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Responses from fbgbill
| What'd You Get For Xmas? 2 Leo Kottke albums 1 Brandi Carlile album Power Conditioner on order..! | |
| Devore or Audio Note or other sensitive speakers: wanting to listen in Denver @whart @hilde45 It is interesting to hear you both talk about Austin. I was born there in 1949 but now live in Fredericksburg. We retired here in 2016. Except for 4 years working in Amarillo I lived my entire life in Austin. The goto audio store w... | |
| Why Are People So Concerned About How Others Spend Their Money? The wife and I each worked for over 50 years. We had no kids and invested heavily . When I turned 70 she told me to go buy that Porsche I had always wanted. I hesitated because I did not want to come across as pretentious. My neighbor said WGAF..!... | |
| Not manufactured any more. Very interesting and many I have never heard of. Great to see these. | |
| How much gear do you own? In my main listening room which I started about two years ago after sort of being out of audio for 30 years, I generally trade in what ever I am replacing. Not much room for extra stuff. At 72 I tend to shed extra stuff whenever I can. I even trad... | |
| NORDOST SORT FUT VS. ISOACOUSTICS GAIA The Gaia not only work but look great as well. Pricey yes but worth it from my perspective. Used them for years. | |
| Tube Preamps that work well with SS amps? McIntosh C2600 and McIntosh MC611 mono blocks. Never slow or soggy...! | |
| Tube Vs. SS Preamps When I decided to get really invested, I bought a demo McIntosh C2600 tube preamp and matched it to a pair of MC611 mono blocks. Could not be more pleased with the results. FWIW | |
| Tube Line Stage around $5k McIntosh C2600. I purchased mine for $4500 as a store display model. Not sure it was ever actually plugged in. Very reliable. FWIW | |
| Gamut Lobster Chair I looked for a small recliner to fit my room because it is rather small. I bought the Tyler leather recliner from Pottery Barn. Very comfortable for me. FWIW | |
| Magico A5 or Sonus faber SERAFINO TRADITION or Harbeth 40.3 XD FWIW Sonus Faber is a wolly owned subsidiary of McIntosh Group which also owns McIntosh Labs. McIntosh labs procuces all of the McIntosh audio products. I have heard that the McIntosh speakers are made buy Sonus Faber or at least the high end mode... | |
| Bands/artists you never got to see live in their heyday, but would've liked to. @jjss49 I am sure Bocelli still performs. I bought one of his newest albums a few months back. I would need to travel many miles to see him I would guess. | |
| Bands/artists you never got to see live in their heyday, but would've liked to. Bill EvansArt PepperAndrea Bocelli | |
| Who Tried Power Conditioners Over The Years and No Longer Use Them Today, Any Why? All circuits in my house are 20amp as it was built. I have all units plugged into a Mc MP500 and use my own built power cords of Furutec components. I like having the ability to unplug just the PC when experiencing lightning storms which we have f... | |
| How do you enhance a bad listening room's accoustics without breaking the bank? thoughts? I have been into photography longer than audio. I have several large canvas prints that work as treatments and also look great I might add. |