Any Head-Fiers know a decent hotel in/near the Latin Quarter in Paris for early July?  I used to live/ work in Paris but haven't been there for several years and now my 11 yr old daughter wants to go.  We'll be in Switzerland in July and I've booked travel to Paris for 3 days/2 nights (7/5-7/7)...

Quote: Originally Posted by tru blu Is it in better shape than this? MILES DAVIS-KIND OF BLUE -DG-6 EYE ORIGINAL-COLTRANE - eBay (item 290347792570 end time Sep-14-09 19:14:06 PDT) Same exact pressing and dust jacket condition looks about the same but there are some pretty...

So I just got gifted 4 big boxes of vinyl from my uncle who was moving. It's all jazz and classical. Some new 45rpm LPs and lots of old vinyl from the 50s-60s-70s. One of the records is an original release of Kind of Blue. This has the misprints on the album cover (Adderley spelled "Adderly"...

My uncle just sold his house and is moving and has decided to get out of the vinyl business so I just scored 4 boxes of his records and a (second) VPI record cleaning machine. It's all jazz and classical. Unfortunately his Scout TT went to the new owner of the house along with an incredible...

Quote: Originally Posted by cash68 Use pacifist or something. huh? thx

Hmm. So opinions vary. Sounds like trying is all I can do. My MacBook Pro is not that new; it's the 1st gen Core Duo. It's still under Apple Care so it may not be worth the risk if something gets weird. Just too broke to buy the new OS and iLife at the moment. Damn but Macs are 'spensive...

Currently running 10.4.11. Mainly interested in time machine backup mgmt and iLife. Thx, CPW

So I just bought my daughter the new Macbook ($999 white; she's 7) and she's in heaven. It came w/ Leopard (OSX 10.5) and related install DVDs. I wanna upgrade the OS on my MacBook Pro to Leopard. Will it work? Mac "Geniuses" at the local Apple store say "Yes, but I didn't tell you that." and...

oh, yeah. I have no plans to upgrade the HT beyond 5.1 in this room so another reason to repair vs upgrade. CPW

Quote: Originally Posted by mbriant Could be something as simple as a fuse or broken power switch. Tried to call Marantz support but clearly got someone who knew next to nothing and "ran the playbook". Read an interweb post about some problems with the standby circuit which...

Quote: Originally Posted by mbriant That's a very nice high-end receiver. It would be a shame to not attempt to repair it. Agreed. The SQ is really very good for an HT receiver. Wish I could find someone local to have a look. No "authorized" svc ctr locally makes me think I may...

F100 or N80 if you plan to buy autofocus lenses at some point; FE2 or F3hp if manual lenses. I'd look at the possibility of scoring a Mamiya TLR and a couple of lenses if you really plan to do a lot of work with film. No substitute for bigger negatives if you want to do larger enlargements.

Love the sound quality of my Marantz SR19ex but it doesn't have HDMI switching and for some reason it wont power up. No repair facility nearby and this sucka is HEAVY! By the time I ship it and pay for repair I might be able to have most of the $$ for a new one. Any recommendations? Music SQ...

I've had my RSA HR-2 for years now and still think it has great synergy with the HD650. Haven't even been tempted to upgrade that part of my living room rig. Talk to Ray. =CPW=

Happy Birthday my friend. Only the best are born on the 264th day of the year! Have a good one. CPW

Had the chance (thx Todd) to audition the G08 next to my two 508s some time ago. Great source no doubt. If I were to buy a new source today, G08 no doubt. But I'm a Meridian guy. I say go for it. CPW

Awesome choice. We named our Golden Retriever Phoebe and still love the name 11 yrs later to the point that if we had a girl tomorrow, we'd probably name her Phoebe. I told my wife that it's the "Indiana Jones" syndrome: the ignominy of being named after the dog! CPW

Seems like Meier Audio had Oelbach cables some time ago. Maybe a source for the impedance adapters? Didn't check the site yet. CPW

1) Meridian G08 2) HD650 balanced 3) RSA B-52 Of course you'll have to bump your budget! Seriously though, source first. A great amp can be had lots cheaper than what you're looking to spend but I'd get a G08 first then look at an amp. My $.02. CPW

And I these: http://www.vonschweikert.com/vr1.html reviews are linked on the site. I also use their sub. Gud Luck

Quote: Originally Posted by doctorjuggles Not that I'm knowledgable enough to answer for Ray, but I'm in the UK and mine's been updated on European voltage, it runs much, much cooler and the sonic results are exemplary too. Updated as in the "$50 mod" or the all new PS? CPW

Hi Ray. If I recall correctly, part of the reason that the Raptor's PS ran hotter than most was that the design also allowed for conversion to european voltage. Does the new, cooler power supply also allow for this or is it US voltage only? Thanks in advance and Hello to Charles and Grace...

All the best Wayne. CPW

Quote: Originally Posted by some1x If anyone can help me get the remaining money from Trevor, I'll pay him/her $200. Would that be "solicitation of a collection agency" or "conspiracy to commit extortion"? Just kidding. That guy deserves what he gets.

Quote: Originally Posted by Edwood Nice birthday gift. Happy Birthday! -Ed Actually got it about a month ago, but yeah... Had to work the wife pretty hard to bring that one home. Not an item for "covert upgrade"; I think even the wife would have noticed the difference between...