bluorion
Responses from bluorion
| Old SS amps I have a 40 year old Denon PMA 757 in my separate vintage system---I've only had it serviced once when the volume knob had a little static and one of the lights went out. Other than that---no issues. Still sounds great. | |
| Validation No validation for me--just proud of myself for saving and working hard to get the system I have now. | |
| How competitive are you with your system? I don't---I only have 3 friends that are into Hifi, one of which only likes vintage. The other 2 have the same taste as I do and we've shared components before. My inspirations usually come from seeing others rigs on social media. I will occasiona... | |
| what system musicians prefer? Do they care? I saw a reel on Instagram a few weeks ago with Sting from the Police playing some vinyl on his system. He had a D'Agostino integrated. | |
| New vs uses in your current setup Probably 50/50 for me. When I was younger, I almost always bought new. Now, most of my 'new' gear is demo which has saved me a ton of money. I may not ever buy new again. | |
| Best products and process to polish piano black KEF speakers I have piano black KEFs too and I use Meguiar's Quik Detailer spray from Advance Auto (or Amazon). I use it with a high quality microfiber cloth---works well. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Howard Jones - Human's Lib Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses | |
| !!!OK OK - I'm Big Enough To Admit I Was DEAD WRONG!!! Class D Doesn't Always Suck!!! Some of the best systems I heard at AXPONA this year were on class D systems. I'm glad you mentioned ProAc speakers---I've been wondering how they would pair with a Luxman integrated. | |
| AXPONA 2025 I had a great time--just got back yesterday. First time attending. I had planned to go for 2 days but we had delayed flights etc. So we got there early Saturday morning and it was already busy. We had a lot of fun and wish I had time to see everyt... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I'm not sure--maybe? I love my gear but I also like window shopping and tweaking them every now and then. I'm going to Axpona for the first time next week so I'm sure I'm going to find some interesting new gear to investigate. But knowing the pric... | |
| Do sound characteristics matter when moving from midfi to hifi? Great discussion! Everyone's audio journey is different---I started getting into hifi in the 80s (and still have the equipment). But I've also built 2 other systems along the way. One is my reference system and one is an 'experimental' system. Som... | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? I have a pair of Canton Karat 200s (made in West Germany) in my vintage system that I purchased in the summer of '85. They still sound beautiful---the spring clips in one speaker is a little loose. Other than that---no problems. | |
| Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it? I had a Modwright tube preamp with a Bel Canto class D amp----lots of power but I kept getting some noise out of the preamp. Traded them in for a Luxman integrated. | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? I saw INXS open for the Go-Gos in the early 80s and OMD open for Depeche Mode for the Music for the Masses tour in May 1988. Incredible acts. | |
| New In 2025 Madonna is working with Stuart Price again---album is supposed to come out later this year, hopefully. |