ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| Long distance move - Trust moving company unpack We are about 6-8 weeks from moving, once our house in Maryland goes to settlement, down to Asheville, NC. One of the long-distant movers called me the other day and for a policy to cover our stuff while in transit, with my high end system, the co... | |
| When Did Your System Disappear? ...when I boxed up all the components and loaded them up in a "climate controlled" storage unit, in preparation for listing our house for sale...But seriously, after I got the room acoustics under control, the synergy of all the components really ... | |
| What, in your system, have you owned the longest? PS Audio DirecStream DAC | |
| My list of seller red flags Most of this equipment depreciates quite quickly. How much is a used piece of equipment worth? As much as anyone is willing to pay for it. I agree with all comment in this post, good to see that I'm not the only one who has dealt with sellers w... | |
| How I spent my time at home To prepare our house for listing, all my equipment was boxed up and moved to a climate controlled storage unit (thanks to my son and his strong friend), my bass traps were un-installed and donated, etc. While those showings were happening, we dro... | |
| Do audiophiles have a high divorce rate? We are going on 40 years, I enjoy listening on my high-end system in the "man cave", my wife enjoys Spotify on her iPad in the living room, kitchen and garden, and I'm good with that! | |
| Dedicated 20 amp line Thanks for sharing your experience.We are in the early stages of building a new home and for my "man cave" I selected the option to run a 20 amp dedicated line, just because "why not, when it's easiest to do". Glad to hear that it's a good choice. | |
| You could work for any manufacturer, past or present... I met Paul Klipsch in 1978 or 1979 and sold a lot of his speakers, though they were not my personal favorites, they were basic, very well made and not a single purchaser wanted to return the speakers after the sale.Paul was an interesting guy. He... | |
| Selling on Audiogon We are preparing our house to list for sale in a few weeks, and I've been posting listings to sell stuff we won't be taking with us to the new home. From what I've seen, lots of used stuff doesn't hold its value, if you price items too high, no o... | |
| What Possessed Me to Do This? ebm,I couldn't agree more! I've heard the Sopra's driven by some other amplifiers and to my ears, they didn't seem to pair as well as the McIntosh. Once I got equipment with such great "synergy", I've stopped changing out this-that-and-the-other... | |
| What Possessed Me to Do This? Tim,My wife of 40 years is the same weight she was when I first met her...I've become "more robust" since. | |
| Usless but interesting ....how many of you old timers started with original Large Advents? My first "real" system had a pair of Dynaco A25 bookshelf speakers, driven by a modest Kenwood integrated amp. That combination sounded pretty good...but not as good as my large Advents driven by a McIntosh MC225 with a Dynaco PAT4 preamp.Both sy... | |
| What Possessed Me to Do This? noble100,I know I'll get killed for saying this, but I am smitten with my Focal Sopra No2 speakers, have heard them driven by a few different amplifiers, but for my hearing, the McIntosh MC452 I own seems to drive them best. That puppy is 110# ou... | |
| What Possessed Me to Do This? paulburnett,The paints that are available now don't seem to give off fumes. Having said that, if I were you, I'd just keep the door to the audio room closed for a bit, if you are concerned about voc, sounds reasonable to me. | |
| $3000 stand mounted speakers? If you'd be open to purchasing a pre-owned speaker, I'd recommend you look at the Totem Fire monitors. |