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| High End Audio Equipment, Status Symbol? There's a term for guys that show up with expensive cues in pool halls. FISH! | |
| High End Audio Equipment, Status Symbol? Ben makes a good point. Most non-audiophiles think Bose and Bang Olufsen represent high and audio, and wouldn't have a clue as to what any of the gear in my rack is. Well...sometimes I don't either!There is a certain inherent snob factor in our ho... | |
| Need some audiogon expertise Kool, from what you describe even though the specs say otherwise, it seems you might NOT be experiencing impedance mismatching with your preamp and amp.I agree that experimenting with speaker placement would be the best place to start. Try pushing... | |
| Need some audiogon expertise Cables and cords are good way to tune a system, but it may be better to make sure everything else is matched first.Tubes are also a good way to tune your system, but you seem to have everything dialed in and the bass may be tough to solve by chang... | |
| I need a female jazz vocalist. No Krall, No Norah Yeah, Shirley Horn is pretty damn good! MArakanetz has me interested in this Lhasa lady though. I'll have to find her this weekend. | |
| how does paypal work Ed, you bring up an interesting point regarding PayPal operating like a bank. It seems that many states feel PayPal should fall under the jurisdiction of a banking commission and subject to their laws and regulations. | |
| how does paypal work I've been using it for a few years now and love it. The method I use is the bank-to-bank funds transfer, it's immediate and most sellers will start the shipping process once they get e-mail noification from PayPal that funds have been transferred ... | |
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| Thank You, to the Person Who Helped You the Most. Hi Stealth,I'd really appreciate it if you could figure out a way for me to stop the constant upgrading, heheh.Dean | |
| Has audiophilia changed your music taste? Some good, honest answers here.Obviously there seems to be two camps.Those whose tastes were unaffected and unchanged by their venture into audiophilia, the better gear seems to have enhanced what they were already experiencing.And those like myse... | |
| Do you keep your amps and preamps on all the time I leave my transport and DAC on all the time. The Kora doesn't have an on/off switch on the front and is meant ot be left on and in standby mode.I only turn my preamp and amp on when I'm getting ready to use them though. Too much heat, energy and ... | |
| The Scariest Story Ever Told? Sometimes late on sunday nights I like to listen to the Hearts of Space and Pipe Dreams broadcasts over the radio. I turn off all the lights, crank up the music and lay on top of my bed like a Haitian zombie waiting to be resurrected.Sometimes tha... | |
| Has audiophilia changed your music taste? She looks like a demented Captain Janeway from Voyager, and sings with phrasing like a wounded animal, but she's damn good! | |
| Has audiophilia changed your music taste? Patricia Barber is a great case in point. If not for high end audio I would have never heard of her. | |
| Has audiophilia changed your music taste? It's made a HUGE difference, because as I said audiophilia has exposed me to so many genres of music I'd never previously tasted.When I started buying expensive equipment I did initally buy within some music categories I was never into before. And... |