chrisoshea
Responses from chrisoshea
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? I don’t struggle with Dave Matthew’s Band…. He just puts me to sleep…zzzzzz | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? In This Moment….. this “Nu Metal” band sucks harder than a Royal vacuum cleaner….Try them on Apple Music…. | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? Yes...better testing tubes will just have more life left. Also think about this; tubes from the same manf. that test the same or close to the same may sound different...manfacturing variances will occur on any mass produced product. | |
| Did I Expect too much? OP..."So yes, I was disappointed" Anyone in the hifi game is going to be disappointed MANY times during the upgrade path. Forget about your expectations and roll with the discovery of your personal tweeks improving things...That's the point of hif... | |
| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? No... | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? Yes... | |
| Speakers sound too bright. Try one of the Schiit EQ components....It may tame the speakers to your liking. https://www.schiit.com/products/lokius | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) Russ.."new recordings are not issued in vinyl" You need to get out more Russ...Try going to a record store or Amazon or WalMart..or Target or.... | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) "High quality reproduction from vinyl is vastly more expensive than digital." A TRUE Urban Legend that is 1. bulls**t 2. A great excuse for not trying vinyl some "audiophiles" tell themselves... | |
| Sold Sold Sold @zappas What you have done is give sellers a warning to consider not selling to you... | |
| My Denafrips Aries 15th has too much mid -bass, anybody else?? OP...Consider trying a Schiit EQ unit....If it doesn't fix the issue to your liking maybe the other parts of your system need evaluating. AND...Let's all consider dropping the use of the words "shocked" or "shock" when speaking of anything hifi...... | |
| Sold Sold Sold OP...As the old line goes "You Got Stoned and You Missed It"....wait for another on Audiogon or Reverb and move on dude. The seller sold it to a person ready to buy NOW, not his/her fault you delayed. | |
| Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album? Grant Green - Green Blues - https://www.discogs.com/release/6725645-Grant-Green-Green-Blues Joe Henderson -Power to the People- https://www.discogs.com/release/30080530-Joe-Henderson-Power-To-The-People Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder - https://www.... | |
| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) "My guy at Magnepan told me their stuff is really moving slowly as well. He blamed it on the political environment." DUH!!!!! | |
| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) OP...Maybe you have noticed or maybe you are just isolated...Many people, even hifi people are hurting for money and the current world situation makes many folks weary of taking financial chances. |