david_principato
Responses from david_principato
| Vietnam era stereo reference I have two cousins who served in Vietnam, who are twins. One in the Army, one in the Air Force. I don’t know what age I was at the time that they were home, but while attending a family party (possibly to celebrate their return) I sat in their be... | |
| what system musicians prefer? Do they care? Ages ago I remember reading an article that interviewed a few prominent recording artists at that time, what their home systems were. The only artist’s answer that I remember was Kenny Logins. He stated that his home system was decidedly average ... | |
| Electronic cross-over on pre-amp out, to split signal to subwoofer and bookshelf speakers I can personally highly recommend Marchand Electronics, very high quality gear at reasonable prices, options galore, and excellent service. The owner called me to double check that I hadn’t made a silly mistake in ordering. Of course, I had, and h... | |
| Speakers for leading edge, transients, speed and big sound I’ll definitely toss a vote in for Volti. I’m not a horn guy, per se, but I heard some large Volti speakers at AXPONA and I was kinda blown away. They were playing a Dean Martin recording and it did sound rather awesome. They landed in my “cost no... | |
| Recommend a DAC based on Analog Devices? This month’s Stereophile has a review by Herb Reichert of the Linear Tube Audio Aero. It uses the AD1865, and it’s a positive review. $3950. | |
| Cambridge Audio AXN10 experiences Thanks jl35, can you point out some of the things you like about the CXN V2? thanks, Dave | |
| Cambridge Audio AXN10 experiences Mahler123, thanks for the response. The areas where I’m looking for improvement are the user interface and SQ. CA’s Stream magic app gets routine praise as one of the most user friendly, and in looking at forum posts and reviews I’m believing that... | |
| What was your first record? Steppenwolf Live, .75 in the bargain bin at Turnstiles Dept. store Chicago. |