coltrane1
Responses from coltrane1
| An Audiophile Goal In over 60 years of listening to lp’s not once have I ever considered experiencing albums at a particular sound wave. Either turn the volume level up or down. Pretty simple. Spend the rest of your time listening. Keep it simple. | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? No R2R’s. Regret not purchasing one when I was overseas in Japan while in the Navy. All the gear in the early 70’s was state of the art back then. Marantz, Sansui, Pioneer, etc. Same for camera gear, another money pit, if you decided to begin phot... | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» I grew up with AM radio listening to pop hits, and jazz. I was never bored. Many in my generation played instruments, studied music in school, marched in parades while playing our instruments. Personally, I played in the school band. Brought my t... | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. Karen’s beautiful voice was like sitting by the fire on a cold winter’s night, and kicking back with your favorite drink, thinking, it just doesn’t get any better than this… I’m a jazz man. But I grew up in the 60’s and became accustomed to Karen... | |
| 12au7 tube? I like reliability in tubes. I’ve never been let down by Gold Lions, and their performance is very good. And you can get them for a song on USAudioMart. | |
| Looking for a simple system There are exceptional used Tube Integrated’s in today’s market. I’d start there, save some money and then select speakers. I’d forget all about streaming. I’d spend my money on cd’s or vinyl, or like I have, both. When you left 20 years ago the i... | |
| HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO SPEND ON A SYSTEM? IF YOU GET THE SOUND DOES IT MATTER? If you have to ask, you’ve probably spent way too much. | |
| Choosing between 2 preamps I’ve owned all types of Bat gear over 27 years. They’ve produced a lot of great products over that time. I’ve never been happier than with Bat gear. And their resell market is exceptionally strong. So buy it right and you’ve zero risk. Come to thi... | |
| I find myself "tuning out" anymore.....is the magic fading? I absolutely get it. I’m retired and rarely even turn on my system. And I’ve got about $15k in gear. But my priorities have changed. And I’m probably spending too much time on the internet and YouTube! | |
| Does anyone listen to the radio anymore? Jazz stations? Absolutely! | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative”…..Part 1: I have a plan Don’t make it more complicated. It’s not Rocket Science. | |
| Is it easier to sell mono blocks or stereo amp on the used market? @dman777 no. They weighed 47 pounds each so they shipped via FedEx | |
| Is it easier to sell mono blocks or stereo amp on the used market? @dman777 2.5 months. But nearly every ad on USAudioMart takes a long time to sell. Back in the day I recall ads on AG selling in a matter of days. Those days are gone. I see great buys for used gear sitting for a long time. | |
| What has been a favourite moment in Audio? Moments! Buying used gear at great prices! | |
| Is it easier to sell mono blocks or stereo amp on the used market? Stereo amp is easier. And there are a lot more of them. However I recently sold a pair of Tube monos and was grateful for that! |