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Olive customer service
I ordered an 03HD about two months ago and had to wait aneternity to get the piece. Several emails to Olive regarding the status of my order were ignored; I felt like they took my money and then refused to communicate. After many emails to them, f... 
What did you get for Christmas?
From my son: two Nash the Slash LPsand tickets to see Jerry Seinfeld at the Pantages in Hollywood.Not bad for a Dad!From me to me : Ayre V-5xe amp.Happy Holidays all !! 
Double Albums/CDs, curse or blessing?
Basically agree with OP, but really, LIVE albums are a different animal. They most always have SEVERAL albums of material to pull from when performing live, thus making it much easier to stay strong over a Double album.Also, live tracks are very o... 
6550 or KT88 ?
Here you go.....here is a current Ebay Buy-It-NOW from the seller I went thru :4 Matched Tung-Sol 6550 Reissue tubes,NEWItem number: 5855636196 Buy It Now price: US $103.38 Shipping is $6 bucks. I got mine in ONE day priority mail.This guy (Jason)... 
6550 or KT88 ?
Just this last year I bought a Music Reference RM-200 tubeamp. The amp came with two sets of KT-88, both RAM lab tested. While they sounded pretty decent, I had a feelingI could do better. I bought a new quad of Tung Sol reissue6550's.....OH MY GO... 
Vintage integraded amp any suggestions??
Oops on myself...its receiver, not reciever...shame on me!! 
Vintage integraded amp any suggestions??
See the latest issue of Stereophile; it has an in-depthreview of the 1964 Fisher 500c. Basically the reviewer found it VERY good for making music sound like music. Of course, most Stereophile reviews are good, so I guess you can take that into acc... 
Progressive Rock
Yes9 said :My question is, giving the poor recording quality of the 70's stuff, especially Genesis, my favorite, is there really any point in continuing the upgrade path. Or as I suspect, have the I reached the old proverbial "point of diminishing... 
Help me find a Simple Hi End Turntable
Thanks to all for taking time to offer advice!I initially had thought the Rega P25 might be a good choice.I will use all this info to help get a new table in the nextcouple of months. I have a good amount of import LPs fromthe 1970's that are in n... 
cones under preamp
I have had some real lousy results with cones, misc rubberfeet, etc. under my Sonic Frontiers hybrid (one tube) preamp. Be VERY careful here, as my two years of experimenting did show it is far easier to make things worse than better, under a prea... 
Pathos Classic One with Aerial 7's?
I have 87db multi-driver floorstanders (Platinum Audio Quattros), and as nice as they seemed to sound with my tube amps, they never came close to the dynamics and "airyness" as when driven by 300WPC SS mono amps. By the way, I started with about 1... 
Audio Experience Concerto
Hi Jeff,I bought a AE Concerto about a year ago on ebayfor $450, delivery included. What I first noticed was a HUGE soundstage, smooth and sweet, definately on the warmside, yet still had detail. This warmth may not appeal to everyone, but avoids ... 
my $686 stereo system, laugh if you want...
YES! Someone who gets it!! This whole audio thing is all about FUN and enjoyment! How many with limitless budgets spend limitless hours agonizing over equipment. There a lot of unhappy campers who spent BIGbucks;just look thru Audigon. I prefer to... 
I have a lack of depth in "soundstage".
The three most important factors in getting great sound:1. speaker placement2. speaker placement3. speaker placementHow to make a $10,000 pair of speakers sound awful :poor placementHow to make a $200 monitor sound OUTSTANDING :excellent speaker p...