fdroadrunner
Responses from fdroadrunner
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? I can't speak for any new gear, but I can tell you my MX110Z sounds glorious! | |
| Is it ever enough? There is value in the pursuit, the tinkering, but I look forward to a day when I will be content; I'm just not sure I'll get there. | |
| Question on Denon DL-103 retipping options and preferences Another vote for Andy.I've used SS and Andy. SS did a very good job for which I have no complaints, but Andy's work produced a more marked improvement and a quick turnaround. When I need another cartridge retipped, I will have Andy do it without... | |
| My battle with sibilance. I fought with a similar issue on the Willie and Waylon album; side 2, especially the first track, always had a sibilance issue. I bought 2-3 copies over the years thinking it was just that copy, but it wasn't. As I improved my stereo, I went bac... | |
| Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why. I often go by labels.50’s and 60’s RCA records, especially Chet Atkins, sound great.60’s and 70’s Electra Records sounds pretty good, too.And Rounder Records stuff sounds excellent as well.I would also add that legacy artists like Dylan, Young, Pe... | |
| Buying used: how old is too old? All I know is this: I bought a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls from the early 80's a couple years ago, and they sound magical; it was the best $800 I ever spent. | |
| What Makes your System Special? One of the things I haven’t seen mentioned (unless I’ve missed it) is the sentimental value.When I look at my almost 40-year-old Klipsch Cornwalls, which I found on Craigslist, I remember the three-hour, one-way trip the kids and I made to Kansas ... | |
| Do you care about car audio? Yes, the sound of my car stereo is very important.I spend an hour and a half commuting each workday, and because of that, I spend more time listening to the car stereo than my home stereo.It’s not super high dollar (less than $500 for the stereo a... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear I know the request was for one, but I simply can’t help myself, so here’s two:The Rock City Angels - Young Man’s BluesDivine Weeks - Through and ThroughThe Rock City Angels were one of those coulda, shoulda, woulda bands that was somewhere between... | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal If a person wants to stream Neil Young's music in full fidelity the way he wants it heard, buy a subscription to his Archives web site. I only paid $20/year, and it's a proverbial rabbit hole full of rabbit holes. Highly recommended. | |
| Running a preamp into another preamp I’m not able to follow completely, but I know you can run one preamp into another because that’s exactly what I do for my stereo.I have a McIntosh MX110z, which has a limited number of inputs, so I have a Kenwood Basic C2 preamp (which is where I ... | |
| How old are you? I was going to say old enough to know better, but still too young to care, but I’ll be more specific and say 46. | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes Off the top of my head, here’s a few:CCR - ChronicleChuck Berry - Greatest HitsAC/DC - Back in BlackLed Zeppelin IG N’ R - Appetite for DestructionNeil Young - HarvestNuggets box setMetallica - Ride the LightningSteve Young - Seven Bridges RoadThe... | |
| I underestimated the impact a new cartridge would have I’m a budget audiophile like Dana, and all of the equipment in my system was used (Pioneer PL-600 -> McIntosh MX110z -> Yamaha M65 -> early 80’s Cornwalls).I remember when I finally broke down and got a Denon MC cart, the DL-160, which re... | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? Motorhead used Back in Black to soundcheck equipment, and if it's good enough for Motorhead, it's good enough for me.But I would also add Dire Straits' debut and Neil Young's Harvest. |