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| UPS Shipping/Damage Claim policy experience Although I won my only claim against them in Small Claims Court, I may not have needed to go there had I not asked their claims examiner if there was any truth to the rumor that "UPS" stood for "Ur Parcel Slipped". | |
| On the Fence with Analog Vs. Digital. Need Help Improve your present system and stick with digital unless you have a unstoppable urge to be trendy. | |
| What is the ideal weight/mass for a turntable? An intelligent answer for once!Granite rings like a bell: please explain, any data or proper observations on this? | |
| What is the ideal weight/mass for a turntable? Why would you want to make a tt any heavier than a P9?Is it not a very elegant solution to the task of spinning a vinyl disc? | |
| good listening/bad listening It mostly has to do with the way you feel. If you are into subjective audio, you should accept your own subjectvity and stop blaming the grid! | |
| Tube amps have a signature sound I don't know, both can sound terrific and it all has to do with the implementation. | |
| Enjoying vinyl more than ever......... Everybody and his uncle remotely related to audio is in a "vinyl renaissance".Have you checked the price of vintage tts lately? | |
| Tube amps have a signature sound Well the ones that are accurate are critized for sounding like transistor amps. The ones that do sound like older tube gear have a great midrange partly because their hf response dips and let's your ear/brain processor focus more on the mids. At a... | |
| bookshelf or floorstander No reason in the world to get bookshelf speakers when you factor in the cost of good stands. Put the money you would spend on stands on your floor standing speaker purchase and I am sure you will wind up with more speaker, literally and sonically. | |
| Vinyl newbie - have a few questions Noise is part of the charm: live with it. | |
| Lonely piece of marble: where should it go? You will never hear any difference in sound no matter what the "resonates at a high pitch" statement means.At any rate, I doubt it's marble, would more likely be granite.Something with that kind of mass is better put under your tt. | |
| Thiel 3.6, what will drive them best? A pair of Bryston 7B-STs will drive them nicely and can be gotten for relatively little money. Some think that that earlier model actually sounds better than the current one. | |
| Mark Levinson Where is the Emotion?? Geez Mr. Tennis you are being awfully direct. I have to say I fully agree with you. | |
| tube preamp w/ solid state amp Krell power amps require a modification to run safely with a tube pre. I believe a resistor of some sort is put in the circuit to avoid some nasty situations, oscillation I believe, but don't quote me on that last detail! | |
| Time between playing the same LP The fact it makes no scientific sense should make the idea more popular in subjective tweaky audio. |