I assume he built the room and the system to provide the listening environment and sound that he enjoys. That should be good enough.

I have no comment on the quality of the MC video. There are too many other available articles and images documenting Mike’s room and gear.

@deep_333 You’d know condescending tone, your 3 posts were nothing but so no need for you acting like the you’re the innocent party.

Post#1 I’d call it constructive criticism. I’ve had the exact conversation with him about the limitations of 2 channel in the past, for which he came.up with some flawed response...and hey presto, there he is moving nearfield, I’ll just leave it there, you probably wouldn’t understand.

I very much like the sound of master tape as well, except I get it even better and quite easily while he bangs his head on tape decks.. Can’t explain r&d, technological adv, etc to a ritual based bunch of guys who are doomed to doing it the hard way, I suppose.

Post#2 was an attempt to make a guy with perhaps not very deep wallets feel a lil better

Post#3 acknowledgement of a clever speaker design (give credit when its due), great sound and willing to look past the personalities behind it...(which some here seem to be too stuck on). Tekton is just one of a longer list of speakers I have. If you’re looking for some brand name ga gaa goo goo groupie or a 1 trick pony rig, maybe look at yourself or something, don’t look at me.

I don’t do video capture of how my rooms sound (pointless), and I don’t play endless repeats of "good recordings" of untalented artists, like some of the crowd here, i.e, use music to listen to the gear...But, a fair number of audiophiles, musicians, etc had their pants blown off with what they experienced.

Several musicians have now said (i ask em "whatcha think?") what they heard in my rooms was the best representation of what their recordings should sound like..and that works for me...a bit unfortunate indeed that much of the regular masses who do enjoy music will not experience such a thing..but, oh well...

Long story short...not a whole lot there to prove to anyone...or participate in any hifi phallus measurement contests.

 

 

@deep_333 You’d know condescending tone, your 3 posts were nothing but so no need for you acting like the you’re the innocent party

“If anyone can explain why one might intentionally have two turntables, I’m curious.”

@hilde45

There are actually several and sometimes indulgent reasons why someone might intentionally have two turntables,

- Mono vs Stereo playback - One turntable dedicated to mono playback (with a true mono cartridge) and the other for stereo. While one can accomplish this with two tonearms but not all TT’s comes with two tonearms.

- Cartridge Voicing: Some folks enjoy having different cartridges for different sonic flavors (e.g., one with a warmer, more romantic sound, and another with more detail and resolution). Swapping head shells or carts is possible, but having two turntables makes it far more convenient.

- Comparing and Tweaking Gear - Again some folks enjoy comparing cartridges, tonearms, or phono stages, having two turntables makes direct A/B comparisons much easier.

And lastly, Some of us can! For true vinyl lovers, having two turntables is simply a luxury of passion. 

“If anyone can explain why one might intentionally have two turntables, I’m curious.”

Playing DJ at your keg parties?