herman

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Are there any fans of Dewey and Gerry out there?
if you like this type of musicI appreciate your enthusiasm for a favorite artist but what type of music might that be? 
Plastic ring over tweeter opinion
I wonder how they determined it was "as much as 100%"Perhaps they have a special tweeter meter.This sounds like a very, very bad idea to me. 
What will beat ear 834p by a margin
STEP AWAY FROM THE LEDGE!!!!!!DON"T JUMP!!!!!!Good grief man, I think you just listed every phono stage ever made. Sit down, take a deep breath, relax, you are going to be OK.First of all, quit reading so many reviews. Secondly, you are at the poi... 
Subwoofer strange noise
Try tightening all the screws and bolts you can get to from the outside first. Check the port to be sure there isn't something in there.Unless you see something from the outside it is going to need to be taken apart. Something has come loose insid... 
Why shouldn't I bi-wire Wilson Watt/Puppies 6
Jfrech, just curious. Are you saying the entire crossover is in one cabinet and the jumper that feeds the other cabinet is being fed a signal that has already gone through the crossover? If so that would explain why they don't want you to biwire o... 
Why shouldn't I bi-wire Wilson Watt/Puppies 6
I haven't seen the latest versions but the earlier ones had the crossovers in the cabinets. Is the 6 different? 
Why shouldn't I bi-wire Wilson Watt/Puppies 6
I'm really only running two sets of speaker wire to the same binding post from two different taps, 8 and 4 ohm.Perhaps I'm confused but it sounds to me like you would be shorting out 1/2 of your output transformer, which would be a major problem. ... 
Why shouldn't I bi-wire Wilson Watt/Puppies 6
Void the warranty? Sounds silly to me. They may recommend not biwiring because they think they sound better with their own jumpers, but there is nothing that could damage the speakers with biwiring. How could they void the warranty? They could nev... 
i want a dull, caramel colored cd player any ideas
Mr Tennis, in another thread (just deleted by Audiogon I assume because it deteriorated into a pissing contest) you told us you were an audio reviewer. Is this the player you intend to use in your reference system for reviews?I think it would be n... 
CD player/ MP3
First of all I don't think what you want actually exists and second of all I don't think that is what you really want. You say you don't want a computer but the DVD machine you describe is just that, albeit one of limited function. It is using you... 
Naim Recapping
Electrolytic capacitors deteriorate over time. They lose capacitance and start to leak DC. Allowed to detriorate too far they can breakdown causing catastrophic failure. It doesn't matter whether it is a Naim or not. At some point electrolytics sh... 
MY BEST DEAL
You left out an important fact. It's not a good deal if you paid too much. 
Advice for Building a turntable
great links Mr. MoebiusI'll never build one but that looks like interesting reading and a good place to start. 
Advice for Building a turntable
I see you have posted several questions in this vein here, and its not that this isn't a helpful crowd, but it is generally not a DIY crowd. I would follow the advice above and look for forums geared more towards DIY. 
Recommendation for best Joe Jackson records?
That's a tough one since he has recorded music in so many genres; reggae, r&B, jazz, jump blues, classical, rock, pop, and more. The one you cite is very different from many others. I would go to http://www.allmusic.com and read the descriptio...