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| Listening habits. I have been in to real to real and records since 1963, today, I still have some nice real to reels tape decks and a nice turntable, but I also listen to cassettes and DVDs and I still do some recording with my tape decks. I’m 81 years old and as L... | |
| Reel to Reel Options I have considered myself an audiophile since the late 60s, I have owned many open real take decks throughout the years, my favorite has always been my Technics 1500US, I own one now and have two head blocks the original head block to record and t... | |
| Case in point: a $90,000 power cord by ASUNZ This has got to be a joke. if you can read this message, thank a teacher If you can read it in English bank of veteran | |
| What do you care about in this hobby? For me, it’s easy, number 1 Sound quality And number 5, Quality of parts. By that I mean, I like to purchase my equipment from well established brands something I can trust. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? For me, it’s pressure cooker on a Sheffield Lab album | |
| Does anyone on AG truly care anymore about objectivity & sincerity of Magazine reviews? I read the articles and find them interesting but I never purchased anything from any reviews. I believe most reviewers give honest reports. The equipment they evaluate is going to sound different in your house. The cables they use, other... | |
| Audioquest or Nordost for speaker cable It’s whatever works best with your system, take them both home, spend time and try both of them and pick out the one you like best. | |
| FAKE NEWS - NEGATIVE REVIEWS NOT ALLOWED!! I do not watch reviews on YouTube but I would sure like to know who you guys are talking about. | |
| What happened to all the highend stereo shops There is nothing wrong with religion or the people that believe it, but that is not what this site is for so please keep it to yourself. | |
| What happened to all the highend stereo shops I want to thank the person that had grislybutter's remark remove, with his comments he should be removed, he has no business on this forum. | |
| What happened to all the highend stereo shops The years I am referring to are the late 60s, early 70s 80s and 90s, since the 90s I believe California lost about 70% of the high-end stereo shops. If I tried now I might be able to find 5 that are within 80 miles from my house, when they were ar... | |
| Review: Shanling CD-T100 CD Player I know this is a old review but have a question someone might be able to answer. I bought my CD player from a dealer on audiogon a while back. I have not used it in about 5 months. I don’t remember how hot it use to run but it is a little too hot... | |
| eBay / PayPal: Beware - enough is never enough. Now Ebay wants access to our bank account. NO WAY. I am quitting eBay | |
| How old are you? I will be 76 in 3 weeks, had my first stereo system at age 15. | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? I have built speakers, Built many kits and do most of my own repairs but I do not believe you have to do any of this to be considered an audiophile. I built a room just for listening and did many years of experimenting. Only a few of my close frie... |