coltrane1
Responses from coltrane1
| Going Tubing I’d suggest going all in on tube, or stay away. That’s what I did. And I’m glad I did. I’ve not owned a solid state amp or preamp in well over 24 years. If you’re hesitant, expect results that are lacking. You’ve got to be committed. All in. Or no... | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama What happened to subjectivity? | |
| Should Amps be plugged into a power conditioner? I plug my amps into Monster power conditioners that help with power outages, which is commonplace where I live. No hum. And thankfully I’ve never had gear affected by power surges. | |
| Planar Speakers and Diffusors I use a wool blanket over my 65” as well. I’ve been a Martin Logan user since 1979, and still using them. | |
| Kind of Blue There’s a reason it’s the number 1 jazz selling album of all time. It’s that popular, and a personal favorite that I’ve owned too many versions over the years. My favorites were the 180 gram and 200 gram releases on major vinyl release companies. | |
| Are You a Swifty? All I know is she’ll never sing like Whitney or Aretha. But then again no one can! | |
| The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change Yep, you’re absolutely where I was 25 years ago. I’ve only stopped swapping gear because of retirement, and having to be more frugal with my spending habits. At least I’m honest. | |
| How does a preamp die from sitting unused for a few months? C’mon guys, it’s an Inspire preamp built by Dennis Had, in his retirement. I’ve owned 2 and still use one. If it ever failed to power up I’d do the simple thing; Box it up and ship it back to Dennis for inspection and or repair. Dennis, could perh... | |
| Records and CDs Someone listens to new music? Gulp! I’m stuck in the 60’s, 70’s. And for jazz the 50’s was a hot time with everlasting hits. In fact the biggest selling jazz album of all time is from 1958. So it’s records always for me! | |
| 20 Years? @lou_setriodes you know what, I’m retired, and been around this place too long, but I rejoice in the fact that I grew up in a time when music was music. We had it all! Peace | |
| 20 Years? I’ve been here since the beginning in 1997. Many of us were recruited from Usenet and Rec.audio. And if you remember those you’re old too! | |
| Value of a preamp? Invaluable? | |
| Your Not-So-Obvious Best Fidelity LPs @paulietunes , I’m happy that you’re experiencing some wonderful albums, and each are very different singers. And it’s a pity that Eva Cassidy didn’t get the notoriety in life as she has after passing. She’s one of the most original and gifted mus... | |
| Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....? So, if you’re using 60’s 70’s gear, you absolutely must have a Turntable! | |
| A Few Nice Words For Upscale Audio That’s a feel good story with a happy ending! Good luck with the preamp and hope it meets your expectations. Thx for sharing! |