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Any UFC fans out there?
I'm hooked, usually watch a few hours every thursday eve on Spike.Yes, it's violent, but watching Chuck Liddell tool around in his Ferrari, that seems like a fair trade. Some of these guys would be fighting in bars anyway, it's just the way it is,... 
Baltimore MD
Merry/Happy to all the B'Morian's.Be happy to offer the Acoustic Zen Satori Shotguns for evaluation, just a reminder, they're 6 footers.But what you really want to hear is my Supratek Preamp, once those monstorous cables are replaced. Sweet tube j... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Thanks for the suggestion on the Sovtek KT66. This being my first tube preamp, I swore I wasn't going to get entangled in Tube rolling. I've had the Chenin for a week and I just ordered a pair of the Sovteks. This preamp is making me unreasonable,... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Frankiealverti - Those two switches are left/right gain switches, the choices are low gain or high gain. You can adjust the pre to match your power amp with these, additionally there's a gain dial on the back for further fine tuning of the gain. W... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Thanks for the feedback lads, hard to believe that the phono will be even better than the line output, Jimi Hendrix was in my living room last night, playing the 'experience Hendrix' CD remaster of Electric Ladyland. Found myself in the kitchen be... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Just replaced my Adcom GFP-750 with a used Supratek Chenin, going from a ‘giant killer’ to the ‘preamp of the century’, which is how these two units are written about. The rest of the system is a Musical Fidelity A5 player, Conrad Johnson MF22... 
How to thwart cats
Put some balloons near your components. When the cats are hanging around the 'off limits' area, pop the balloon(s). They'll make the connection and avoid the area. You might have to repeat the lesson. My cat avoided the area like the plague, but s... 
Experience Loading Speakers w/ sand or shot
Just purchased some used Von Schweikert VR-4jr's that had the added lead shot. Was a struggle to move them with the added weight, close to 200 lbs of speaker and box. You need to consider how you'll remove the lead, if you ever sell or move em. Th... 
VSA VR4 SR or JR as a match to my system and room
I'm considering the VR-4Jr's and some of these posts along with the recent uptick in VR-4Jr's for sale here made me wonder if trouble was a-foot.I emailed VSA asking about a local dealer and three days later got a response from one offering to set... 
Balanced/Unbalanced --- Whats the difference?
Shadore: Thank you man, that was a lucid and clear explanation, on the why and how. 
Audiophile license plates
off topic, but the best one I've seen was a LE CAR that had a plate that said 'LE TAG' 
Musical Fidelity A5 CD-Player Powercord proposal
After buying an MF A5 player, I emailed usedcable.com for Powercord suggestions. They recomended the JPS labs digital AC.I only compared it to the VH Audio Flavor 4 that I already had in my system. The JPS sounded much superior in my system. The J... 
CD Mats
I'm using the Blacklight CD mat. When copying disc's using my dual tray phillips CD recorder, certain CD's won't copy even after multiple trys. I put the mat on, and voila, the cd copies. Must be doing something eh?. I only hear a subtle improveme... 
Anyone ever try ear candles for better listening?
True story:an aquaintence of mine is into all sorts of new age remedys.After trying this, he convinced himself that ear candling would be beneficial for the whole family and his mom reluctantly agreed just to shut him up.After his 'remedy' managed... 
Power Cable Recommendation
I picked up a Musical Fidelity A5 CD player a while back but only experimented with 2 powers cords. The VH Audio Flavor 4 and a JPS Labs Digital AC.The JPS Labs cord was audibly better in my system, really made it shine. The folks at usedcable.com...