dwmaggie
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| Great musicians who should have been famous except.... Check out Gene Krupa in the movie Ball of Fire. He plays a solo on a matchbox with two matchsticks. It was after the director called cut-but the camera man had kept filming. Unbelievable dynamics on an impromptu solo during a movie break. Res... | |
| Imported audio are you getting the same level of performance vs domestic priced equip? I use ebay for generally speaking bargain prices. I like Meridian pre/processors and American Amps and speakers. That being said, I am currently very happy with a Parasound C2, made in Finland. We all get to pick and choose which components we ... | |
| Help Geoffkait, I started out on burgandybut soon I Hit the harder stuff. Thanks to B Dylan | |
| Restrictions, behind the 8 ball. Been buying hi fidelity gear since 1968. I am still in the learning curve. Since my retirement in 2013, budget has been a problem. Ebay has been good for my budget. I seldom sell equipment, never sell broken or junky gear. I do give equipment... | |
| Buyer is claiming damage that was done by him! 2 years ago bought a Velodyne subwoofer via Ebay. FedEx delivered with a crushed corner of the box. Submitted a claim. Seller had to sign off on the claim for FedEx. Once paperwork was done to FedEx satisfaction, they sent a full refund for th... | |
| WAF Speaker suggestions Brought home a pair of Magnepan MGCIII's in oatmeal off white. Wife said hrumph, went outside in the garden. Set them up played them at a moderate level. She came back in and said she could hear the difference from outside. They were 3 feet fr... | |
| Dunlavy resurrection? Contact ESS speakers in El Monte CA. I have talked with the owner a few times. | |
| Recordings by Elton John, Nirvana and Thousands More Lost in Fire Read the article yesterday via internet. Tried to buy a record mentioned-all sold out. Imho, the advent of the CD changed a lot of the music business models. Some older artist's catalogues became gold, some not so much. We will never know the ... | |
| Magnepan for Background Listening Sean, they work extremely well as primary or background, I have 5 sets, from the MGIII to the small on wall. High frequency is the only limitation. The sound "travels well, and is coherent", ie. down the hall in the bedroom or outside, imho. T... | |
| What’s your vote for the most ridiculous, overpriced, and useless tweak? Geoffkait you Venn. | |
| Used vs New vs Vintage vs Floorstanding vs Bookshelf vs ..... OMG! Ty, take cd's or lp's that you are familiar with when listening to different speakers. | |
| Bi amp pros out there I could use some help! First time Bi Amping... You might consider a DBX 223xl. Available fairly cheap. Balanced input and outputs, master gain control, and individual gain control over hi/lo. I use two of them as three way xovers. Very flexible, all pots are stepped. You can change the fr... | |
| Can one ever be "done" in this hobby? Thank you geoffkait. | |
| Can one ever be "done" in this hobby? Correction. The ESS xover is model 2241. Question for Millercarbon or Geofkaitt or any one. Considering a tube amp to run the ESS Heil AMT. I listen at mostly moderate levels. Current amp is Parasound Zamp.3 at 35w per channel. There is a Wa... | |
| Can one ever be "done" in this hobby? Thank you folks. After reading this thread, i put my ear up to the various drivers.....hissy noise in The right Heil AMT tweeter/mid. Appears to be from my ESS 2142 crossover. And the quest goes on. Did my due diligence, unplugged the IC to a... |