mr_hosehead
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| Walmart pushing blu-ray My only caveat might be to heed the words of certain bozos who saw this a year ago with HD-DVD. "Someone" (ahem - you'll probably have to go search the archives...) made some of the almost-same comments last year, only then it was about Walmart's ... | |
| The future of my hearing Chances are that if you're male or over 30 you've already experienced some degree of measurable loss in acuity (based upon what could have been measured when you were in your teens). It happens to everyone, happens earlier than anyone recognizes o... | |
| Most Important? Source. Not players or other electronics - source material. I'd already gotten to the point of getting almost all gear used (or doing my own for room stuff), so the only significant expenditures for really new stuff is source.I also measure this m... | |
| Speaker cable length Lots of folks (including me) will say they would prefer something a little shorter, if nothing else than to reduce the cost of the darned cables (and I'll admit to that second part). But you already have enough of the answer above - use the heavie... | |
| Rock Siblings..... "And Zak isn't Keith Moon either" Probably not a bad thing, if you're at all concerned about liver function and life expectancy.Zak is a darned decent drummer, that's for sure. And The Who's a darned good choice if he's gonna play with 1/2 of an e... | |
| Looking for sub $1000 SS amp I'd second the used Odyssey - prob upgraded Stratos or Extreme. Or, maybe Emotiva? You could be just fine (and "only" out anywhere from $500 to $1K) after you crawl through the SS amps offered for sale here at Agon... | |
| Phishing Scam? Googling "secure.audiogon.com" returns exactly one hit (vs. gazillions for forum.audiogon.com). Then check the thread it points to (especially the identical link a couple of messages down) 'cause it points to the same destination:CanuckAudio You c... | |
| Jackson Browne CD's Pdn - Yup I ordered 'em and yup I like 'em. I found the 01/13/2008 "street date" CDs at CDUniverse - these are the recently and (I think) much better mastered CDs. "For Everyman" is about all I could hope for, given that the source is from 35 year... | |
| Speakers for old 70s Marantz receiver? I'd suggest late 70's vintage Marantz speakers. Seriously - HD880s would top the list. | |
| Paradigm Monitor series vs Studio series I've got an all-Paradigm Studio setup in the den - mostly 5.1 HT (because it's the darned den and there isn't much sense in going to 7.x w/ the rear surrounds right next to your ears...). For whatever reasons I also now listen to 2-channel more of... | |
| Help w/ finding replacement drivers for my AR9s I remember a place called Layne Audio, plus there's gotta still be a store on EBay that's called something like "Vintage Parts" (or "VintageAudio" or "Vintage AR"?) that has this stuff. I haven't used these places myself so please don't take this ... | |
| Why do amps sound different? TIA - I am most certainly not any kind of expert, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express (once...)For starters, if they do sound different then they do not measure exactly the same - period. You may be referring to a single aggregate measure (am... | |
| Jackson Browne CD's I had no idea until this morning that there are newly-remastered (01/2008) versions available from the usual retailers, etc. Amazon, BestBuy, and the like are all listing practically the entire early catalog as recent remaster releases. I can't te... | |
| Eagles One of these Nights - run off area wording This really isn't all that unique. Way back when albums were the norm and the makers were occasionally whimsical (or downwind - your choice) there were quite a few albums that had engravings. Some had meanings that were easy and accessible, some t... | |
| Amazing James Randi? Uh, did any of you guys actually happen to read "the other side of the coin"? Shockingly, things may not be as you are painting them. This item has been going on for a while and it sure appears that Mr. Randi is not the one who backed down. It was... |