billbartuska
Responses from billbartuska
| Class A vs. AB vs. D... can you hear a difference? Had an 1980s vintage Yamaha CA-1010 Integrated amp for a year, just sold it. 18/18 watts class A then to 90/90 watts class AB. Could not hear "switching" and setting output to "A/AB" sounded better than "AB". More detail/more solid lows. Not a maj... | |
| How loud is loud? The "correct" loud is how loud it was when it was originally performed live for recording since that's what the performers intended.As for digitally produced stuff (Boomba Boomba music!)....who cares! | |
| Macbook w/ Audirvana vs. CD playback You can do better than just loading Audirvana Plus onto your Mac. That's kind of like buying a record player with whatever cartridge it comes with. As stated above, there's more to be done to get the most out of computer audio. | |
| How to hook up a powered sub to Exposure 2010 Why do you have two stereo amplifiers for a 2.1 system? | |
| Where would I ask this q? Click the word "SELL" above, at the top of this page. | |
| Are music servers the future? You could be just as well talking about:Stereo recordingSolid state ampsQuadraphonic records8 Track tapeCassette tapeDigital FMEtc.Only time will tell. | |
| Buying from first time seller First timers are a PITA. They don't know how/when they're supposed to do stuff. "Gee, I was out of town and didn't know it sold." This for am amp that could have sold for $1,000+ - yeah, sure you were! And, yes PP holds the money for first timers.... | |
| Not impressed Sell it all, and put the ipod on the horse and use the money for gas for the boat and travel a lot.Hmmmm? And I have a boat with no music on it. Maybe I should get a horse too! | |
| Your First Concert was..... Not mine, but my 14 year old son.Kansas concert. Met Robby Steinhardt (violin) at a friend's house, he went to sound check with him. Backstage pass, 3rd row seats, more backstage, and partied with the band at friends house after.Now that's an intr... | |
| Major mistakes made in assembling your audio rig Having a $1k phono cartridge within reach of a 2 year old.More of a parenting mistake than an audio mistake, but it still hurt...a lot. | |
| What do you void listening? What music one chooses to listen to is, in great part, dependent on your life experiences.When you took that first ride in a red convertible on a warm summer night with a stunning blond sitting next to you, you're pretty much going to like whateve... | |
| Multicore CPUs: Any risk to audio quality? Things you should be looking into:8 core CPU.16 gigs of memory (speed not really important as quantity)Asus motherboard (A personal preference)Linear power supply (instead of a standard, switching PSU)Quality cabling.Power conditioning (like any o... | |
| What do you void listening? The Doors, I don't know why, but for sure. | |
| Best bargain find ever ? McIntosh MC60, sitting on top of a big trash pile on garbage day. But, alas, no tubes. Back then I didn't have the funds for refurbishing and purchasing its sister so I traded it for a very nice Knight KN-928, which I still occasionally use. | |
| Installing a stereo in my garage. Suggestions? Ebay an amp from the late '70s - early '80s.I just sold a nice 35WPC Pioneer integrated for $100. |