rhyno
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| What Song Reminds You of Your First Love? a song i never knew of when i knew her.tom waits, "martha" (her name was bonnie, but close enough)"those were days of roses, poetry & prose..." | |
| Know of any true bullet proof equipment stories? friend of mine owns edge nl 12.1 amp. he said it had very good build quality, and then he stood on top the amp (he weighs 170# +). and stood there. cleaned the shoe marks off the amp. it was playing the whole time. edge gear is very well made. dis... | |
| Laser for XA5400ES backups only. only thing to go bad is the laser. buy spares and you can have it for years...which i intend to. | |
| Laser for XA5400ES i got mine and the service manual directly from sony. i also waited a month+ for the lasers (ordered 2). | |
| How awesome is the McIntosh MC501? depends on priorities.i continue to own them b/c1) they sound quite good (and their sins are not annoying in nature)2) they run ice cold (big for me)3) they have power to spare (also big)4) extremely reliable5) excellent resale value6) aesthetical... | |
| Removing power conditioner... try the weizhi. find it and try it. its the conditioner for folks who hate conditioners. | |
| Paul Simon: So Beautiful or So What i'm sorry, i've listened to the new record a few times now, and am unimpressed. IMHO he's not done anything noteworthy (ie more than a few listens) since Capeman, which really was a wonderful record. | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 i've had good luck w/ cabling from TG Audio (the new stuff), but i've had great luck w/ grey top 6sn7s and mullard 5ar4s in the unit. and do address vibration w/ a good footer. unit responds well to tweaks...and for the $, its a friggin bargain. s... | |
| Any Environment Potentials EP-2050 users out there sounds like you should go balanced throughout your signal path. and maybe even shielded power cords (though usually shields sound bad on AC). i'm not sure how EP2050 would take care of RFI / EMI, it may. it does have leads connecting it to hot (du... | |
| Any Environment Potentials EP-2050 users out there i have one, and for the whole house surge protection its worth it. its a tough product to A/B (as you have to leave the house to do it!), but when i did the install i will say i noticed less up & down w/ afternoon power...not cured, but better... | |
| Detail Magnifiers by Econotweek ozzy, pls post impressions of the HDL Ref +s and where they impact things.thx | |
| Album which you have listened to most? OMG, i forgot the BEST:Brian Jonestown Massacre: His Satanic Majesty's 2nd Request. | |
| Album which you have listened to most? (all on CD)Jerry Garcia: Bay Area 78 (never understood why some folks were JGB over the dead, til i heard this release. CD2--wow).honorable mention:Band of Bees: Sunshine Hit MeSam Cooke: Aint that Good NewsFlotation Toy Warning: Bluffers Guide to... | |
| Pass X vs XA amps sound quality in class A range had the same "problem" as peterayer, which i covered in my review in positive feedback. best solution: buy the biggest XA you can afford...and maybe you cannot. they're fabulous amps. (id own them if the heat of the larger amps weren't prohibitive... | |
| Band with highest success/talent ratio? the dead were immensely talented musicians, regardless of if you like their music or not.kiss? poison? warrant? skid row? well, not so much. |