dekay
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| Working with Audio Salesmen ¶...DeKay | |
| Take that to good will Stop checking out other people's junk...Problem solved/avoided.DeKay | |
| Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market? Jim:Love your enthusiasm, but doubt that either of us will still be around in the next 10/20 years.My GOAL is to outlive my wife and our current (2) severely mental 5 year old rescue cats.May sound like a bad plan to some, but it's not.DeKay | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? The only "negative" is Kevin Deal as far as I can see.DeKay | |
| Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market? I strongly suspect that "politically correct" killed using "minty" as an adjective.#IMissMintyDeKay | |
| Non-Standard Christmas/Holiday Music I like, ..and yours? The soundtrack from "The Last Days of Disco" is the Gold Standard in our household (for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah & New Years). For our exstended/close (non blood) family their Gold Standard for the holidays is...https://www.youtube.co... | |
| Musical Fidelity A-Series: which is the best of this group? Something new to consider (it was reviewed using your speakers).https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2020/09/19/audio-by-van-alstine-set-120-control-amplifier-review/Of the first 3 MF's on your list the A300 was smoother (not familiar with later models)... | |
| With the Holidays, what are your favorite films for the season?......... Recently watched the best movie I've seen for a long, long time ("Driveways") on cable.If holidays are about being introspective, then this 2019 release is a Christmas movie.DeKay | |
| Class A triode - on/off on remote? "And then, I hope to be inspired by someone else."Good luck with that, really.DeKay | |
| What do you take when demoing new gear? Gum, mints, toothbrush, floss, tissues, pens/pencils, sunglasses, reading glasses, phone charger, hair bands, bobby pins, nail file, advil, Starbucks gift cards, a book, lotion, granola bars, chapstick, single use Super Glue, eyedrops and some CD'... | |
| Class A triode - on/off on remote? And then???https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqwzuiSy9y0DeKay | |
| Preamp recommendation Got it now, that you are trying to use your current XLR cables...However, using "balanced" not only adds gain that you do not seem to require, but it also limits your choices within the stated budget.I generally prefer active preamplifiers as wel... | |
| Preamp recommendation "A couple of extra criteria is the preamp needs to have remote and preferred balanced."Why "balanced" unless you intend on running running LONG IC cables (can't imagine you have been with the current passive)?Just curious.DeKay | |
| Preamp recommendation Take a look @ the least expensive Linear Tube Audio preamp...https://www.lineartubeaudio.com/products/mz2mz2-sDead quiet, per online pro reviews, and the signal tubes should be good for 10,000 hours (it's a David Berning design).DeKay | |
| Capped off? A bit confused...I made "shorting" plugs years ago for unused RCA inputs on a couple of phono preamplifiers.I wired a small resistor from the RCA's center post to the RCA's outer band (as I was instructed to do).Forget the value, but it was small.... |