carlso63
Responses from carlso63
| How close are you to being to your endgame? My system outline and I'm almost there. I'm pretty much there at endgame with my 'vintage' system: Radio Tuner: 1977 Marantz Model 2100 AM / FM Stereo Tuner Preamplifier: 1968 Dynaco Model PAS-3X Tube Preamp Amplifier: (2) 1975 MacIntosh Model MC2100 (210 wpc running as monoblocks... | |
| A controversial takes on low cost speakers with a lesson... I am here laughing at this topic for 3 reasons: 1) What the video guy said has both a lot of what I'll call general truth; and also a bit of what I'll call specific truth... The general truth is basically just a take on the law of diminishing ret... | |
| Brian Wilson Brian Wilson and Sly Stone. Different musical genres (obviously) but a lot in common: Their songwriting and musical styles created new paths in music that basically did not exist beforehand; their (Top 40) popularity was only a few years each - ... | |
| Another great gone Have "Riot Going On" and "Greatest Hits" on RtR... Sly was massively talented and the band had a truly unique sound... Coke did him in, if my memory is correct. He got hooked so bad that it cost him his band, his record contract and he basically f... | |
| Don't Neglect to check your Caps! An especially good idea if you have any 'vintage' equipment (like I do)... I have seen almost "night and day" differences in speaker performance after a recap. Recapping a speaker crossover is very easy to do (in most cases); all you need is some... | |
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? @rvpiano When you say 70dB where are you taking that measurement? At the (speaker) source, X feet away from the source? At your listening position, if so are you seated or standing and how far above / below your ears are the speaker drivers? ... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I refer to this point in time not as 'the end point' or 'endgame' but as 'hobbyist maturity', as this can happen with other hobbies as well... Basically, it's the realization of 3 key facts all coming together at the same time: 1) There will ALW... | |
| Freight Movers? The key is not necessarily which freight company, but rather how you pack the shipment. At 350 lbs. for the pair, palletizing / crating and strapping are a must. Pack them appropriately and most freight companies will not be a problem as far as ... | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? Most common listening volume level for me is around 80 - 85db at my seated position, which is the center of a triangle with both speakers about 10 feet in front of me, and 6 feet to either side of me (angled slightly towards my position, of course... | |
| Maybe critical listening skills are bad? I don't think you need to spend hours or days comparing 2 sets of speakers in order to figure out which ones you prefer... what I do is I have 4 or 5 musical passages (from different musical genres that I frequently listen to) and that I chose for... | |
| Talk me out of buying Monoblocks and into a stereo amp instead I vote for monoblocks. I run a 'vintage' system and I run (2) MC2100s as monoblocks, fed from a Dynaco tube preamp. Very nice sound (at least to my ears) that combines a bit of tube 'color' along with 210 wpc of clean Macintosh SS power. Plus, as... | |
| Is there an 'Audiophile' Reel-to-Reel Machine for Under $1,000? In the vintage audio world, there's a good portion of hobbyists who would consider ANY RtR machine "Audiophile Quality" and anyone who has one an audiophile... I myself have a 2-track Akai GX-265d (with glass ferrite heads) and a Dokorder 1140 4 ... | |
| Has it all been worth it? I think it's "worth it". I also think what you've been feeling is what I refer to as "Hobbyist Maturity"; that point where the enthusiast feels like what I have is good enough; I'm not seeing massive improvements in either quality or enjoyment an... | |
| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) @devinplombier - I agree - just listed a Sansui G-8700db and a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls at reasonable prices for my location (SLC, Utah) not ridiculous prices based on inflated eBay listings that haven't sold in a year+.... and both items ... | |
| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) I own (and occasionally buy and sell) mostly 'vintage' audio equipment (1960s - 1970s), so my comments may not be 100% transferrable to the more modern audio community... but, IMO: I do feel like we MAY have now passed the 'peak' in terms of get... |