bondmanp
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| Definitely lonely to be an audiophile Well, it WAS a lonely hobby until I discovered my local audio club. Then for 12 years, I was able to meet with a friendly bunch of audiophiles, anywhere from a dozen to 50, once a month, plus occasional mini meetings of a half dozen or so. Great... | |
| Audio Companies with Integrity?? @zyphryx... My experience with Odyssey Audio was vastly different than yours, FWIW.I have had wonderful dealings with these companies:Ohm Speakers. Arion Audio.Audio Classics. Sweet Vinyl. Oppo (miss those guys).And a another big +1 for Johnny R... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? @t8kc... If you read through this thread, you will see that from the start, I have run my 2000s with a pair of Vandersteen 2Wq subs. Overkill? Perhaps, but I love extended, clean bass, and this combo works extremely well. Dynamics can be startl... | |
| Speaker Suggestions/Opinions @bache I think you might want to qualify your post as your opinion, perhaps based on your own experience. In my own experience, I have heard two way speakers that were fantastic (Ohm, Roman Audio, German Physics, others), and three or more way spe... | |
| Speaker Suggestions/Opinions In your budget, I would audition one of Ohm's Walsh line of speakers. I think they tick off the boxes you listed in your original post. You can afford to buy new if your room isn't too big for the 2000s (my current speaker, bought over 10 years a... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? My Thorens TD166MkII, bought new in 1984 with a second arm wand. Now somewhat modified, but with original motor, arm, platter and plinth. It was a big purchase for me then, one year out of college, but I refused to re-buy my LPs in CD form and wan... | |
| Open Letter To REL, SVS, Hsu, etc., et al Vandersteen has its "Vandertones" files for free download on its web site. Not sure if this will help with non-Vandersteen subs though, since the crossover design on Vandy subs is unique. | |
| Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way? Meanwhile, back at the topic. . In my home, Vandersteen 1Cs, even though I tried many upstream upgrades.Elsewhere, anything from KEF, most of the Paradigms I have heard, and all the PSB models I gave heard. | |
| Why so many angry audiophiles? Why are there so many angry audiophiles? Why don't you just SHUT UP! 😉 | |
| What kind of listening chair I am looking at task chairs with retractable foot rests. Several on Amazon. | |
| Newly patented, infinitely adjustable system tuning Good luck! I have had little success getting a patent on my amazing invention that lets you center the sound stage, wait for it, WITHOUT MOVING YOUR CHAIR!!!! I call my invention a "Balance Control", as it allows the listener to adjust the relat... | |
| For auld lang syne, ..high-end companies you really liked that are gone.... Sure cartridges, Stanton, Empire, Kenwood, Altec Lansing, Jelco, Lenco, Roman Audio, Meadowlark, Oppo. | |
| Onzo Zero Dust... Deflated? @vinylshadow... That's what I do, with the tonearm locked I raise the ZeroDust up to the stylus. I do this with the system powered up do I can hear when the stylus contacts the ZeroDust. I will carefully inspect the Moongel prior to using it on ... | |
| Onzo Zero Dust... Deflated? @tablejockey... I do use magic eraser on my Ortofon OM40. But when I tried it with my Denon DL160, it didn't really grab much. I think magic eraser works better on some styli profiles than others. That's why I got the Onzo in the first place. | |
| McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound I got a good deal on an upgraded fuse for my C220 preamp. No difference I could hear, but it was worth the money for me to find out. No regrets. |