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Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Just purcahsed the new Nissan Z car, an oh my! Can't wait to tweak this baby. The windows are open and I can fly! Happy Motoring! The Real BigKidZ	941
How does one get off the merry-go-round? I'm am completely done. That's it, finished, I have reached the peek, the hilltop, the top of the mountain. I really mean it, well for now anyway. Well come to think of it, . . .	422
HELP Electrocompaniet stole Christmas Ernie, What a pain in the Ace! Everything has already been said but since this is not a warranty issue, why not do it. Used, grey market so what. Solve the customers problem . . .	141
How Much Time do You Surf on Audiogon? Man here I am again responding to another thread. I've been trying to stop cold turkey but it ain't a happenin'! I swore I would skip a day or two but that did not work either. . . .	97
Damping Vibration - Friend or Foe? Depends on the Vodka! Kidding. I am of the dampening side of things. I use an air bladder but it has a base filled with a mixture of sand and used lead shot so that the little . . .	88
How many audiophiles to screw in a light bulb? You guys have it all wrong, a simple silver coating will enhance the output of a el cheapo light bulb that competes for one tenth the cost of all of the above higher priced models . . .	81
Rate these on order of importance: The room is the biggest influence on your sound period. Do not be folled tinto thinking that the room isn't. It can make up 70-80% of yor sound. Just try one of the room . . .	77
Laying it on the line OK I put the rant up to spark some discussion. Like I said it came out of a thread I read about a reviewer’s thingie and the comments made about it. A few people who responded . . .	75
Can we have an "Ask Sean" catagory? Funny Slappy, I was discussing you with another Agon member and we both agreed that you would be the first Agon memeber we would like to go have a berr with. Maybe one day we'll . . .	71
The last 5 ????? I read your post with great interest. Personally, I have been going in a completely different direction lately. The additional spending in my system did not yield the overall . . .	66
Where are you from this Christmas.. * All the best to you and your family, Merry Christmas from Montville, New Jersey. BTW Ray, define wealthy	65
recommend a good computer and digital camera? try slickdeals.net or xpbargins.com for better pricing Also pricescan.com Happy Shopping	62
Why Does A Concrete Floor/Spiked Metal Rack... Here is my two cents worth and probably nobody will agree with me. The MDF is very good for shelving, and the sand fill is also a step in the right direction. You want to . . .	56
Christmas Music and Audiophiles? Not audiophile but good xmas tunes Merry Axemen or axeman produced by Steve Vi	54
No one cares this is the anniversary? Albert, Sorry I was away but I was tinking about this all day. My father-in-law was on Iwo and the Korean war. I annually go to the Marine Corps. ball in NYC. It really brings . . .	53
Who needs spellcheck? Doesn't James Brown talk like this? Hapsey Lestinin	50
What stole your attention from HiFi? Mt10425 God you must be as old as I am! The original song title was In the Garden of Eden" Brianmgrarcom, my buddy just recently found his original Chevelle SS454 that he . . .	49
What makes the Bloom around instruments . . . Define bloom. Different components can introduce attractive sonics to a system that some may call bloom. Some CJ components to me have bloom. I have also heard very good . . .	48
America's Tragedy: a Solemn Anniversary I drive past the WTC site everyday. Today there was only one lane open and I stopped to hear the names being read by the kids. I lost my brother-in-law, cousin John (firefighter . . .	47
A trick with Scotch Whisky Hank, funny to see you here in the bushes! Happy Listening & Drinking	45
Feedback/Ideas for New Magazine? Bound for Sound is a mag that I read that I feel is somewhat true to the point and no advertising. Your idea is OK but you will not make a living at it and getting in equipment is. . .	40
Want to Blow Up My Stereo Tom6897 Knock Knock anyone home? We are keeping an eye on you	37
What do you look like? What, you want to see my picture! It is not enough to see my system, and hear you crying, now you want me to post my picture too! Rcprince, we've met and you a lot better then . . .	37
Merry Christmas Everyone Merry Christmas to you all and peace too	35
Guitar player? , What model do you own or play? Thirty different models but mainly use a '60s strat and 70s Les Paul modified. For change of pace the a '60s tele, ES-175, ES-330 and 335 are some of the favorites I use depending. . .	34
Anyone spend more on their system than their car? Forget about what's in my system, I may have enough spare equipment, cables and things that are not even in my system that are just laying around that could be equal to a pretty . . .	34
