arcticdeth
Responses from arcticdeth
| More expensive = better? No, more money does not mean better. If you are paying for a name, no, depends on the name, (kind of) the DNA 1 gold revision, will run circles around a huge swath of gear, and you said, you don’t have experience with high quality audio. ... | |
| Tape deck repair in the Chicago area Sounds classic in Rockford. they,specialize in restoration! great little place, amazing work!! call | |
| McCormack VRE-1C preamp and new SMc amps? He webpage has amps for sale, ?dont they Steve makes amplifier to order, was curious if anyone has purchased any of his newest amp(s) the preamp has very favorable reviews all over. Not,many, but at that price point it should be great. | |
| When choosing new Speakers, what matters most to you? We listen if we can. I don’t rely on specs, but weight is important. I’ve mentioned my,speakers enough in here. if they sound good, that’s all you need. price, is another factor. | |
| McCormack Line Drive TLC-1 Repair or Replace? OP…. what did you,do? get Dads stereo fixed? it’s worth it, that stereo is top tier for sure. | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max You will clip the amp, you need,more power, sure low volumes will be great, if a good song is on, you will clip the amp, regardless of what people say. Had so many lower powered receivers, amps, past 35+ years. We will never look back, and mus... | |
| Preamp shootout: Linear tube audio, Modwright, etc. If we had the,money as some of you guys do in here, would get a full McCormack monoblock pair 600@8ohm, the vre-1c preamp, Rotel 1572 CD player, and 2 bottles of Bushmills 21year single malt Irish whisky! | |
| Looking for a state of the art amp? Yes, class D does blow heard quite a few, they just seem, monotone, emotionless, midrange is lifeless with Dave Mustaine jamming! if your ears, and attitude persuade you that class D sounds great, hey, go for it. I’ll keep my A A/B amps. | |
| Preamp thoughts- Conrad Johnson ET7 S2 V McIntosh C2600 Get the Mac. | |
| Band Member Changes Over Time Wish Marc Storace took the offer to join ac/dc, closest to Bon Scott in vocal range. brian Johnson is ok, but when he yells, it sounds like he hasn’t taken a dump in a month. Storace would have been a,much better fit! | |
| Cassette Deck servicing/restoration in U.S.? Sounds classic in Rockford, Illinois. | |
| Bully pulpits R ur feewings hert.? scratch ur moose knuckle, and move along ……. | |
| Review: Rotel RA-1062 Amplifier You need,more power. Owned the rb-1090 until that sad day I pressed the power button, and a white/blue flash and some smoke arose, I was so sad, angry, finally found an amp with,major huevos, and the inrush limiter failed less than a year in,…. t... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other Technics, not even close! Own 3, 2 from,early,80’s, still start,stop, play great. no belts,, o BS! reliable,”!”! hook up your cart to the headshell, easy swap, etc. | |
| Preamp shootout: Linear tube audio, Modwright, etc. Sanders preamp onkyo p-308 mcCormack LD-2 |