought a pair of AR-3A's in 1973, powered by a 55W/ch Sansui 8 Deluxe receiver & Thorens TD160 w/Shure V15 Type III. My first high-end system.I loved the sound of the AR's at the time but, in retrospect, perhaps they needed more power (55 watt... | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? Stevie Wonder - Joy Inside My TearsGetz/Gilberto - Girl From IpanemaIt's a Beautiful Day - White Bird & Wasted Union BluesVan Morrison - Into the MysticKing Crimson - EpitaphElton John - Rocket ManHendrix - All Along the Watchtower | |
| Suggestions on Integrated Amp./Seperates to Run my Klipschorns I have a pair of 1978 K-horns run through a tube Conrad-Johnson PV2ar pre and had a CJ MV75 tube amp which, as mentioned on other posts, is a great match. I'm presently happy with a modified 100Wx2 Hafler DH-200 amp.To addend a previous comment, a... | |
| Does altitude change the sound of speakers?? Finally.....my time has come.After countless minutes of R&D, for a select group of too high audiophiles, I'm announcing the world introduction of the first device to compensate for savage performance-reducing effects altitude has on audiophile... | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? I've been using a 1981 Conrad Johnson PV2ar tube preamp with a 100W modified Hafler SS amp to drive a pair of Klipschorns and have been entirely satisfied with the sound. Originally a CJ MV75 tube amp was part of my system but the heat generation,... | |
| Wow an old album that rocked your world The 13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere deserves a listen even if (like me) you didn't have it back in the day....this and the first album are classics (that stuttering sound you hear in the background isn't an effects pedaled guitar....it's ... | |
| Power Conditioners Unless you want to roll the dice concerning system destruction via a lightning strike, you should at the minimum immediately install a guaranteed surge protector. Anecdote: A friend of mine in Tampa who sells/installs commercial grade computer sys... | |
| Great country recording Two legends and top-notch remastering:- Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys: Legends of Country Music compilation 2006; Columbia/Legacy (Sony/BMG); magnificent 4 CD box or single disc The Best Of; Country Music AND Rock and Roll hall of fame inductee... | |
| what's your opinion on the magazine 'stereo review'?? I read SR back in the day and can't disagree too strongly with any of the posts. The record reviews were always a favorite.Getting out of the Navy in Fall 1974, I had saved enough money to buy a pair of AR 3a speakers and, along with the speakers,... |