danvignau
Responses from danvignau
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes What I really wondered was how did this audiophile group all get influenced by rock music, and not jazz. I do understand that tastes evolve, but my band mates and I were always into jazz and did not embrace rock for a long time. Maybe, the big a... | |
| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? Someone asked for my raison d'etre for my post, but I can't even find my post: I said that if music is not the object, one might as well be collecting stamps or watches. Let me put it more succinctly: As a psychologist, my highly opinionated r... | |
| Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market? When I sold motorcycles, Honda's in the early 80's trained us to substitute some jargon; Safeth helmet, not crash helmet. Engine Guards, not Crash Guards. Back Rest, not Sissy Bar. Bold New Colors, not Same F..ing Crap. | |
| Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market? Ebay had a used and a new choice, no PC required. | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes Your lists sound like the bulk of my record collection. I have scads of these albums listed here, but cannot fathom the mindset that led to the dearth of classical and jazz, especially jazz. Are musicians mainly the jazz lovers? Maynard Ferguson... | |
| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? Concerning headroom: Each channel of an early Bryston 200 wpc amp has a 375 watt transformer, two 4000 Mf filter caps and two outputs. The 125 wpc Audire has a 500 watt transformer per side, plus 4 26,000 Mf filter caps and 6 output devices. At... | |
| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? If your love of music is not the object, you might as well collect stamps, or watches. | |
| B&W vs. Sonus Faber I prefer the relatively brightness of b&W's over Sonus Faber's apparent roll off in the upper extreme. If your electronics are not truly excellent, the Sonus Faber might sound better to you. In less esoteric systems, Yamaha calls this the Sw... | |
| I Was Considering Active, Then I Watched This ... Active can be better because there is no power lost, nor frequency perversions, from having to use more massive crossovers from amps, versus pre-amps. This does not mean that the active speakers available are not going to be compromised by manufa... | |
| McIntosh vs Accuphase? I don't care about aesthetics, but I can tell you that I was never thrilled with McIntosh, and really do not like the electronic, Crown IC150 sound of current Rotel equipment. I really gave it a chance, with several listening sessions of my CD's.... | |
| The survival of the fittest. I really like my $400, second generation B&W 803's, with subs from the prototype 800 woofer used in the DM 16.series. I did keep my 'Stats and my even older B&W stand mounts, but for value... WOW! Admittedly, I have to use two matching am... | |
| Does Power Cord Require Burn-In To Sound Good? Like all audio products, the power cord must burn in for 90 days, i.e. until the credit cardfcannot be refunded. Ask any sales person who works on commission. | |
| Ar ethe current LP's available for $25 or so as goos as the old ones. What is SQ? | |
| Audiophile demographics? When someone wrote that the fashion and cosmetics industry dwarfs audio, I do not believe he was considering all of audio. How many actual audio drivers do you each own? I have several in my cars, a few portables, 10 in my main stereo system, si... | |
| Why are digital streaming equipment manufacturers refusing to answer me? One reason might be that the distributor knows nothing, because some company like Foxconn designed and built it, and sells it to them to market. Have you ever wondered why so many companies' televisions have stick on brand names. It is not just ... |