albertporter
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| Can I ever stand to listen to our system again I am sorry for your loss Karel. I pray the music and your love for her will live on in harmony and provide you and others that loved her some comfort in her absence. | |
| Who has Caps on their AC lines ??? Our friend an fellow Audiogon member Joe Sanders (Joe's tube lore over at AA) is a good friend and has a DIY version that is splendid. Perhaps he will post data here about values and how to construct. I think I have the data in an old email along ... | |
| Review: Purist Audio Design Custom Aesthetix Umbilical Power cord Thanks John Frech for the kind words about my system. I know the move to your new home and dealing with your kids and job has made life crazy and it was nice to just sit down with some red wine and unwind. The only people to hear these new cables ... | |
| Thanksgiving to THOMAS EDISON Boa2, People who hear them live say they are really a crack band. | |
| Thanksgiving to THOMAS EDISON I once lived in Washington and my stereo would not play, then it dawned on me, Washington is DC. | |
| Roger Sanders is back Yeah, I understand, but what's life at Audiogon without Angela?Glad to see you here, even if it's only once in a while :^). | |
| Roger Sanders is back It's great is to see that Angela100 is back ! Where have you been all this time?Good to see Roger is back too. | |
| Gruv Glide. How many use it? I agree.I experimented with Gruv Glide on records, even after they were cleaned with Record Research cleaner and a VPI 17F. I was told GruV Glide would work magic by reducing noise, wear, and improve overall sound. After trying it on several LP's,... | |
| The Cartridgeman Isolater. I would fire away Doug, but I would only shoot myself. I agree with everything you've posted.A strong, stiff mechanical connection between the cartridge and headshell is an absolute necessity to achieve the ultimate in analog performance. In fact,... | |
| Placement of amps ? I have mine placed behind my speakers because I run long interconnect under the floor, keeping things tidy. If the amps were placed between or in front of the speakers the wires would show and present danger due to exposure to foot traffic.Other t... | |
| banana connection types Banana connectors vary in how tightly they fit, just as some RCA connectors fit more snugly than others.The best way to resolve the issue is with WBT expanding bananas. Plug them in, turn the knob on the rear and the banana expands to a nearly gas... | |
| Will the ipod be the death of the CD? You ask what an iPod is, you can learn all about it,HereNo, I don't believe an iPod sounds as good as CD (even with un- compressed transfers) and I don't think downloaded MP3's are equal to CD.I own a black 30GB iPod video, bought at Ebay for $151... | |
| Anyone familiar with Randall Research cables? I hope they work for you since you already own them. A bit of background for you on the cables. Randy lived in Texas when these were being developed and during that time I spoke with him often. Later he moved to California to produce and sell the ... | |
| New Vinyl Defects I've purchased about 100 LP's this year and a recent newcomer to my weekly music night music sessions (last Tuesday) thought I had the "most amazing" sounding CD player he had ever heard.It's true the display on my CD was showing a disc in play, b... | |
| Audio Icon/Idol - Who would you like to meet? Dewald,When I was just a foot high my father & Charlize Theron's father, Charles used to work together. She was a little girl with white/blond hair and was spoiled totally by her father with all sorts of gifts...Now you have me interested........ |