Almost a year ago, I stupidly killed my Cyrus 2 amp. I unplugged the tuner, thinking it was the turntable, and plugged it back in...while the amp was playing. Did I say "stupidly"? There was a thump, and then silence. I popped the hood to find that the heatsink was VERY hot. Dead, very...

I thought of this while sitting in a gas/food station in Cuba, New Mexico, and munching on a Moon Pie washed down with Mexican Coke.  It kept me going the rest of the way to Farmington.  What do you all like to eat on the road, especially to keep alert and awake??

Anybody?  A local meet would be cool.

I love maps. No, I REALLY love maps. Paper maps, globes, whatever. Now in the virtual world, I used to take virtual tours of countries - click on "Images" and type in the name of a country. I like the landscapes, forests, mountains, lakes, trails, etc. Most countries or regions yield such...

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When a thread gets moved, there is no notice on the old sub-forum to indicate where it went, and when you click on it anyway, you are told (in so many words) that it's a no-go. Why is that?

About ten degrees (F) here. Stunning photo: BBC News - Frozen Britain seen from above

Copied from a UK publication: Apple is not to blame for hearing loss caused by iPods, rules U.S. appeal court By DAILY MAIL REPORTER High volume: Apple iPods can reach up to 115 decibels A U.S. judge has ruled that Apple is not responsible for hearing loss caused by music played too...

At a garage sale some time ago, I bought a Radio Shack interconnect cable pair, and besides being paired together, there was a plastic can in the middle of the run. The sticker on the can indicated that it contained a transformer, as there was a diagram of two sets of windings. It was intended...

This is from a Kansas City viewpoint, but I'm asking here for input from other areas of the Northern Hemisphere. The entire summer here in KC has been an extension of spring, cool, rainy, and overcast (for the most part). My daughter reported that there was brief snow here last week, in August...

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I offer this for informational purposes only. Dr. James Howenstine -- Simple Cure For Tinnitus

A short animation, featuring vinyl and tubes: YouTube - Hum Enjoy! Kudos to Dark Roasted Blend for the link.

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It occured to me this morning that all/nearly all of my gear did not come to me by way of a retail outlet, only my TDS unit, and that was a demo/closeout. I looked from one item to another, and the sources were eBay, Craigslist, rummage sales, flea markets, garage and estate sales, audio meets...

The Sizzling Sound of Music by Dale Dougherty Are iPods changing our perception of music? Are the sounds of MP3s the music we like to hear most? Jonathan Berger, professor of music at Stanford, was on a panel with me at a meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Mountain...

I was browsing the local CL ads earlier this evening, and saw a listing for a really nice hybrid integrated amp. There were photos of the innards and everything looked to be very high quality, but I noticed that the tubes (12AU7 x 4) were in the preamp section, and transistors, of course, in the...

I own three British amps: Arcam Delta 60 integrated Mission/Cyrus II integrated Meridian 201 pre The Cyrus and the Meridian both have the HP jack in the BACK, and why is that? Unless the amp is on a top shelf, mantel or otherwise accessable from the top, the jack is very hard to get to...

I gave away my Kenwood pre at an AK meet last spring, and went for months plugging/unplugging interconnects from tuner and DAC to the power amp. Happily, both had variable front-panel outputs. Then I picked up a Kenwood C-1 at a flea market - DOA. Then I bought a JVC Super-a integrated, not bad...

First, it was T.B. I came to realize that they nuke everything. I don't use wireless technology, excepting FM tuners, avoid cell towers, etc, and eschew nuked food & drink. It destroys the food value, but you have all heard me rant on that, haven't you? Then, it was H.T.B (you get the idea by...

I was at an estate sale a summer or two ago, and bought a B&O 3000 receiver. Got it home: dead. A few weeks ago, I bid on and won a B&O 1900 receiver on impulse [$1]: DOA. Tonight, I drove to Blue Springs to buy [via a CL ad] a B&O 2400 receiver, B&O 8000 cassette deck, B&O 4004 turntable, B&O...

"Y.N." just posted a piece on safe places for your money [not theirs?]. They used the phrase, and I quote, "...extremely safe..." Well, I just have to wonder if they are being straight with us, or are they shilling for the big money powers? They recommended: CD's [not the music kind] BANK...

At my workplace, headphones were a no-no. Even hoodies were frowned on, as they might be hiding headphones. Now, today, it was announced that headphones would be allowed on a trial basis. Yowie!!

It is not just Texas - here in western Missouri, rain has been coming down for days, and the local creeks are brown torrents. I came downstairs about six am to find the entire basement wet, and spent the next three hours dragging water-heavy carpets and rugs outside. Both dehumidifiers are going...