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    Old vs New Receiver Shootout

    Brent Butterworth is a contributing technical editor of Sound + Vision and former editor-in-chief of Home Theater magazine. He has written a few articles being readied for print, but you'll get a chance to view them here, before the general public will. I am looking forward to picking up a copy...
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    Mix Tape Recording(s)

    Tonight, I completed a long overdue recording for Lee. He wanted a copy from my LP of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 1973 album, "Brain Salad Surgery" recorded on open reel tape. The whole album fit on Side A , leaving a few minutes on Side A and all of Side B of the 7" Maxell UD 35-90. I'll fill the...
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    Give And Ye Shall Receive

    Today's sermon is about the importance of giving. Yesterday, Geri and I left in the morning with the Buick Estate Wagon full of, mostly, audio gear destined to good homes. Geri's eldest daughter was moving to a new residence and I had promised her I would set her up with a system so she could...
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    Cassette Tape Finds

    A couple of days ago I found a few cassettes worth re-recording over. The cassettes were 25 cents each. I, especially, like the Teac Cobalt. Nando.
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    Pioneer Spec Turntable

    Hi all, I wish all deals were like this: Phone call: $2.78 Dozen Imported Guiness Pub Draught: $27.70 Pioneer PL-630 Turntable: Priceless! Nando.
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    Analog Tape Find

    This past Wednesday, I dropped by Innovative Audio to pick up my repaired Pioneer RT-707. Gordon had saved a special take-up reel for me. Recently, Gordon had picked up hundreds of open reel tape and accessories from a neighbouring province, Alberta. On the same trip he brought back a pair of...
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    Pioneer GM-40 Amplifier

    These date back to 1979 when I originally bought them for my first car, a 1970 Buick Skylark Custom. Back then my starter set was an all Pioneer system consisting of: cassette deck, an amplifier, and one pair of surface mount two-way speakers in die-cast aluminum enclosures purchased from the...
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    Do I have To Reintroduce Myself?

    Hi Larry, Congratulations to all the hard working individuals who got the site up and running! AudioStorm Network is a good pick for a name. I'll navigate around the site and check out many of the extra features. Talk later, Nando.
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