ejr1953
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| When did good gear start getting your attention? In 1971, as a college freshman, I had a part time job working the high speed duplicator at a recording studio which had the contract for the Budweiser radio spots. My job was pretty mundane, but after I finished the batch of duplicating work for ... | |
| Do you think audiophiles are the most gullible hobbyists Ions ago I had some really professional sales training, where they differentiated "need" from "sense of need". To highlight the difference they gave an example of one being a salesman selling house painting services, in a neighborhood where one h... | |
| If you won the power ball tomorrow night would you Probably #3 and #5. | |
| So you've just heard speakers that blew you away I spent several months in my search for a new pair of loudspeakers and one afternoon visited a dealer about an hour's drive from home who had a pair of Focal 1038BE's nicely setup in a good sounding room. I was absolutely smitten and ready to tak... | |
| Speakers that will bring me down to me knees crying with joy I've had a pair of the Focal Sopra No2's now for four months, brings a smile on my face every time I fire them up! | |
| Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection. 2015 was a year for major audio system upgrades for me, initiated by my search for a new pair of loudspeakers.In my search, at one of the audio salons I visited, the salesman asked me if I prefer "analytic" or "musical" speakers. I'd never heard ... | |
| Enjoying My New Focal Sopra No2's I've had my Sopra No2's for about four months now. After carefully breaking them in, I tried a few variations on their positioning and got them really "dialed in" to the room. They just sound awesome! They have great dynamics, incredible detail... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? For many years I had one NAD setup after another, eventually their "Masters Series" components, really enjoyed their sound. Many years ago I worked at some high end dealers who sold McIntosh, but never "lusted" over the equipment.About a year ago... | |
| mcintosh c52 vs 2300/2500 preamplifier I have found that external DAC's are the best option for me, as the technology in those has improved over the years, have had three of them to date, don't use the DAC built into my pre-amp. For the last 14 months have immensely enjoyed my PS Audi... | |
| Personal amp evolution I'm 62 years old, so I might be forgetting some of them:1. Kenwood integrated (probably 35 wpc).2. McIntosh MC225/Dynaco Pre-Amp.3. McIntosh MC275/Dynaco Pre-Amp.4. Marantz 2275 Receiver.5. Tandberg TR2060 Receiver.6. Various NAD Receivers.7... | |
| Mcintosh MC402, Krell FPB 600 or Passlabs x250.5 Nicholas,Congrats on your purchases! I've lusted after McIntosh equipment for decades. This year I moved my music audio system down from our 13x24 living room, to our 24x26 "man cave", as I became smitten with a pair of larger, floor standing sp... | |
| New reference Marantz compared to McIntosh I had a MAC6700, 200 watt per channel integrated, with a built-in tuner module, which replaced an NAD Masters Series M3 180 watt per channel integrated.Before buying the M3, I compared it with the top end Marantz and I thought the M3 didn't sound ... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound Many years ago I sold high end equipment and was floored at some of the equipment which got glowing reviews in the rags at the time.It became clear that the reviewers WERE "under the influence", that is, would give glowing reviews when it was in t... | |
| New floor stand speakers I have been enjoying my new Focal Sopra No2's for about 10 weeks now, very detailed, very musical.I auditioned the Magico's and Wilson's before selecting the Focal's.Before auditioning the Magico's the salesman asked me if I prefer "analytic" or "... | |
| With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you After tormenting myself for several months, auditioning lots of floor standing speakers, I became smitten the first time I heard the new Focal Sopra No2's.I was lucky to order them just after they first became available in the U.S. and have been e... |