immatthewj

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Anyone listen to entire albums?
Generally, I prefer to listen to a disc in its entirety.  Not always, but usually.  I listened to a Mapleshade CD all the way through (I cannot remember the artist or title, it was one I got nearly 30 rears ago and I have more fingers on one hand ... 
Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?
I would not shoot my dogs if they messed with my system or attacked my chickens.  
Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
No:  not every track sounds good on my system. A revealing system makes a crap source sound even crappier.  
How you know your system is improving?
I used to think I knew when my system was improving when I wanted to spend more time listening to it, and when I spent more time looking forward to listening to it.  
**Smoking integrated tube amp, advice needed:
assuming the white speaker terminal is labeled negative or 0 I was wondering about that myself.  
**Smoking integrated tube amp, advice needed:
I used to own a pair of ARCs that one or the other would routinely blow a grid resistor, but it was never as bad as what you have described (no smoking and such).  If you are feeling adventurous, unplug it and put it on a work area and pull the bo... 
Outlet Question
@romad  , a few years ago there was a good run of threads related to the ins and outs of installing dedicated circuits, and because of those I learned something that I had done was violating code and may have nullified my home owners in the event ... 
How you know your system is improving?
I hate to say it, but there have been times I have listened to a particular track and thought, "Wow!"  But then on a later date I have come back to listen to that track and never heard what I had heard the wow-time.  And that is without any equipm... 
Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?
      You DO realize: he's a rather large individual, which may make his hands appear smaller.     After all, were all things relatively sized...but then again: LOL!  Well, you know what "Little Marco" said about his hand size . . . but don't t... 
Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?
UH.... Adam Smith? No, wait... Bill Gates? Ha ha! A couple of good guesses, but it was the captialist with tiny hands that she had an affair with back in ’06.  
Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?
Didn't Stormy Daniels write a book titled The Naked Capitalist?               ACTUALLY: porn stars ARE naked capitalists, obviously. LOL!  I don't think it was autobiographical . . . I heard it was about another notorious capitalist.    
Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?
    Never buy Toshiba stereo equipment from certain vermin, OR- their sympathizers.                                                   ie:     https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/nov/01/lockerbie.gerardseenan                     The only upside... 
Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?
Didn't Stormy Daniels write a book titled The Naked Capitalist?  
Cary SLI-80 tweaks and improvements?
Cary is a swiss army knife @carlsbad2  , could you expound upon what you mean by that?  
Cary SLI-80 tweaks and improvements?
I emailed Cary this morning to see the costs and turn-around time for the F1 upgrade I wish you good luck with that.