fatdaddy2
Responses from fatdaddy2
| Integrated Amp Suggestions 250 wpc? With the speakers you have, that's like buying a Challenger to drive back and forth to the grocery store. 30 (class A) wpc with my Forte IVs is more than enough to drive you out of the room screaming. | |
| Beware poor sounding media Oh no! Not poor sounding media! How will we ever survive? I'm sure no one has ever had poor sounding media before. Thanks, OP, for bringing this to our attention. | |
| Ridiculous sale +1 @rbstehno Same thing with any of the premium Mustangs (Shelby Cobra Supersnake) in the last few years. Premiums in the 10s of 1000s added to MSRP. Supply and demand; you may not like it, but there it is. | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding Bruce Springsteen the Boss? Nope, I fired him years ago, and he hasn't improved with age. | |
| Focal Sopra, Kanta, Aria We can always trust havocman to chime in about OCC! | |
| Cartridge Force - Is a Little 'Over-Force' Okay? In the old days we used to just tape a penny to the headshell and call it good. | |
| Your sub experience: Easy or hard? Easy (REL S/510). Suggested corner position? Nope. Put sub in listening position, crawl around, find optimal, set level and crossover. Enjoy. | |
| Constructing songs Lots of options on Johnny Cash albums. | |
| Gryphon Diablo 120, Luxman L-590AXII, Other? For KEF R11 Can't speak to the Gryphon, but 590AXII replaced over $10K worth of separates in my system, and I won't look back. Get 'em while you can; discontinued but as you say probably available at a discount for dealers closing out their remaining invento... | |
| Disappointing short life of NOS preamp tube my tube is older than your tube, my tube is older than yours... | |
| Best power cord for a preamp? If you're already using an MIT PC, the best you can hope for is different, not necessarily better. Save your $$! | |
| Service question: Who can service an Esoteric UX-1 CD/SACD player modified by APL NWO 3.0? Having worked in electronics manufacturing (and repair) for many years, I can assure you that most (if not all) OEMs do not want to deal with repair of units that have been modified by a third party. Their procedures and manuals are written to ser... | |
| How important is spending time with your gear? If I don't like it visually, it doesn't belong in my system. (I just got around to buying an amp with a remote this last year, so progress is slow here...) | |
| Most Realistic Recordings To start, audiophile < > music lover, although there is an intersection on the Venn diagram. Some of the best piano recordings: Reference Recordings, particularly Dick Hyman; Joe Marino on M&K. Some of the worst piano recordings: Blue ... | |
| Turntable noobie...what advice do you have? Don't be anal about it. Get a good record brush so you can clean off the worst of it before dropping the stylus. Buy used. Dump the stuff you don't particularly like. Enjoy listening to the music; if you like listening to the gear more than lis... |