bob540
Responses from bob540
| Wasted Years. When I first got into higher-quality audio equipment 5.5 years ago, it was after my last girlfriend broke up with me and I decided to invest in more expensive and physically intrusive audio equipment that my gf likely would not have wanted. So, f... | |
| The death of ultra hiend audio If for no other reason, people have other needs and priorities in addition to (or in place of) hi-end audio. Everything is costing more and wages for most are stagnant. Most likely, not everyone in the household defines “recreation” as spending ... | |
| I can't believe I found one I received a Stereophonic stereo as a gift from my parents in the late 1960’s. They knew I was wanting a stereo, and my brother-in-law and sister suggested a less expensive model to the Stereophonic that they had purchased. Less expensive was ri... | |
| Open Reel Curious I was buying some records from a couple that asked if I would be interested in their TEAC reel-to-reel deck from the 1970’s. I heard it play and the price wasn’t bad. I had been into reel-to-reel music during the 70’s, using a Sony deck. I might... | |
| How competitive are you with your system? I don’t, not at all. It didn’t take long for me to realize that my audio equipment isn’t in the same league with most of the other people here. As others have stated, my entire system costs less than what some people pay for one cable. Compared... | |
| How large (or small) is the audiophile market? The only guy I know that I would consider an audiophile owns a powerful old Marantz that he recapped himself, and he doesn’t chase more. He is older, like myself. With the high costs of living, and especially housing, I think younger Americans d... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Here I am, a Johnny-Come-Lately getting on the tail end (again). There are very few singers or bands whose recordings I strongly dislike. It’s more that I feel underwhelmed given their popularity. Ive never been a Bruce Springfield or Grateful ... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I have a built-in control — lack of money. There is only so much chasing you can do when your money doesn’t give you legs. I already have more equipment than anyone I could leave it to would appreciate — to them it’s just heavy lumps of metal or... | |
| Some people actively participate but rarely if ever start a thread. I’ve only been here 5 years. I participated more at the start than I have the past couple of years. I realize I still don’t know much, and I don’t have the experience swapping equipment in and out like so many others here. I don’t even go to aud... | |
| Guidance When you mentioned DarTZeel and said you didn’t want to break the bank, I almost inhaled my gum! Could buy a house or buy DarTZeel! | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» My hunch is that a lot of young Americans don’t have the discretionary income that their parents or grandparents had. Education costs are high, housing costs are high, and once they get married and have children there are too many other things co... | |
| Why did you purchase the equipment you have and what do you like most about it? I was away from quality stereo equipment for about a long time since having received a Pioneer receiver, large advent loudspeakers, a used Sony reel-to-reel tape deck and Garrard turntable as gifts from my parents when I was a teen in the early 19... | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. OP, thanks for the link to review. I’ve never heard the 901, but from everything I’ve read or heard, it surprises me that a reviewer really likes them. | |
| Has it all been worth it? I decided up front that I would only spend a modest amount on audio equipment (about $8,000 so far), and that has still been fun. I don’t want to leave a bunch of equipment to my sons that they probably won’t care about or be able to get the mone... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? Last year, I attended a concert by Dwight Yoakam. He had two opening acts, the second of which was The Mavericks. I had never heard them before, and I’m not really a mariachi type of guy, but their playing and singing were so good, and the music... |