coltrane1
Responses from coltrane1
| Is a separate phono pre really necessary? Depends on your gear. I had a SS phono stage in a Carver Ultimate receiver that sold for $5k that sounded pretty good! My PS Audio phono pre was a bit better but not that much better. To spend $2k for a separate phono pre I’d say only if your budg... | |
| Dust cover up or down? Goes without saying. Off! | |
| Pass INT-25 better than Wilsenton R8? I have an R8. I’ve been in audio for 30 years. I’ve never had better sound. I’m driving Martin Logan Spires. I have all the headroom I need. Do I feel the need to sample anything else? Absolutely not. I’m very content. Vinyl is sublime. I have the... | |
| Can a Amp be "timeless" and compete with todays amps? Plinius! For sure. | |
| A CD PLAYER whose sound quality NOT AFFECTED by the DAC? Sony XA7ES, twenty five year old CD players still in use today! Former Stereophile A player that sold for $3k is still going strong with the greatest sound. And no flimsy Phillips based drive system, but Sony’s proprietary drawer featuring the bes... | |
| Upgrade path question with $2k to spend I’d not spend $2k for a phono stage. Heck you can find the PS Audio phono stage used for less than $500, which provides excellent results. i’d upgrade the Turntable. $2k goes along way on the used market. I just bought a new MMF9.3 for $1800. ... | |
| I'm trusting FedEx/ UPS less by the day Great. Another fed up with FedEx article. Yawn. | |
| Installing dedicated 10 gauge lines In an empty house we were moving to I had two outlets, of 4 plugs each, installed of 20 amp wire. The room had a common wall with the garage, and the wire went to a breaker box in the garage far wall. So the wire only ran to the ceiling and down a... | |
| Every day I see another turntable recommendation... Hey, I’m happy to have a MMF-9.3. But I admire those who can afford more expensive turntables. Good luck with your search! Oh, btw I purchased my 9.3 without a cartridge from Hi Fi Heaven, brand new in the box just 4 months back for $1799 deli... | |
| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? Yes, went integrated years ago. I’ve never looked back. Integrated tube amps now rule my world. I’m very happy! | |
| Let me explain something to you jive turkeys. I’m just wondering how many of you had this on your wall? | |
| Fedex and Ups Damage thread I’ve never had a damaged item with FedEx or Ups. And check this out. I’ve shipped some 95 different delicate Jazz archtop’s. Before that I bought and resold high in audio gear of all types. I’ve 450 feedback from just the items I’ve sold here. ... | |
| Toilet Paper to Vacuum Tubes I’m not hoarding anything. But be my guest, it’s a free country, hoard away. Why be so self centered. Why not send money to Ukraine instead? Go ahead, it’ll make you feel better. And then your mind is free from your hoarding madness. | |
| Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective I bought used Martin Logan’s. The speakers are like new. I saved $7k. And that’s all you need to know about new vs used. | |
| Russian tube supply issues Chicken little the sky is falling noise over tubes. Babies are dying and your worried about tubes? How freaking selfish can you be! |