Tweaks That Don't Work What has worked to some degree or another in my system, did not always produce the same result in my two other audio buddies systems. The list includes some NOS tubes, component . . .	33
I fell victim to a scam I would assume that PayPal uses an ACH (Automated Clearing House) transaction. I do not know thier overall policy but ACH transactions can be reversed. I would contact PayPal and. . .	32
Does "Non Compensated" Reviewing Still Exist? You are correct sir but in my auditions of many CDPs, preamps, amps, speakers, cables, DACs, etc., I found what I preferred is not always what others preferred. For example Sonus . . .	29
Are Dealer Recommendations Useful or Useless? Marakanetz, I was there a few days ago! They have a very good selection of name brands to choose from but I cannot waste their time because I know I will not buy at their list . . .	29
And What Did You Get Your Wife For Christmas? Guys, I purchased her some nice very expensive perfumes (got it at a discount in NYC versus Macys). She wants a new kitchen in 2003, probably drop $80Gees. I already bought . . .	28
Man, am i losing my hearing? Ah, horsepower does corrupt the soul! I remember when I had the SS tricked all out, man she could fly. Those were the good ol' days 4 sure. My next door neighbor has a V-12 . . .	27
Do isolation devices really help? Yes, under your CD player try the Daruma's 80% of the Aurious or Symposium roller blocks. You can find a dealer or manufacturer who will offer in home trials. No brainer	27
New York, New York - Audio Stores????? http://www.stereo411.com/dealer/locator.xml?objectID=a1d0c6e83f027327d8461063f4ac58a642&open=region	26
Trelja in New York - 2005 Gingko, are they the racquet ball company? Happy Listening	24
Postal Money Order versus Bank Money Order ??? Same, both are as good as cash	24
What's up with ads for $70,000 speakers selling I contacted each seller and spoke with them. I purchased both speakers and used a local dealer in that country to verify them and ship them to me for a fee. I am enjoying them . . .	23
New to the game. Need some beginners advice. You need to first learn what you like from your system. No two are alike and nobody else hears what you hear or prefer. Once you undertand that you can move forward. Buying gear. . .	23
Power Conditioners vs. Power Cables First of all there have been several posts on this subject and each system is different. I have been corresponding with some Agon members on the usual higher priced power cords . . .	23
Counterpoint - Alta Vista - Mike Elliott My mistake on jumping the gun on Mike's health. He is alive and doing well. I emailed Mike and he will put my contact information on the Alta Vista Website for Counterpoint . . .	21
Pics with ads? Avguygeorge, The CAT is being sold by a dealer so they want you to call and ask about the unit instead of receiving a ton of emails. But I agree with you 100% there still could . . .	20
PayPal Question. Ncarv I was told the same thing by PayPal and yes there is an option for source of funds but when I just tried to make a payment to test this, here is what the screen says: ". . .	20
Best sounding SACD's to show-off system JTinn, When are you throwing a party so we can come and hear you system??? Happy Listening	19
Warranties - Best & Worst - New & Used Pass Labs period. They are one of the tops in the business at customer service and repair. Happy Listening	18
Oooops Just got caught... Tell her to knock before entering, she just blew your moment away! Happy Listening	17
What's my next step in AC conditioning?? Umm dedicated line helped me some with systen details and dynamics but since there are other ways to try things before you buy I would say try a Hydra or Exact Power AC . . .	17
Where's Slappy Been Lately ??? After all this time when I started this thread back in 12-04 I finally realized who Slappy really is - he is the most interesting man in the world. Stay thrustie my friend	16
Best of the AMperex 6DJ8/6922 Tubes Thanks for the responses so far. Is there a web site that I can look up the ones that I have so that I can look at Joe's T L and see what I really have? Where is the best place . . .	16
Can the glass on a tube be repaired??? Thanks for the replies. The top of the tube, the glass is broken so you can put you little finger into it. Yeah rare 6SN7 tube go figure it would be the one that fell	14
Significance of different components of audio ... In my recent experience with digital transports, I was one who never felt that they made that big of a difference. A buddy of mine lent me his modified Sony DVD players used as a . . .	14
missed buying opportunities No missed opportunities, but a few impulse buys that I wish I had taken more time to look into before buying and selling at a big loss. Happy Listening. Anyone want to buy some . . .	14
Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Keep it in the family Slappys	14
