buconero117
Responses from buconero117
| CD player distortion on all CDs Get your money back from the 'fixer', dump it and move on. | |
| Room Treatment for Corners - Recommendations? Rolled up carpet in the corners, floor to ceiling, will do the trick. Also, save you money. Doesn't work, back they go for a full refund. Yes, I know low on the WAC, but you let her pick the color. | |
| Bang for the buck Think room treatments, still the best bang. | |
| Best travel destinations for audiophiles China, for a ten week tour of all the factories making audiophile gear. They often give free samples and only charge you for shipping. You buy by the pound. Can I sign you up? | |
| Best steak to eat while listening to your rig? Kobe beef, before the quake. Stock up, it will never taste the same. I hear it is at $80 a pound. | |
| Why We Need Audiophiles ? Keep the 'flame' alive, listen to real sound, forever. | |
| I NEED a tone control to control bass. Best you move to a 'bunker', as all else is just fooling around. I solved the problem by moving to a cheap missile silo, boy does the government know how to control the 'bass'. | |
| CD Advice Time of a Sony 595 refurb from SonyStyle, at $60 you can do not wrong. | |
| Tact 2.0S or Tact 2.2XP Before spending a ton of money on signal processing, try room treatments, and understanding of what is happening in your room. Read Jim Smith's 'Better Sound' as a first step. | |
| cables with Yes, do seek new cables for 25K. Of course, only your dog will be hearing those sounds, but hey, it will put simle on your face. | |
| Having an ear for Jazz Don't forget to add Chet Baker and Paul Desmond to your play lists. | |
| reliable changer mechanism needed Keep checking the SonyStyle site for refurb 595, usually $60. I have used these for years, never a problem. It does not get any better then this. | |
| How old is too old? Never. I have ordered a custom stereo for my casket, it will have a huge battery pack. The cemetery would not consider a dedicated line. In stead, the kids will be coming often to recharge the pack. It is the least they can do for their inheritance. | |
| Basic audio info book? Better Sound by Jim Smith is a great place to start. | |
| Have you treated your listening space? A comment on Roxy54's people will pay for room advice. Not so, and Jim Smith of 'Better Sound' can attest to that fact. Jim has found that many people with $100K systems will not invest a few thousand in 'professional help'. Those are the people t... |