edcyn
Responses from edcyn
| Where did you buy your first audio gear? I have no idea. Various joints in West L.A. Alongside my dad. It was a total treat going to them, though. | |
| Change of sound with Deoxit G100 I've never had a single problem with the stuff. It just gives me a bit cleaner, more balanced, better imaged sound. | |
| Is symphonic music kind of like Phil Spector got hold of chamber music? I always enjoyed Jack Nitzsche's contributions to pop music. The contributions are a key component to the sounds of the era. | |
| Who is your Favorite Historical Conductor? Maghister -- I’ve never come across the notion that "Music Commands Time," not the reverse. Absolutely revelatory. | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? Yeah -- of course my NAD 3020. | |
| What is the added value of a streamer over a networked dedicated Computer Yeah, I went from primitive to high-zoot in one fell swoop, but the long and the short of it is that a dedicated, Ethernet-connected Streamer/DAC instantly gave me significantly better sound quality than what I got when I plugged my laptop's audio... | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? My Quicksilver Mono Amps were reasonably inexpensive and offered up luscious tone and imaging. The thing is, its all-important 8417 power tubes eventually became scarce and costly. Worse, the tubes didn't hold their tone past about six months. The... | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? I can't remember exactly what they cost, but my NOLA Boxer speakers have essentially taken me out of the speaker market for a modest fee. | |
| Is symphonic music kind of like Phil Spector got hold of chamber music? I enjoyed the heck out of the Phil Spector produced "End of the Century." Maybe Phil and the Ramones weren't quite a match made in heaven, but there was a lot of fun and energy in those grooves. I'll bet the Ramones were devoted Phil Spector fa... | |
| Is symphonic music kind of like Phil Spector got hold of chamber music? 😀An enjoyably ridiculous conversation starter to say the least. Gimme some time and maybe I'll come up with a suitably arcane, ridiculous come-backer. | |
| Why don't we tire of music? As has2be says, yeah it seems most folks regard music as comfort food. Putting it another way, while there are certainly a good deal of adventurous listeners, most listeners aren't. And yeah, that's perfectly OK. I gotta say, though, that I do get... | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective ghdprentice -- Thumbs up on Taiwan, Budapest and Milan as food meccas. And maybe it's because I'm an L.A. native, but I ate exceedingly well during my many years there. That anonymous ethnic hole-in-the-wall where nobody speaks English can offer ... | |
| What should I expect moving from MM to MC? Be sure not to get that flame too close to your Casino Royale LP. Oh, the horror!😎 | |
| What should I expect moving from MM to MC? Broadly based apples-to-oranges comparisons between MC and MM are always dangerous, misleading and wrong-headed but, heck, I'm gonna do it anyway. MC carts give you more bass and more treble while MM carts give you more midrange. MC carts give yo... | |
| Looking for something to play? I continue to be smitten by Natalie Cole's "Unforgettable...With Love," her tribute to her dad (grandad?) Nat's hits. On Qobuz. Lush. Beautifully recorded. |