czarivey
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| Buying Without Audition definite road trip.living in the middle of nowhere is cheap so driving must be far.i'd research local craigslist adds or ebay listings within 100...200 miles around where you can actually drive-in and check-listen. | |
| Do female audiophiles exist I know at least two: Inna and Elizabeth. | |
| Obscure bands Mentioned China Chrisis, Wishbone Ash, Spooky Tooth, Camel and Uriah Heep are very known and common bands. There's nothing obscure about them.My obscure list:The CanAmon Duul (sorry no German k-board)This Mortal Coil with members of Cockteau Twi... | |
| Buzzing noise. Power amp must be turned on last. My power strip has 2 delayed outlets that I connect poweramp to. slight buzz not audible from distance is acceptable and less-likely you'll be able to do anything. i would try to use stock power cords instead of a... | |
| Too many cans with no storage! Deer horns on the wall would work. | |
| Marantz 6150 turntable versus Dual 1218 turntable, which is best? Marantz is more of performer and Dual is more of collector. | |
| Would a Technics SL-1200 MK2 be an upgrade from a Denon DP-31L? yep buy local when you can test it and offer lower dollar. | |
| Would a Technics SL-1200 MK2 be an upgrade from a Denon DP-31L? Technics SL1200 wasn't designed as DJ turntable on the first place and fully suitable for hi-fi performance even stock as-is. With mods it will humiliate the top model of Rega or Pro-Jekt. | |
| Is sound quality effected by twist connecting 2 speaker wires together for extra length? Twisting and securing with cap of proper gauge or using brass crimp plates will work better than soldering.spray from time to time with Deoxit to prevent corrosion. | |
| Marantz 6150 turntable versus Dual 1218 turntable, which is best? Marantz 6150 vs Dual 1218 is near-same as Mercedes S-class vs. Buick Century. | |
| Just what kind of preamplifier section does an integrated amp have? I know that Creek integrated amps have passive preamp section. Most of them are very "British" and polite just like many polite drivers prefer to let everyone go and stay behind for reason or no reason. I like a-bit different attitude tho -- stepp... | |
| How best to place tubes in an ARC VT-130SE V4/V6 and V5/V7 according to schematic provided by jea48.Same applies to another channel. | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables Can anyone trade-in late model BMW K1200 for pair of graphene cables? | |
| How best to place tubes in an ARC VT-130SE matched quads aren't important. each matched pair should be placed in each push-pull pair. | |
| Speakers VERY close to wall - Cork board useful? I've got about 3...4" from the wall and I use rug on the wall behind speakers. |