bipod72
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| Old SS amps I have a vintage 1982ish Adcom GFA-2 that I bought used in the early 90s. It was my first hi-fi component that I owned that wasn't a hand-me-down from my father. It's slated to be recapped. As is, the GFA-2 is a fun amp to use but it's not the dai... | |
| What exactly is critical listening? Who does it? I use the term "intentional listening" when I make the effort to sit down at the end of the day and revisit specific albums in my collection or listen to new acquisitions / potential buys. My listening sessions might last 2-3 hours before I call i... | |
| Vinyl that is impossible to find I find myself in these situations sometimes, when there's a particular album I want on vinyl but finding a near mint / good+ rated copy on vinyl that isn't absurdly priced because it's out of print, I often look for the first issue CD copy. For e... | |
| Dealer affiliations and attitudes, assumptions and lack of respectful engagement in audio. Over the decades of joining and leaving forums like this, I've found that there are always a handful of people that love to troll. This was true of a cycling forum I used to be on in the early aughts. Inevitably, I learn to ignore them and engage ... | |
| How reliable is PS audio equipment? Perhaps the "20-year" clock is when PS thinks it needs to be serviced and recapped. Which, in the greater scheme of things, if your hi-fi component only needs to be serviced once every 20 years, I'd say that is pretty damn reliable, especially if ... | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile I had a hand-me-down Onkyo rack system I got from my dad when I went to college. It was good but then my roomate and I discovered separates when visiting Second Sound in Boulder way back in the early 90s. I found a used Adcom GFA-2 amp and pre-amp... | |
| ??? Are Manufacturers Killing Our Hobby ??? This is akin to asking whether too many musicians and musical genres are harming the hobby of listening to music. As for whether I agree with the opinion that live music isn't about the music but all about the show being put on by the artist, I'll... | |
| Treating the ceiling and floor, who else has had great results? As someone who has had to design spaces specifically for acoustical concerns, carpeting/rugs can have a negligible effect on acoustics in general-use settings like homes and office spaces. Carpet can deaden foot traffic noise and high frequencies ... | |
| How often do you upgrade turntable ? After 14 years of using a mediocre Audio Technica LP120 with the stock cartridge, I upgraded to Rega P3 with an Exact 2 cartridge about 3 years ago. Considering, that I'm not DJing and listening for pleasure only, I'm extremely pleased with my cur... | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? For me, it’s always been about music and enjoying music and finding a system that makes my music sound better. When my parents owned a record store in Denver in the 80s, the gear used in the shop was a couple of run-of-mill turntables, a few recei... | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» The upside to this decline in hi-fi owners (as dark as it sounds) is that there’s opportunity for the 55 and under crowd to pick up some sweet deals from the widows trying to unload all that "unsightly gear my husband left behind and I need to cle... | |
| Any piece of equipment you currently dream of ? @devinplombier I could go with an old English gentleman's club theme complete with a snooker table and one of those large globes showing the extent of the British empire that holds a secret liquor bar inside. And *waves hand* over here is my all-t... | |
| Any piece of equipment you currently dream of ? @grislybutter I was also thinking about some Monitor Audio Silver 300 5Gs but the Vandersteens have been on my list for a while. I just don't have the proper space or setup to do them justice yet which is why I haven't pulled the trigger. Yes the... | |
| Any piece of equipment you currently dream of ? @devinplombier I plan to have some wireless speakers for the shop I can stream to. As it stands, my wife graciously accepts my hi-fi and music collection to inhabit the house. for now. Which is why I want a little place for my stuff that my kids w... | |
| Any piece of equipment you currently dream of ? @grislybutter Well, I plan to have the two independent of each other but under one roof and the workshop would have its own dust collection and mini-split. I primarily use hand tools (because they're more affordable than tons of power tools) but a... |