ausjoe
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| Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase I remember this thread was one reason I joined Audiogon. Good to see It again. Not married but used to have a girlfriend who thought she knew best how to spend my money. Firstly buy gear that looks similar and use tracking. The day it arrives take... | |
| Noise, hum and AC polarity Thanks for the post My vintage tuner happened to be oriented properly already. 1.1 volts versus 16v the other way. Experienced some disappointment that I didn't get a cheap improvement, ha! Someone may have already mentioned this but in case not m... | |
| Audiophile Electrocution "I had a good zap checking the ignition wires on my '77 Firebird while the car was running. That 50,000 volt HEI ignition sure hits hard, and so did my head on the inside of the open car hood." Ah the memories that brings back! | |
| Burning a dics for a road trip, suggestions... Few more:Road To Nowhere, Talking HeadsOn The Road Again, Willie NelsonMustang Sally, Wilson PickettCheers | |
| Pioneer F-93 Elite series tuner Thought I might add that many tuner aficionados believe with most tuners the first step to improving performance is to install an external antenna. But you already know that! | |
| What is the Best Sounding/Produced music CD ?? Timrhu I listened to "Joshua Judges Ruth" for the first time since the Nineties tonight . I'd forgotten I had it. Funny how that happens. It does sound great, doesn't it? I also checked out Los Lobos "Kiko" while I was in the "L" section also. Hey... | |
| Your Private Audio Museum Cw, I just have to say I just got through looking at a yamaha a1000 int. amp on craigslist for 250us. Looks nice. I need it like a hole in the head but I still just had to do a search just to uh... well you know. I wonder if there's room on my clo... | |
| great vinyl sound cost as much as great cd sound Another way to look at this is if you have some great classical or public stations get a great analog tuner and a good antenna (at least as important as the tuner) and listen while someone else spins their collection for you. Just a thought since ... | |
| Amateur inherited an audio system... Gear yes! Girlfriend nyet! | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Though strangely I had never seen this thread till tonight I remember always clicking on Lugnut whenever I saw his monicker. Always offering help to others is not a bad way to be remembered. May you rest in peace.Larry | |
| Do Audiophiles blow speakers? Easy Bassman99 easy. It's the weekend. Head on over to the loudest band in town tonight and hang out by the monitors. You'll feel much better till the morning, anyway. Just kidding! Don't do it. Your ears will thank you. | |
| Impotence Question Just to protect The Who's "good" name, a squeezebox, my gutter minded friends is an accordian. But you already knew that, didn't you! | |
| Room Problem Improvement Question: Over a Garage Zargon gave you good advice. I do wonder about an uninsulated garage joined to your living area. I think your idea of Icynene might be worth doing dependent on the price as you get the side benefit of enegy savings and better resale value. IMHO | |
| What time do you wear? Basic Swiss Army but I really wonder is how many of you had to look at your arm to remember, ha! | |
| How many audiophiles to screw in a light bulb? Pbowne, the NLBC (National Light Bulb Code) specifically prohibits any potentially flammable substance in contact with an incandescent bulb. Were You refering to wrapping a rubber band around a low wattage fluorescent bulb. I've heard about instan... |