bluetone77
Responses from bluetone77
| How many people here generally buy used? Most of my equipment is used, but lightly so. My Sonance amp and Rotel preamp are used and both from the early 90s. But both are so clean externally and internally, as well as sound, as to be like new in operation. Together, they cost $200. My Mar... | |
| What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio? I think what surprises me the most about my system, is how how one day it sounds very clear and balanced and then the next day I find myself wondering what sounds wrong. I have an original pressing of Brubeck's "Time Out,", which has very clear cy... | |
| What makes a speaker sound great at low volume? My experience shows me that good interconnects and especially an upgraded power cord (nothing crazy here. Say $50 for each set of phone plugs to get decent quality plugs and say $75 for the power cord. The Pangea cord from Audio Advisor is very go... | |
| Low Watt Solid State Amp I too have an appreciation for low watt solid state amps and I use an Arcam CX Alpha 5 integrated amp, which is rated at 45 watts rms. The built in preamp of this unit is exceptionally clean and simple so that it impedes as little as possible the ... | |
| SACD Hello, and I too am sorry for your loss. Funny, we say that for a death in the family, but somehow the loss of a good hifi system can be very painful. I also agree that it's certainly worth buying a SACD player, but no one has mentioned Marantz an... |