ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| Why dealers disparage certain products? When dealers/salesmen dis products they don't represent that's a huge turnoff for me, usually a "deal breaker". Back in the day (late 70's-early 80's) I worked in the high end audio business and instead of bashing the mass marketed, less expensiv... | |
| Building a house About 15 months ago we moved into our "forever home", with bonus room above the garage, which my developer was willing to customize (to an extent). Besides having them move an interior wall from the typical design (giving me 19+' of wall for the ... | |
| Wireless vs. Ethernet for Streaming @discus99 It sounds like you've done your homework! Your setup looks like it will support wireless music streaming, 70mbs should be more than enough to stream hi-rez selections. | |
| How long ago did you catch the bug? When I was a junior in high school and was a drummer in bands that actually made money! I remember going off to college with my Kenwood integrated amp, a Dual 1219 turntable with a Shure V15 Type 2 cartridge, a Wollensak reel-to-reel, the Koss Pr... | |
| Power regeneration - good idea? PS audio? I have an "all digital source" audio system and each time I've upgraded the power conditioner (Furman->PS Audio P10->PS Audio P15) I've found the performance of my DACs improves (tighter bass, improved stereo image and soundstage, better res... | |
| What do you guys think of adding a subwoofer to this system? I've had sub(s) for many years now and highly recommend them. Having said that, sometimes I've found it really difficult to integrate them to the room. I purchased a miniDSK UMIK-1 calibration microphone and the REW (Room EQ Wizard) software to ... | |
| your first system- @zavato OK, I'm really dating myself now...in 1971 when I went off to college, I was interested in becoming a computer programmer and remember being told "garbage in, garbage out". With that in mind, relative to audio systems, I thought it best... | |
| your first system- I might be dating myself... Kenwood integrated amp (~25 wpc) Dual 1219 with Shure V15 type II cartridge Dynaco A25 speakers Wollensak reel-to-reel tape recorder | |
| Suggestions: Interesting small speakers with flexible placement Years ago I enjoyed a pair of Totem Fire monitors and found they were not as "picky" about room placement. Pre-owned they might fit the bill. If not, and if you have a chance to visit a Totem dealer, they have other models which new are probably... | |
| Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment Just before the end of 2021, my new PS Audio PerfectWave SACD Transport (PST) arrived to replace the previous generation DirectStream Memory Player (DMP) and I must say, the improvement is more than I ever expected, especially for "regular" CDs. ... | |
| Guess How Big My Speakers Are Very interesting discussion, Erik thank you for stimulating that. On the subject of sub woofers, I had my pair turned "off" while the amplifier in one of them was being repaired and I really missed the "visceral" experience they add to the musica... | |
| Sound coming from JL Audio F 113 A few weeks ago the amp in one of my six year old F113V2's died, when turned on just made a "thump, thump, thump..." sound. I contacted JL Audio and they have a "fixed price" update for out-of-warranty subs, where they not only repair the unit, b... | |
| What area or country do you live in ? Last year moved from the DC/Baltimore area (Maryland) to Biltmore Lake, NC, just outside Asheville, "the San Francisco of the south"... | |
| Best and Worst customer service? I would ad a big positive shout out to JL Audio service. The amplifier in one of my F113V2 subs died (out of warranty, purchased over six years ago) and my local dealer indicated that JL does all the service. So I contacted them via their websit... | |
| Power conditioner or not? My system has all-digital sources (Roon server & disk transport) with a DAC that is separate from the preamp. I have found that conditioning the power improves the performance of my DACs, most notably tightening up the bass and improving the ... |