elizabeth
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| HELP FedEx Mangles Speakers - Refuses Claim Packing IMO needs to be done assuming the package will be tossed out sidways of a truck and thus dropping 8 feet to concrete.If your package cannot survive this.. It ain't packed well enough.I use dense foam, like used in matresses. A local foam c... | |
| Faceplates Silver or Black??????? All my electronics are in black.The two exceptions are a used PS Audio I bought used. Since it weighs 80lbs, and never did come in black, and I could go pick it up instead of shipping it ..I bought it.And same thing for my Furman REF 20i condition... | |
| Vintage Tube Services Still in business? Maybe watching the Olympics?Or on vacation. health issues, visiting relatives. got married. got divorced. in jail. on the run? | |
| Forced to Downsize Kuzma Stabi with Stogi S arm The brass pipe TT takes up only the space of the platter and arm.I paid $2,400 used here, and it came with the speed regulator, and dust cover, and platter weight.I love it with My Dynavector 17D3 cart.It is elegant, e... | |
| Dedicated AC Power Line vs. Power Conditioner? Depends on how good your current line is.IF your current line is not used for any other devices.. And is not on the leg your refrigerator is on... Then most likely not much improvement.If your current line has two dimmers for lights on it, and is ... | |
| Another cheater plug thread I remember a story from Florida. A guy was in construction and carrying rebar up into a to-be high rise. Well he rotated into a 35,000Volt powerline. And was standing on a steel beam. ALl that was left (that anyone could recognize) was his shoes m... | |
| VPI Scout Turntables are not 'easy' unless you buy a complete one.Changing arms is a huge undertaking for a beginner.This is more for other newbies, than for the op.Do not buy an incomplete TT. Never buy one missing some part. (counterweights missing are co... | |
| Cables ... what's up with them? All one has to do is avoid the "grass is always greener somewhere else" syndrome.When you find a cable you like. Stop.Only folks selling cables want you to keep searching for the 'holy grail' of cables..I could care less if 'maybe' some other cabl... | |
| Would you trust a local dealer to help you put The positive exeriences are nice to read about. However if you are new to audio, How exactly will you just 'by chance' walk into a dealer who honestly wants to help you? Instead of the dealer who wants to just use you as a cash cow?No one wrote th... | |
| Another cheater plug thread Statistics... What a person wants to know is: What are my chances to be fried doing this?Well it is pretty near the "what are my chances of being hit by a bus crashing into my home?" level.Or what are my chances of being killed by a airliner crash... | |
| Do you leave your platter spinning while switching I leave my TTs spinning. i own a screwdown clamp i no longer use as i just do not want to shut off the platter to clamp down.Now i generally do not use a clamp on the Rega, unless the Lp is dished.. then i grab the weight from the Kuzma to put on ... | |
| scratchiness on older lp's You do not need to get the lable wet at all.Just allow the LP to lay flat and drip the solution into the grooves. It will stay in the groove area. Just keep it from drying up while soaking The one point you might get some water on the label is whe... | |
| the quest for the best--within limits My favorite to laugh about is "what cable is best for my XXX?"As if anyone could sort out the real answers from the fanboy perennials, and the folks with an agenda.And Dover has the best answer. The people asking the question are just not willing ... | |
| So Many Apogees for sale, and so few takers These "Why so many XXX for sale" are funny. Every few weeks or so some product is mentioned as a worry question of: Why so many"xxx for sale.First who cares? Does it bother the op? is it a conspiracy? is some major flaw discovered and everyone is ... | |
| Who uses high end TT setup for vintage records ? Agree any weel set up TT will play any vinyl.The only exception is if the owner of a pile of MONO Lps wants to invest in a MONO cartridge.I play Lps made in the 1950s up to current production. No problem and never had any feeling of "this era is b... |