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Lamm LP2 and WE417A tubes
@ Romy... "I would like to point out (again) that Lamm LP2 was initially designed to address the very specific and very restricted level of audio consciousnessÂ… I am glad that you found the match"So, let me get this right..... Lamm has psychologis... 
CD vs. Vinyl
Oh, yes, back to the topic.... CD Vs. Vinyl, let me state , emphatically, that in my many many years of playing music and evaluating various equipments at my personal disposal in... "yawn"... umm, where was I? oh yes, I find that there is always, ... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
WoW!!!! What an amazing thread this has been! Jean, My apologies for not getting back to you regarding the Slate! I've had busy, crazy times, I am a father now... (3yrs. old! time flies) and a foster parent to two teenage boys, a career change, a ... 
Bottlehead Eros is it better than the Seduction?
I just built an Eros, my modded seduction will be going up on audiogon any day now. Very happy with it, not unhappy with the seduction, mind you, it's just that one of them has to go!!! 
Bottlehead seduction vs minimax phono
Went with Bottlehead Eros.... Building now... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Finally! The lenco is getting the review we all know it deserves... Let's all consider ourselves lucky to have gotten one ( or two)! While they were still unknown/unaccepted by 'the connisuers'!My humble Lenco remains unchanged in essence two year... 
The merits of slate plinths or not
I put a 2" slate top layer on my plinth, and I liked the sound more than my birch/cld plinth. ymmv, guess I could pull out an audio review or two and co-opt some wordy expressions as to why I like it better, but hey, I find AM radio very 'musical'... 
Whats the most you paid?
Paid $80 for the water lily 'meeting by the river' 45. Cued it up, dimmed the lights, 5 minutes later, I had to ask myself... ' what am I doing with my life?'never did listen to record #2. Now I only shell out big $ for 'must haves'if the 'best re... 
When will rap music be less mainstream?
Accept the bare fact that rap is just another ORIGINAL ART FORM contributed to america by African Americans. The myriad of forms concieved is staggering, close your ears to it out of ignorance, or because you'd rather stay where you're at. Jazz, r... 
vinyl cleaning with wood glue....works?
point taken, thanks for contributing, that's what it's all about!speaking of time and labour, I'd say we've both invested enough into this thread... considering opinions don't get records clean!;-) 
vinyl cleaning with wood glue....works?
Yeah, a dumb idea.... thanks dan, any stories, or theories to go with this sentence, or are you merely gracing us with your opinion? ;-) I thought it was a 'crazy' idea, maybe a bit 'wacky' or 'risque' but, then I read about the whole 'blasting yo... 
vinyl cleaning with wood glue....works?
You know, early on when I just started back out with vinyl, I picked up a copy of after the goldrush... clean, but noisy as heck. I actually used the wood glue, and it worked AMAZINGLY well!! I had forgotten all about it up until I saw your thread... 
Is Kind of Blue the Best Jazz Album Ever
Short answer: yes. No contest whatsoever. I own Brubeck, Chet, Coletrane etc. Etc. But a lot of that stuff sounds like Mr. Rogers music in comparison. Of course, this is simply my opinion, and only an opinion. BTW, I went to the 50th anniversay sh... 
What's With Pallas And Warped LP's??
Well Tobes, good for you! I guess Neil Young stipulated that no filthy immigrant hands ever touch his LP's! Aryan hands only!All kidding aside, I've had trouble with ALL of the respected "audiophile" labels... And all pie in the sky scenarios asid... 
Allnic Verito Z:Owners and those familiar
Oh..... You guys never fail to entertain!!With the endless back and forth. What we need is a 25 year old, who is capable of actually hearing the frequency extremes we speak of, and has impeccable taste, of course, to conduct a shootout, and lay th...