coltrane1
Responses from coltrane1
| Buying used vs new? Since the internet and the used audio market were invented I’ve always bought used. I’ve bought one dac and one integrated tube amp new in 26 years. The list has been many preamps, many amps, CD players, 3 turntables, countless loudspeakers all M... | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? It’s voodoo audio that prays on the weaknesses of those who simply want to believe that something so expensive must be effective, yes? | |
| pro-ject cd box rs2 vs jays audio cd2 mk3 @ tarheel, that Dac sounds like it’s got incredible specs. And it can act as a preamp. And it’s built in China! Is China surpassing the West with the delivery of the D90SE? | |
| Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why. Jazz At The Pawnshop. It’s an excellent demo disc on vinyl and cd. And it was recorded in the mid 50’s. But the recording will blow you away. Chet Baker begins his career. This is before Chet was a household word. Great recording! | |
| Current deals to good to pass up! Martin Logan Descent pair for $1149 each!Top that!!!https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisaaa1g-martin-logan-descent-first-version-active-subs-pair-subwo...Honorable mention: Martin Logan Montis, which can be purchased for $4700. They’re an okay bu... | |
| Do You Ever Find Yourself Unable to Listen To Your System? I’ve gone months not listening to my system. When you get in your 60’s you’ve lots of different priorities. That has nothing to do with your system. It’s not going anywhere. Unless it’s stolen. But I’m home every day. So bring it on, come meet my ... | |
| any suggestions on what to replace Bluesound Node 2i with $4200 for a streamer! To heck with that. $4200 would by a hot turntable/tonearm combo. You’ve got your priorities mixed up. Turn to vinyl for real music. IMHO. | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. C’mon, nothing sounds better than a Martin Logan Summit, Ethos, Spire at low volume levels. Crystal clear mids and highs, respectable bass. What more do you want? 26 tube watts will drive all of these speakers to satisfactory levels, especially at... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? The only thing a class D amp is good for is driving a sub. Whom ever suggested class D amps are good for driving a hungry watt eating speaker like electrostatics never had electrostatic speakers. Don’t you know how revealing electrostats are? Who ... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? Yes, Class A. Now that’s an amp!!! | |
| Best Integrated Amp (for me) I recently bought a Willsenton R8 integrated from China after it received very solid reviews. All hand wired KT88 integrated. I’m very happy. It’s my second KT88 integrated. I’m acquiring a collection. Great $1000 investment. https://m.youtube.com... | |
| warmest speaker cables you've heard? Zip wire. You think you can actually hear differences in wire, you’re hearing things. I hear absolutely no difference, even though I don’t own zip wire. But I don’t own $5k speaker cables either! | |
| BEWARE OF FRAUD with this member You could consider yourself lucky that it was only a $500 item. I lost $1200 on an amp sold on audiogon. The seller sold the same item to 10 others here and never delivered the amp to anyone. This place has always had its share of scammers. You’ve... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? I’ll never own a D amp. Never. They’re built cheap. They’re all about low end sales. Tubes rule. There’s no shortage of tube amps to buy. I recently purchased a new KT-88 integrated, even though I already had one. So, as you see, I’d rather have t... | |
| Class A amplifiers Who remembers the Threshold T200? Pure Class A. It was produced about ‘92. Jon Soderberg services all Threshold gear. And the Plinius SA MkIII was for my money the best Class A and Class AB money came buy. It was produced about 1999. |