alynn
Responses from alynn
| Has Your Hobby Changed? I retired and move to a mountain cabin, completely off the grid. My city system will not work with my cabin's solar/battery power system. I have a small system up here but rarely us it. Most listening these days is with phones and iPhone. Yes, ... | |
| Who has tried one of the PS Audio Power Regenerators? My PPP was a early version. I worked ok with my cheaper gear and had no affect with my pricey gear. As my system improved it became a switching box. After a few years of use it started clicking loudly. Called PSA and the person manning the phone... | |
| PS Audio PowerPlant 12 Review (AC Regenerator) I owned an early PS Audio PowerPlant for years! After a few year it became noisy with clicking sounds. I called about having it serviced. After a very rude conversation with someone on PS Audio staff I dropped it in the trash. Interesting by th... | |
| Does anyone know where this J. Gordon Holt comes from? I ran in to him on an elevator at a Stereophile Audio Show in West LA in the late 80's. The only thing I remember about the ride was the smell. Very bad personal habits. | |
| Were you an audiophile in the 1980s and 1990s? Rode an elevator with Holt once at a Show in LA in the mid 80's. I didn't say anything mainly because a person on the car asked question after question and Gordon was getting slightly irritated. Me, I thought the guy was gonna bend over and kiss... | |
| B&W 801 Matrix Tweeter Grill I have BW 801S3 (in storage) when I bought them the woofer grill was damaged. I got hold of B+W and ordered two new one. It was in the early part of this Century when I ordered and it was not cheap. Good Luck they are outstanding speakers and well... | |
| atn-150Sa fits any at150 cartridge? I also use both the stock MLX and SA stylus. I prefer the MLX on older recording's from the 60's thru 80's and the SA on newer recording. | |
| McIntosh Preamps I bought a Mcintosh C2500 a few years ago which is my end game pre-amp. Mine was purchased as demo after the C2600 was released and highly discounted. It may have been listed as demo but it was new in the box. | |
| "High end" store snobbery Back in the day if a salesperson was a jerk I didn't buy from them, that simple. For me the internet replaced Salons years ago. I have never had a product sound the same in my home as it did in a store. I was a member here for years and quit. I... | |
| Made in USA Stored System: Speakers UK, Amp USA, Preamp USA, CD Player Japan and TT Japan. The rack and wires USA. Mountain System: Integrated amp China, Phono Preamp China, DAC Japan, Mac Mini China and Speakers USA. | |
| TT Arm-base Unipivot vs Gimbal-base Designs... My guess is, Unipivot arms works really nicely but to me it felt strange, to each their own. I did also try Linear Tracking TT’s but they were finicky at best on the low end. I will stick with my 1210 and it Jelco arm. | |
| Qobuz hell Call the card company and tell them the story. They can stop payment. I use "Discover" and they are great to work with. | |
| VTL MB-450 Series III Signature Monoblocks VS. Pass Labs 260.8 Monoblocks I've owned VTL 450MKII for many years and it has never given me a single problem. Tubes need replacing from time to time. With the 450 if one goes a little light blinks identifying bad tube. Power down, replace the tube. Auto Biasing is way nice... | |
| Experience With Linear Tracking Turntables I have two Technics SL-10 Linear Tracking full auto machines. Both track well and always start and stop accurately. | |
| Where did you buy your first audio gear? Fort Ord PX 1972! Cheap but it was the start. |