allenf1963
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| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? The audio store I purchase from made me a great deal on a demo pair of KLH Model 5's in English Walnut finish. I have them connected to an Audio Research SP17 preamp and McIntosh MC-225 amp in my Den system. They sound fantastic. Merry Chri... | |
| Entry Level Tube Integrated Amps You have gotten a lot of very good suggestions. I would add looking at amps made by Boyuurange Reisong to the list -- especially the A50 MKIII 300B and the A10 EL34. Both are built like a tank, a ridiculous value (you could buy both and spend less... | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? @devinplombier Yes, it gives me great joy when my adult sons put on an album and say, "I remember when you turned me on to this, Pops!" Be it Led Zep, Neil Young, Talk Talk, Psychedelic Furs, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, Bowie, Queen, Soup... | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? @devinplombier -- My GY!BE show on Nov. 17th in NC was postponed. One of the founding members, Efrim Menuck, became ill, causing them to cancel the shows in Nashville, Knoxville, and Atlanta. The night before my show was supposed to happen, they a... | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? @devinplombier -- You are very welcome my friend. I hope you enjoy Bohren as much as I do. Listen to their entire catalog, it is a wonderful treat. Watch their multiple live YouTube videos -- I'd love to catch them live, their shows look surrea... | |
| ??? What Is The MOST Expensive System You Ever Heard ??? What Was Your Opinion ??? I had the good fortunate to spend an entire day at the old World of McIntosh Townhouse that used to be in SoHo, NYC. The Townhouse was closed, it was the day after an album release event, but the Director gave me total control of all 5 floors and... | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? I am not a big Jazz fan, either. Jazz Fusion, yes, but traditional Jazz, no. I just never could get into it. Appreciate the skill, but I'm an old school rock guy. However, I discovered a band a few years ago that I really enjoy, Bohren &... | |
| Shrink Totem 1's? This has to be an early April Fool's post. If not, I'm just SMFH. | |
| New York City Audio/Hifi Bars and Cafes The former World of McIntosh Townhouse is now known as The House of Sound NYC. The link is below. If you send me a private message (however you do that on Audiogon) or on Facebook, I'll be happy to attempt an introduction to Franz at the House. ... | |
| 55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey 65" all day long. I was redoing my den, and put a TV over the fireplace. It was between a 55" or 65" Frame by Samsung, and after making cardboard cutouts to show size, my wife insisted on the 55". She said, "You have a 75" Mitsubishi Diamond... | |
| Why does Audiogon need my phone number to send private messages @jea48 -- Thanks for that tech info. Appreciate it. | |
| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update @rooze and @veerossi I too am "ears wide open" to any additional information that reveals opposing information and would love to know what gear was not included in the online auction list I used to compile my spreadsheet. I was handling the ... | |
| Speaker Slip Covers @hheedah @sls883 I ended up going with Digital Deck Covers for the KLH Model 5 speakers and was so impressed I had them make covers for my Polk Audio Monitor 10's and Klipsch Forte II's. The fit was so perfect, they said the were going to u... | |
| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update @grannyring -- I’m not saying anything negative about Mr. Fritz. I never met him and I don’t speak ill of the dead. However, the forum members making comments could have read the exact same article I read in the Washington Post that delved into th... | |
| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update I followed the online auction, and based on my math, the ENTIRE AUCTION, all 668 audio items in the house, only brought in $167,000 based on adding up all the final auction bids. Unreal. In an interview, Ken estimated his entire system build and... |