bluorion
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| Stoned ice coffee? How many times have you heard Yello's 'Oh Yeah' in ads over the years? They have made millions with that song. | |
| Surge protector/conditioner for vintage system Thanks so much for the suggestion---I'll check it out! | |
| Surge protector/conditioner for vintage system Great article--thank you! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? OMD - Liberator | |
| Speaker impedance and sensitivity Hi---I had the same question a couple of weeks ago. Here's the link to my post with some excellent explanations. I hope this helps. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/sensitivity-question-2 | |
| How rare is an audiophile My experience is very similar to @dean_palmer. Gen X'er here---my friends and I spent much of the 80s experimenting with new gear, buying vinyl and CDs. There were several high-end stores we frequented and I still have some of my old gear (now vin... | |
| Sensitivity question Thanks for all the great responses---it was a huge help! @ditusa Great article!! | |
| Audio Research in Receivership. Sad to see a dedicated audio company starting to go under---maybe they'll be bought out? But didn't AR show off their new integrated I50 at AXPONA recently? Does anyone know if the I50 is doing well in sales numbers? | |
| Class A Integrated amps I have the Sugden A21 (with phono stage) and it's a great integrated. I'm not sure if the A21SE comes with a phono stage. Anyway, both are fantastic and will last years and years. Let us know on what you decide. | |
| Help me upgrade my beginner system! I agree with @yoyoyaya regarding the cables. You do have a nice system and starting with small upgrades may make a huge difference. All of the other comments are true, too. Upgrade your cartridge, room treatments, isolation devices and cables and ... | |
| Songs with excellent advice? Take this job and shove it - Johnny Paycheck | |
| What is the most challenging music to play on a stereo? I would imagine something like death metal or the rap music that you hear coming out of cars that have the 60" subwoofers. | |
| Big orchestral sound in pop, rock etc. Some of my fav pop/new wave albums with big orchestra sounds include: 1. ABC - Lexicon of love (Trevor Horn production) 2. Frankie goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome. Another Trevor Horn production. In particular, 'Two tribes' which... | |
| What's your experience with snooty HiFi salesmen? I bought my vintage equipment back in the mid-late 80s and the guys at the store were like my best friends. Never stuffy and we would have listening sessions after they closed. They would let me take home new equipment to demo it for a few days an... | |
| Finally added Accuphase to my collection Congrats!! I have the Luxman 505uxii and it's super smooth as well. From your description, they sound very similar. Have you heard Luxman before? If you did, how would you compare them? |