bob540
Responses from bob540
| long lasting cart I understand that the better cartridges/styluses product better sound as well as more longevity . . . but if I am satisfied with the sound from a conical or elliptical stylus, wouldn’t it be cheaper to just buy more such styluses and change them a... | |
| Vault 2i, etc. @oddiofyl I have been researching SSDs and found a article where a guy wrote that while hard drives do fail, so too do SSDs. Depending upon usage, he said that any drive can fail after a few years. Given how much more SSD costs compared to hard ... | |
| When you’re not here who will inherit your system? My two sons might be interested in some of my modest set-up. I doubt that they will keep the Parasound amp, as they are smallish guys and aren’t going to want to lug a 67 lbs. box. They might divy up the other pieces — the biggest dispute will l... | |
| Speakers that sound great in terrible rooms I am probably limiting the sound quality I get by the room situation I have. But how bad is bad? I am aware of sound optimization for surround sound (e.g., Audyssey), but is there optimization for two channel set-ups? I guess I’m lazy about mov... | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? Kren0006: I am in that category now with my family. They looked at my Parasound amp, pre-amp and Martin Logan towers and were obviously puzzled that I would spend such money, when they already thought my old system was good. I’m too old to be ... | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? Having majored in a low-paying profession, and not getting much help from the Mrs., I didn’t have the money to replace the stereo system stolen from my bachelor apartment. And when you don’t have money, what is the point of window-shopping for au... | |
| Steely Dan Glad you guys enjoyed it. I have been a fan of Steely Dan since their second album came out, but I have never seen them live. I was saddened and surprised by the death of Walter Becker. Donald Fagen always looked like the sickly one to me. | |
| Steely Dan This might be the better link (not starting in middle):https://youtu.be/GAZ_TELKNZ0 | |
| How I spent my time at home @boxer12, I was thinking the exact same thing: “Hello my dear . . Stereo? What stereo?I am retired and apparently much less ambitious than your average Audiogonian. I am fairly satisfied with a bit of music, my favorite beverage and checking out... | |
| Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... Follow-up to my earlier post: I have been looking on Craigslist at a NAD 4225 ($50) or a Luxnan T111 ($75). I didn't want to spend much, as I don't listen much to radio outside my car. Others here noted the Luxnan T110 as a good tuner, but this i... | |
| Trivializing AudiogoN...........ie: what I have is the best... I like seeing other members’ systems, as . . let’s face it, they’re pretty friggin impressive! I won’t own equipment like that, not in this lifetime, but I can try to imagine what it sounds like and how it might make me feel. I could go look up ... | |
| Beware of NAD M3 Fire Hazard It makes sense to contact NAD about the failure. If they do nothing, you aren’t in any worse situation than you are now. And, as others noted, they might offer you a deal on a replacement. Word of mouth and promoting good will with customers do... | |
| Why is There Not More Consolidation in Audio? Some very good responses. Since posing these questions, I happened upon a site that lists now-defunct electronics companies. There are many more than I realized, and few that I ever knew about. So, as others said, the history of audio businesses... | |
| Charity store bin diving? Am I the only one that suffers this addiction? I have had relatives tell me about nice clothes they found at Goodwill, but I seldom ever went there, and especially not for electronics. Same with pawn shops. I assumed that any equipment at such places had lived a hard life. Now, had I known ... | |
| Happy Scale Maybe it’s why the teen years are called “The Wonder Years” — so many firsts, so many milestones, life as adventure.Then we get a bit older and get regimented into work and family and the exciting things we thought might be in our future become ra... |