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Love for music shatter by highend equipment
I enjoy both the music and the gear. I generally buy what I consider to be the best "bang for the buck" type products in the medium priced category, which for me is about $1500-$3000 per component. I enjoy what effect it has on my listening experi... 
HD Digital Radio Chip announced
I haven't heard anything about it. Can you tell us more about what it is, and what it does? Will it be a subscriber service, like the satellite radio? Is there a sampling rate or protocol that would limit sound quality like CD? Can it be added or ... 
DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight
Dekay, my big tubing is from Lowe's. I think it is polyethelene. I would have liked to have gotten Teflon, but I wanted to get the wires done, and didn't want to wait for mail order. Also, I figured that if the wire was not having alot of contact ... 
DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight
Cdc, I used the 22ga radio shack magnet wire on my 3 meter speaker runs. You can go without the tubing because of the protective enamel, but the enamel can get rubbed off and there is a small chance of shorting the wires together. For this reason ... 
Does anybody read reviews?
I try to read most of them, and I've commented on a few. I agree that the quality of most of them is not real high. I also agree with Sugarbrie that they should have their own section. I don't know what use could be made of some of these reviews, ... 
Review: Harman Kardon T-60 Turntable
The T-60 is a good sounding TT. Probably the best of the mass market TT's of the 80's. I sold quite a few of them when I worked at the audio store. HK was our mass market line, and it had some pretty good performers in just about all the areas. Th... 
Lowether spakers: Any dissappointment: good/bad?
Ake, it's me again. The real choices that you have for drivers are the Lowther, Fostex, and the AER Mk1. AER is more expensive and 16 ohms. They are all good. I have the new Lowther and I think it is the best choice for your amp. The old midrange ... 
DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight
CDC, if you don't have some room in the tubing you will never get the wire through it. You will be very frustrated with the trouble you are going to have as it is. Do not "kink" the wire by pushing too hard on it. If you do, the kink will make it ... 
Can you work hard while listening to music?
Okay, CW, sorry about the "working" songs. To your point, I have found that I like to listen to soothing music while working. Something that doesn't require much attention. The hard rock stuff, although I enjoy it, has an agitating effect on me, a... 
Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope?
This is a very simple question. The answer has been shown to me dozens of times throughout my life. And, yes, I am still not married. The basic reason is that when you are spending time, money, and attention on the stereo system, you are not spend... 
Can you work hard while listening to music?
How could I have forgotten "I've been working on the railroad"?! Somebody slap me! 
Can you work hard while listening to music?
I recommend:John Handy "Hard Work"Miles Davis "Workin'"10 Years After "Workin' on the Road"Steely Dan "Dirty Work"4 Tops "Workin' My Way Back to You"Bachmann Turner Overdrive "Takin' Care of Business"Grateful Dead "Workingman's Dead"Johnny Paychec... 
Passive Pre question. Again? Gold Point SA-3
Why don't you call Bob Bergner at RB Audio. Tell him that Tom Lyons told you to call and ask about what kind of effect the Goldpoint Attenuators will have on your system. He either manufactures them or distributes them, and has alot of experience ... 
Pure Power
You must use very short, heavy cables from the battery bank to the inverter. In the above example, where the inverter is providing 1200 watts, the battery cables will be carrying 100 amps. Too small cables will get you a fire. Also, you must insta... 
How to find vinyl?
I read a very interesting article last night on the web. It was about the MoFi recording of DSOTM. It said in the article that MoFi ruined the original master tape of DSOTM when someone put the tape on a deck, and accidentally pushed "RECORD". Par...