ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? Last night I attended a local audio event and auditioned a pair of fairly expensive speakers from a well-respected manufacturer, which sounded really "grainy" and not at all pleasing to my ears.So......I think I'd most agree with those who would s... | |
| What 2 channel Amp would you Buy for $6k? I snagged a mint condition McIntosh MC452 which was something like four months old when I found it on Audiogon.I really enjoy this amp, which is driving a pair of Focal speakers with that beryllium tweeter, which I found sounds too "sharp" with ot... | |
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? OK, I'm sure I'll be brow-beaten for this...First of all, the older I get, the more I'm convinced that the better systems are a "synergy" of the various component parts, including cables. Having said that, if I had to select between amps and spea... | |
| How much HD storage for transferring vinyl? When I started my current digital setup, I snagged a pair of Western Digital external USB connected 4 tb hard drives (save my AIFF files to one, copy to the other as a backup). If my memory serves me, I think they were something like $130 each.My... | |
| Your advice to speakers designers I'd say to them, to offer their dealers a set of "loaner" models, where the dealer can take one's credit card for security and the speakers could be setup in the customer's home, to see if they work well for them, in the room, with the associated ... | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters I have been a sub woofer fan for a long time, until recently (my last speaker upgrade), I've used stand mounts. I do find that integrating a sub with the side speakers and especially with the room can be a time-consuming and frustrating challenge... | |
| Focal sopra 2 or raidho d2? I spent about a year traveling around, auditioning a lot of floor standing speakers, including both the Raidho and Sopra No2 and have enjoyed the Sopra's now for over two years!One thing about the Sopras, I broke them in slowly and gently, giving ... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Erik,I too am a big fan. I have a PS Audio DirectStream DAC, but found it didn't sound so good decoding MQA (even when Tidal did the unfold), so I bought a Brooklyn for MQA.I hope they will have a booth or a dealer at the Capital Audiofest, plan ... | |
| Should there be concern? "If the box is open, its used!" Couldn't agree more.I've been really lucky buying and selling on Audiogon, but I hear from others about that occasional person like the one you described. Life's too short to deal with people like that.The only "p... | |
| BEST brand for Classical Recordings? I've enjoyed DB, Decca, Pentatone and Sony recordings, have a very nice SACD setup, enjoy most (but not all) of those recordings.I have been very pleasantly surprised by Naxos recordings, all "regular" CDs, usually not performed by "household" nam... | |
| Greatest Rock Drummers OK, I suspect some will beat me up adding this:I don’t consider him a "rock drummer", but in my opinion the "greatest rock percussionist" is Ringo Starr.I would consider John Bonham the "greatest rock drummer", was lucky to see him with Led Zeppel... | |
| Obscure brands worth considering A few decades ago I worked in high-end audio, and we did carry some more obscure speaker lines.What I learned back then is that not all speaker manufacturers build their own drivers, they oftentimes spec out their needs and have them built by othe... | |
| Ugly vs Gogeous speakers When I approached my wife with the idea of replacing my stand mounts in the living room with floor standing models, she said "why don't you move your system down to the family room, and create your 'man cave'". That's what I did!As Jeff Foxworthy... | |
| Channel Imbalance at low volumes I had the same problem with an NAD receiver, had it in the shop 2 or 3 times, but they never really solved the problem. In my case, the left channel would be the same volume but only playing the system louder than I typically enjoyed.Good luck! | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Anyone had a chance to audition the Mytek Brooklyn Class D Amp?It's been years since I've auditioned a class D amp, I can't remember which brand/model, I do remember it sounding harsh (to me), but from what I'm reading, class D amps have come a lo... |