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Isn't a wondeful time to be an audiophile?
geoffkait  Am I damned to hell? Well that depends, are you married?  
Isn't a wondeful time to be an audiophile?
elizabeth  Music was only what was played on the AM stations. Not true. maybe in the sixties but not in the late seventies. I listened to alternative rock stations  WBCN & WFNX. & WBUR  eg. .  punk was just starting out and at the time... 
Isn't a wondeful time to be an audiophile?
OK, Now all the yea sayers please collect your parting gifts and move over to the right if you please. As for the naysayers please move over to the left against the wall and stand perfectly still,,,,No really I'm glad of ALL of the responses I've ... 
Isn't a wondeful time to be an audiophile?
Why did people who had records and record players go to CD in the first place?  orpheus10. You know what the real shame of it is? after all the time and money they spent on those albums they literally threw them away for pennies on the dollar. ge... 
New speakers? No thanks.
Last week while chilling with my wife, listening to music, she turns to me and says,” you haven’t bought any new speakers in years.  You should take our tax return and get some”.  bigboltz  you've just experienced a temporary state of nirvan... 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
Is there one amplifier that everyone can agree on as a contemporary standard? Ah, an exercise in paradoxical thinking resulting in a incessant bandying of a search for the illusive "Holy Grail",,,,,,illogical,,,,,,illogical, does not compute ! 
What's the reasoning behind replacing older capacitors?
Question asked question answered. thanx. rodman99999 
Digital Microscope advice SRA
Thanx folkfreak 1, I already have the smart stylus jig. Nice rig BTW.lewm, Did you ever hear the song "88 lines about 44 women" by the nails?Just whenever someone uses the word nihilist I think of that song.I'm actually not an Nth degree er. But I... 
Digital Microscope advice SRA
So in other words; Don't get yer ******* in an uproar over minuscule amounts, Just judge it by ear? 
Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life!
30% source analog / Digital30% electronics30% speakers10% cablesI auditioned speakers. What I liked, I decided on and asked how much?Took that number and multiplied by 3 and auditioned the rest. I was learning as I listened in the sound room and d... 
Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life!
tlong195880 posts01-15-2019 11:09amYou should spend most of your money on $600 magic mats and $150 vials of magic graphene goo to gunk up everything electrical in your house. That’s the ticket, yeah.LOL Sounds like you speak from experience.I... 
How can I punish this Chinese audio dealer
 wcfeil429 posts01-11-2019 6:02pm>>How can I punish this Chinese audio dealer<<Send him the Yoko Ono Box Set. LOL, LOL,  LOL,I don't know who's suggestion is more torture mine or yours, the dealer would still end up with a terrific ... 
How can I punish this Chinese audio dealer
I just goolged the definition  of NOS. By it's definition it's a contradiction in terms, New / Old ? hmmm? Sounds to me like last years fresh milk." hey boss what do we do with all these old tubes?"" just call them NEW / OLD tubes, even give them ... 
How can I punish this Chinese audio dealer
How else? Ancient Chinese water torture! LOLBut seriously I feel sorry for you but I never deal with foreign countries, You really have no recourse if a number of things go wrong. You're essentially dealing with another countries laws which don't ... 
Looking for a particular amp
I've been researching on the web about the above recommendations and what characteristics that they have,,, that I could find.It's just reading but at this point I'm starting to get a general idea of what to expect, but of course nothing beats an ...