ALAS! An evil deed has been done!

What a bummer

Re: ALAS! An evil deed has been done!

I hope terrible things happen to whoever stole your records man.

If that happened to me, I could get most of them back but many are out of print and would be extremely difficult to find. You just don't f'k with another man's record collection.

I haven't had the pleasure of receiving a burglar in my home.
If a person of such nature and intent would come bye when I was present he'd probably fall very strangly down some (sharp) stairs.

But seriously, I understand your anger, I hope you can find some way to get over your loss, I hope you are insured? this would not replace the records but would let you buy new equipment...

Damn, that sux. Hope you're insured. Sorry to hear about your loss.

Just out of curiosity, where do you live? (not your exact address, of course.)

How many people here have been victimized?

-Ed

A Fisher 400 may get a little costly. You didn't say how much you wanted to spend but if you want a really good sounding amp for less than the price of a new Total Airhead, I'd recommend you find yourself a nice vintage Marantz amp/receiver. Any of the 22xx model receivers sound great. I have a 2220 and I absolutely love it. I also have a model 1060 amp. If you don't intend on listening to the radio, the 1060/1070 amps may be the way to go for you. From what I've heard, they all have an excellent phono stage. I don't listen to vinyl so I can't comment on it. I also own a Fisher 400. I got the unit cheap with a wood case at $150. The Fisher Doc kit will cost you another hundred. Not too bad, but I also bought a spare set of the VERY hard to find 7868 power tubes at $160 for 4 of them and a few different sets of the 12AX7 tubes to try out to the tune of another $150 or so. I also bought a Variac ($75), which is a good idea to have with old tube gear. It cuts the voltage back down to 110 volts and helps extend the life of the tubes. I don't have it all back together yet, but I can tell you it sounds awesome even stock. I won't make a comparison to the Marantz' until it's all back together with new parts. It wouldn't be fair. I use all of these units with my HD580's and they all drive them with authority. If this idea interests you, do a search in this forum for "vintage" or "Marantz" and you'll get a mess of info on the different units.
Good luck!!

after suffering 3 apartment burglaries I know all about apt insurance. It's about $15/month and after getting burned you get 'most' of the lost value back, minus depreciation of items stolen. Insurance probably works similarly with houses, dorm rooms, etc. Insurance is a must.

It is too bad you have a good taste in music. I wouldn't feel so bad if they were J Lo albums.

Somebody broke into my wife's car. I have 2 booklets of cd's there, about 60 of them. They stole the car stereo, but left the booklets behind. It is a good thing that the average criminal has an IQ of 45.

Sorry to hear about your loss.

The thieving B$%&ards who did this ought be strung up. It's no consolation but it's probably crack heads out make a few $ for their next fix.

It makes me so angry to hear about stuff like this. I feel for you, I really do.