dwmaggie
Responses from dwmaggie
| Top 3 songs to evaluate a system The Best of Greig 1995 Eclipse Music Group, DDD all metal single CD box. Morning Mood is the name of the piece.Steely Dan 2000 MCA, Babylon Sisters from Gaucho.Vocals have air and space, especially the chorus.Rockin Roots The Rounder Subcompac... | |
| Magnepan service shut down I looked up the covid stats for White Bear Lake and found this: 63,444 cases to date and 980 deaths. The stats are for Ramsey County. Sounds severe. I have called Magnepan at least 10 or more times in the last 20 years. Everyone I have spoken... | |
| Cost Effective System Improvement? Agree 100% with mahgister and millercarbon. Same result from two different approaches. All roads may lead to Rome, none will look the same. It is about the music. | |
| Marantz AV7005 - Widow w/question He is trying to beat the price down so he can flip it for 400+. A lot of Craigslist buyers are just plain flippers. Walk away. Try a new Craigslist add with the added details. As for 3 versions, well of course, yours will be the lowest, it is ... | |
| RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . . StuartK get well soon. You still have much to contribute. In kindergarten we were taught 'if you can't say something nice, say nothing'. Last month, I got a filthy PM from worstblahlah, it was offensive, condescending, etc. Now he, she, it are... | |
| Grateful Dead- Sotheby's Auction July 1969, temporarily staying at Treasure Island. A fellow offered me a hit of Grace Slick's Yellow Sunshine for 2 bucks. It was a batch of Owsley's, never saw anything like it again. The Summer of Love, 1967, lasted for about 2 years, then me... | |
| Music Direct and my recent exoeriences Worst, so you are a newbie trying to make a name for yourself. This ain't sports, nor is it politics. This site is about audio, not nasty responses. You have been here since July, welcome to the club. As a Viet Nam vet, never used the VA, they... | |
| American Audio ATI, Digital Amplifier Company, Classdaudio, Audio Envy. | |
| Referent point Mozart Fan the best speaker tech starts with deceased, recycled butterfly wing cone, a 500 lb magnet, 40 inch diameter and bat wing phase plug for the ten inch vice koil. Thanks kenjity | |
| Cable co. is forcing me to rent or buy what they call a I gave up on TV and cable TV years ago. Listening to compressed commercials leaping out of the stereo became too annoying. Radio Paradise, Netflix and DVDs are my go to. TV commercials are crass and insulting. Back in the dinosaur 50s, commer... | |
| What process do you use to purchase cables? When looking for a new IC or speaker cable, I read the manufactures web site data. If they have 5 to 10 levels of cable, be wary. Most cable companies offer a 15 to 30 money back trial, shipping on the buyer. 2nd step is to see what the Agon or... | |
| thought on eBay? Ebay and paypal will protect the buyer 100%. I have purchased a whole lot of electronics on ebay. Only had one problem. Seller claimed to be a record executive, packed a Proceed AVP 2 in a way too small box with crumpled newspaper for packing m... | |
| Critical listening and altered states Roadwhorerwcords, we always plucked the center fibers out, they supposedly contained strychnine. I'm not a chemist, just never got sick. Most of the hurlers did not get sick with the tea. The tea was perked in a coffee pot with sticks and seeds... | |
| Critical listening and altered states And now for something completely different. Why are so many posters not showing or telling us what their system is comprised of...... I don’t have the computer skills to post pictures. I do list all of my equipment. Tomic and Old Heavy Mechanic an... | |
| The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards 1974; Acoustic Research integrated, ESS AMT4s, Teac 4010s and Phillips 212 TT. |