david99
Responses from david99
| Applause: Bummer Bibloom-I mentioned live rock recordings.I find them to be distracting from the crowd noise.I also find most to be poorly miked.There are exceptions of course.The Eagles "Hell Freezes Over" for one..... | |
| Applause: Bummer I think applause is one of the hardest sounds to reproduce.On my system it kind of sounds like rain on a metal roof.Sometimes I feel my system is a failure because of this but then again the music sounds so damn good it only bothers me briefly.I t... | |
| Where will be hi-end audio in 2050? we will have implants in our brains and we will only have to think of a song and it will pay in our heads.of course it will be analog and not digital.....:) | |
| Best Thread in Audiogon. Thanks Craig! I wouldnt have had the guts to start it without having you to blame if I had been attacked for starting such a personal thread :)... Im glad "our" thread is so popular.... | |
| Bob Crump Custom Power Cord I have one of these I won here.Kevin gave it to me for the contest he had to give the cord a name.I use it on my outboard power supply to my Rogue 99 pre.I find it to offer better inner detail and cleaner bass over the stock cord.I had auditioned ... | |
| if i could trade places...... I should add.My fantasy has more to do with lust than music..... sorry :) | |
| if i could trade places...... I would have loved to have been Lindsey Buckingham during the recordng of "Rumours" I never would have let that beautiful Stevie go! | |
| Who's Who in Amp/ Preamp design? Keep a eye on Mark O'Brien and Mark Walker of Rogue Audio.They have some incredible skills and education.They have released awesome tube amps and preamps.They keep their prices realistic but are able to offer products that compete with the higher ... | |
| Before They Were Famous Charlie, I saw Elvin twice up here in Roch.NY in the mid 70's.He was awesome and put on a great show.He was fun to watch,rotting teeth and all! | |
| Help out a Young Audiophile Tim,I saw a porn flick once called "Tire Guys Skid Marks" was that you? | |
| Cartridge for RB300 other things zzzzzz sorry,Rega arms zzzzzzzzzzzzzz | |
| Cartridge for RB300 other things You cant put a new stylus in a Grado.When you need a new one you trade the cartridge in for a new one plus it costs 2/3 of what the cartridge lists for.I never had any luck with Ring Mats.I had one but returned it as I heard no improvement.Quite a... | |
| Help with tube amps The Houston would be a good choice.It has cool looking tubes that would add some great glow to the evening.Its a great looking amp and Ive read it sounds quite good also.Customer service is a problem with these as I believe the company went under.... | |
| Cartridge for RB300 other things I have a Rega P-25 with the RB-600 arm and a Grado Platinum.I find the Grado to put the arm at the best VTA with no spacer.It gives it a slightly negative angle.I used 1 spacer for several weeks then removed it and the midrange smoothed out,the ba... | |
| Sensitivity Issues I have a Pass Aleph-3 and use Paradigm Studio-80's They are 92dB 8ohm.My room 20X 15X 8 I play lots of rock and I get more volume than I need.I does play loud.I know loud is a opinion, but in my opinion, most would say it plays loud if they heard ... |