What to upgrade next? The biggest improvement in your system will come from upgrading your speakers. The cables may add some sound changes but better speakers will open up a new world of sound. Not . . .	14
Are internet sales taking business or not? You all make very food points. Ccertain manufactureres do not let dealers advertise online like Krell, Levinson, etc. In general the dealers lost trade in sales remember when you. . .	14
Audio shops in Boston Try Stereo411.com	13
FedEx, and HELL VTL to the rescue Yep the good old FedEx shipping label lets you put multiple items going to different locations. Big dumb me asked, are you sure this will work, the items are going to two . . .	13
Want to buy for a power conditioner? Try the Balanced Power that Aberdeen Components advertises on Agon he offers free shipping to your door, cannot beat that for a trial audition. Happy Listening	13
Help with UPS and Paypal See if you can find the guy by doing a people search or maybe yahoo searches. Send a certified letter with return receipt to see if he gets it. Then file a samll claims court for. . .	11
What is meant by the term "B stock"? It took me about 2-3 months to get my Sony SCD-777ES SACD player refunded from Sony. You have two options with Sony, if the item is a current item, they will replace it with a new. . .	11
Why Sellers Forget To Update Ads, Sold/ Pending Yeah, remember the Counterpoint SA-5000 that was listed for $600 obo. I emailed saying I would send a bank check the next day. I never even got an answer after several emails. . . .	11
Aurios vs Stillpoints, any experience? Here is a reply I got from someone who has used the AUrios, Stillpoints and the IsoBase that a local designer in New Jersey builds, hope it is useful. Only got finished setting up. . .	11
Power Conditioning for a mid-fi system. Get dedicated lines first before you do all of this. They run about $100-$150 a line and get rid of all those cheap outlets on the power strips	11
paypal phishing Jdevine, Can you sent me your new bank account number, and your personal ID information? I promise that I won't tell anyone either! Just kidding	8
Best name in audio? There is a Chinese restaurant in CA that is called "Fok Yuen" Happy Listening and eating	8
UPS & Small Claims Court? I was going to send a BAT preamp to CA and when to the UPS store. The guy asked me is that the original box, and I said yes it is in great shape. He told me that they may not pay. . .	8
To Dac or not to Dac Using a good digital cable is very important. Most of the DACs that I tired in my system made a difference over the stock players. There are many different DACs and they all have. . .	7
Help with new IPOD Thanks everyone	7
any drummers in the house There are many internet sites and video tapes to get yuo started. I agree with finding a good instructor also, but only if you are going to stcik with it. Beat those skins man	7
taming a nasty treble response Not sure what is under your CDP but try a 16" bike inner tube and see what happens to the sound. Tubes run about $4.00. Happy Listening	6
Trying to decide, please help? My first suggestion is to ask what speakers have you decided on. The synergy between your speakers and an amp is quite important IMO. The source is the second most important to . . .	6
Need woofer repair Millersound Bill 1422 Taylor Road Lansdale PA 19446 215 412-7700 Great guy, great prices, excellent work	6
what is star grounding? Gregadd the link did not work	6
Is there an Audiogon for musical instruments? Try net instruments or do a search for used geetars Happy Playing	6
Musical Fidelity Experts needed.. I compared the Nu-Vista integrated to the Rowland M-112 power amp and MF preamp and the Rowland blew the MF away. The MF while being very musical does not have the details that . . .	5
hum with 2wq filters/ general hum help needed try makig a star gounding system where all of the components are grounded to one point. Maybe someone here can help with the design	4
Audiopoints vs Mapleshade brass cones Parts express http://www.partsexpress.com has some cheap cones that worked OK in my system made by Dayton that you can use points or take the points off for around $20 for 4 just . . .	4
Active Dampers Hey, what drug do you use? We just got a cat today so I may try it! My wife says a padded bra may also work! Happy Listening and keep the fur from flying	4
Isolating Vibrations Here is my take on vibration as I was taught recently by a local designer here in New Jersey. He makes a vibration base that I just purchased after hearing and comparing it to . . .	4
HELP Question about shipping internationally. You need to contact UPS and get to their customer service for international shipping and tell them you are shipping the unit back to your customer that you repaired. There is . . .	4
hydra vs p-600 Try the Exact Power unit, I preferred it over all the others I have heard. If you want a good deal on one, I have a connection. Happy Listening	2
Masking tape: speaker setup trick... Yes and you can use a ruler to mark down some 1/4" lines so that you can adjust and listen also	2