coltrane1
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| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @decooney, good for you! That’s funny because I’m originally from Sacramento. All the great audio technology came along after I moved away to Seattle. I believe Coda is still nearby as well. I’ve been searching for a Forte 4a or Coda 01p for the l... | |
| Do I buy an upscale TT? @solypsa, Greetings! I live in Lake Stevens, a quiet country community of about 15,000 people, 45 minutes north of Seattle. Life is very good! Retired and loving every day I wake up! :) | |
| Made in USA Let the China bashing continue. Who knew that there’d come a day that China would produce very good audio equipment. That day has arrived. Overseen by western or European standards, yet built in China. Ever heard of the great Willsenton R8 tub... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I could listen to all the jazz recordings one time each for the rest of my life, yet still not come close to listening to all of them. Tonight it’s the late great Hank Mobley’s Workout LP. A great and overlooked album. Mobley was a great artis... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @mytthor, an Oracle? You are very privileged! I owned a MK3 at one time, but wanted a Mk5. Never did I know that the cheapest time to own one would be in 1999. A Mk6 was even available here for as cheap as $4500 here on AG 6 years ago. The seller ... | |
| 50 years of Hip Hop- How Come? @perkri, Many in this group probably thought Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On was too radical to listen to. Hilarious indeed! | |
| 50 years of Hip Hop- How Come? @unreceivedogma, how can you say Burt Bacharach wasn’t a great composer? He only had every other hit on the radio throughout the 60’s. How many hits have you composed? How can you be so musically closed minded? | |
| 50 years of Hip Hop- How Come? Motown, the greatest soul that ever lived, along with the Philly Sound of Gamble and Huff, had at most a 15 year run. That entire period spanned my entire youth, even though I didn’t just listen to soul, I listened to everything, and knew all the ... | |
| Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges That’s right, don’t think about enjoying a cartridge. Put it into a glass cage and admire it instead. What the? You enjoy life by living it. Same goes for audio gear. Enjoy them while they’re being used. Otherwise what’s the point of ownership. ... | |
| How long do speakers last? I’ve 14 years on a pair of Martin Logan’s, and they’re barely broken in as electrostats, I’d believe the VS will be worth the risk. | |
| Do I buy an upscale TT? I’m of the belief that my Marantz TT15S1, with ACE Benz MC cartridge would smoke your Garrard. And between the table $1400 as new, cartridge $650 new, and phono pre $450 used, I’ve less than $2300 invested. Well, it’s simply a thought. | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? I recently acquired a throwback from the mid 90’s. A Threshold T3i. It’s got a separate and full sized power supply. Likely Stereophile A back in its day. It’s been checked out by the great Jon Soderberg, in Sacramento. Anyway, I’d put this preamp... | |
| New take on CD vs Vinyl vs CD Note to self: Don’t ever try to digitize records unless you’re a professional. | |
| It was 61 years ago today... I was 8. I saw it on a black and white tv. I had been listening to Motown. I wondered who are they, they sound good! ES had all the star bands and singers back then. I’m happy to have lived during that time, for it was the prime heyday of soul and... | |
| Made in USA 2 USA preamps, 1 SS, 1 tube 1 USA SS monoblock amps USA phono pre UK cd transport USA dac Netherland built tube monoblocks 4 Japanese turntables 2 Chinese built tube integrated’s, both outstanding products USA built speakers and sub I don... |