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| I’m gob smacked. What were you’re aha moments? 1969----There I was, a High School Senior listening to KLH-9's.I knew I had to get a pair.1973----At a yard sale I picked up a Magnavox 175 chassis for $5.When I realized that it was better than my Marantz 8b I started building. | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! Well now I've always found a good bottle of single malt will improve things for much less than the prices under discussion. | |
| How can I punish this Chinese audio dealer philkoan--No tube amp unless you know what you're doing. End of story. | |
| Budget hi-fi and vintage audio gear I've picked up lots of really good receivers at garage sales for $5 to $10.Lots of them. My friends know where to go if they need something for essentially free. If you don't need the tuner section, don't use it. Receivers are generally cheaper th... | |
| Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)? Sorry, I missed jj666... | |
| Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)? The Ramones, no question. It's almost criminal that only Geoff has mentioned them. | |
| Cover songs that are better than the originals. The Sid Vicious version of My Way... | |
| Cover songs that are better than the originals. Stairway to Heaven by Little Roger and the Goosebumps. Robert Plant loved it.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Roger_and_the_Goosebumps | |
| Bands with great second albums Nobody mentioned ELO as far as I can see. The first album was all roy Wood essentially. He founded the band with an assist from Jeff Lynne.Roy left the band after the first album because, well, he's Roy Wood and it became Jeff Lynnes' band. That's... | |
| This is juvenile... Sandy Denny. | |
| What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio? We had a wind up, mechanical, record player with steel needles. Just replace the steel needle with another one when it got worn. It played 78's.Peer Gynt with Antrina's dance and on the flip side, The Hall of the Mountain King was my favorite. Now... | |
| BEST INTERCONNECT FOR $25 EACH? You'd be amazed what I've found at garage/estate sales for a buck or two. Audiophiles kick the bucket and the heirs just dump the cables and such.Saturday is coming right up... | |
| Best tube dampers that you have used Mood rings make great tube dampers. You can tell if the tube is happy or not. A happy tube makes for a happy amplifier. | |
| Black backgrounds and such esthlos13,To me, hiss, hum, buzz, anything that detracts during quiet passages destroys a black backdrop. What i was mentioning is that for an amplifier that really is well designed, tube units seem to have less in the background during quiet pass... | |
| Polite Rules for discussing Audio related things "This is about the moment you'd better stop responding. Otherwise, you get sucked into purposeless arguments and end up wondering what is wrong with all of us. Maybe try a different thread or take a walk outside? I promise you, you will lose n... |