coltrane1
Responses from coltrane1
| Poor value vs snake oil... It’s not that difficult to figure out how not to be taken advantage of in this hobby. Just don’t spend thousands on cables. Listen to modest tube amps and electrostats. You’re good. | |
| 700.00 speakers new or used So the consensus is Maggie LRS. I can’t argue with that. A new speaker for less than $700. Unreal | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial Everything is best on vinyl. Everything. | |
| Are the loudness wars fake so record companies can destroy the music? You’re right about one thing. Music was much better before 1980, or the invention of cds. In fact, when did the cd become competitive? 1995? And still it’s not vinyl. Pity. But on the upside. Vinyl never went out of style for many of us. Thank goo... | |
| Need preamp recommendation Save your money. Buy a very affordable Inspire preamp. Hand wired, made in America. By a preamp and amp genius, Dennis Had. Probably $1400 used. Tubes, is where it’s at. | |
| Why high-end cable manufacturers don't post measurements? Short answer? They want you to waste your money buying there snake oil. | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry A good Grado is good enough. Period. | |
| I think some cables are just a little too expensive. Cables? Again? The short of it is buy what you can afford and be happy with them. But if I was a gazillionare I’d not spend thousands on cables. What a waste. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Kind of blue. Again. When Miles Davis ruled the world. 1958. Oh yeah | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Jazz - Kind of Blue. Again. Yeah, it’s just that good. | |
| Concrete Audio Speakers...Speaker Enclosures made out of Concrete ?.. Uh boy. All of these box enclosures. If you love listening to box speakers it’s just another box speaker. I use dipole electrostats. I couldn’t be happier. | |
| This looks like a terrible investment He’s sick if he thinks someone is paying $28k for the lot. | |
| Hopelessly Confused Need a tube amp for 2 channel. Try an Inspire Firebottle KT88. They’re available used for your target price. The Inspires 12 tube watts is far and away enough to drive your speakers. Keep home video viewing separate, and use your receiver for that... | |
| Can anyone recommend a good streamer/DAC? PS Audio Perfect Wave dac works marvelously. And one can find them used for less than $1200. They sold new for $2500. I don’t stream. Why pay a streaming company when I already have tons of physical media. And what I don’t have I can get for free ... | |
| Looking for new speakers I hear zero distortion of DK’s look of love album. I’ve both the 180 gram lp and a 33lp. Also I have the cd. I use electrostats, which are very revealing! All of these have playback of this album with zero distortion. Something is wrong in your sy... |