coltrane1
Responses from coltrane1
| What record cleaner is the most bang for the buck?? VPI 16.5 purchased 25 years ago. It’s still grinding out clean records. Purchased for $450. There’s nothing like it. | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? News flash. The majority is overpriced. Which is why for 40 years 92% of my purchases have been purchased used. That’s the only way to build a decent system on a budget. I’ve spent 30 cents on the dollar to build a $12k system. The only new items ... | |
| Stupid Asking Prices- Why Don't Sellers Read Audiogon The Blue Book First? Because they don’t realize that nothing is worth any more than what someone is willing to pay for it. Secondly, most of these people weren’t buying, and selling, gear on Audiogon since it’s inception. Therefore they don’t have a clue what gear is... | |
| Who else can't sleep the night before their fancy new gears arrive? Anticipation. I’ve had it for 45 years, excited while waiting for every piece of gear ever arrived! | |
| Real world Loudspeakers what does very good cost ? $3300. Martin Logan Spires. Purchased used. New they were $9500. So yes, used is the way to purchase the majority of great audio gear for much less money. Save and buy used. | |
| Law Of Diminishing Returns? @jeffstrick , yes extremely content. In fact I’m done. Now, if I can only clean and play vinyl as often as I’d like to! | |
| If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers I could never live without Martin Logan’s. An absolute must! | |
| Law Of Diminishing Returns? I have an excellent sounding system. I don’t have $20k invested. Most would believe that I must have more invested. Here it is Martin Logan Spire loudspeakers-used for $3300 Primaluna Prologue 6 tube monoblocks-used for $1800 Dennis Had Inspire... | |
| Jazz like this? Suggestions I’m not big on the smooth stuff but Till Bronner does a nice Estate. Check it out https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KNCcuquw2Y8 | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? It’s a conspiracy! | |
| un-becoming an audiophile Dennis Had Inspire Amplifier and Preamplifier, purchased used. Martin Logan Spire Loudspeakers purchased used. PSAudio PWD. Cambridge Audio CXC transport. Threshold Audio T3i preamplifier Pass ACA Class A monoblocks Marantz 1S51 turntable and Be... | |
| Tube amps - what 3 things… If you don’t have huge power demands I’d recommend Dennis Had Inspire Fire Bottle KT88 SEP amp, and an Inspire LP 3.1 preamp. These products won’t break the bank, especially used, yet their performance is very difficult to top, especially at that ... | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" @tylermunns, not this black person. My first instrument was Cello, then bass, then sax, then piano, and now archtop guitar. I get it, not everyone can fit into a box. But in general, this thread is evidence of the fact that white people can’t be e... | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" You simply cannot expect a bunch of white people to understand rap, which grew out of backlash against racism. Remember the Reagan administration? Or when the CIA knowingly introduced crack into Los Angeles? Those were the times rap was addressing... | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" How do we know? Because the entire Motown Music catalog sold for a paltry $61M. Philly Soul sold to Sony Music in 2014, no price available. But check this out. The top selling recordings all time are music created by whites. Not one black record... |