fleschler
Responses from fleschler
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD Funny, I have 31,100 LPs and 16,300 CDs. I need to cull 15% of each (duplicates and just uninteresting to me). However, I would not want to be without either and I'm 68, part-time musician, recording engineer, composer (2X) archivist and singer.... | |
| Electrostatics and tubes I used several amps on Martin Logan Monolith IIIs in a 25X23X10.5 avg listening room with no power issues. Audio Research Classic 60, Counterpoint 400, Bryston 4B. However, my new wife had great issues with the terrible sound for rock, no bass, ... | |
| The Audiophile Song - Who Can Relate? I sent it to my wife, sister and my audio and music friends. Funny! Not me though as I got rid of 90% of old equipment, especially speakers (have two systems and two sets of speakers) after 55+ years in audiophilia. Also, I’ve sold/disposed of 1... | |
| DH Labs - Shunyata Cable Comparison One friend with whom I've sung for 4 decades and is a superb classical soprano is 81 and shares her enthusiasm for Eilish with my sister, a minor CD recorded/back-up Streisand/Democratic Convention singer back in the day. I just delivered to her ... | |
| DH Labs - Shunyata Cable Comparison @gbmcleod Well said in many words. My new distributor/dealer with whom I’ve acquired my hopefully last equipment upgrade (Von Schwiekert/Lampizator/Westminster Labs/Jay’s Audio w/VPI/SME IV mod) is a now a good friend as he recognizes my ability ... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? The Poseidon has a superior pre-amp section which does not falter during the day. Apparently, it has an excellent voltage regulation design. | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? @audioquest4life Thank you so much! I appreciate someone who appreciates the effort I made in building a very good listening room. The VS set up team took only about 1.5 hours instead of the allotted 5 hours because the room is sonically very go... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @willywonka Yes they are. So, I suppose comparison to Harbeth HL5 plus at $8K would be a closer match. Used, the 40.2 are about $12K. I would choose the Harbeth especially since I have 70,000+ recordings of opera and classical vocal recordings.... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? Power cables must be safe as a first condition. There are micro shorts that can occur and many boutique cable manufacturers do not or cannot afford the equipment to test for power issues which could possibly lead to a fire and/or equipment failur... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? I have been an SUT fan for 40+ years, Even the EAR pre-amps I've used have SUTs built in. Only my Benz Ruby 3 didn't really like a perfectly matched SUT and would have preferred an head amp instead. My Dynavectors LOVE SUTs and I now have (purc... | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? I purchased used Legacy Focuses and Signature IIIs after 20 years of stats. That's what I could afford for full range speakers without high power requirements. Then I searched for my ultimate speaker I could afford (not the Von Schweikert Ultra... | |
| AI-Written Stereophile Articles @mike4597 Your statistics are extremely alarming. How many fully functioning young Americans are there? You and I remember the anti-war Vietnam protests. We were afraid of being drafted for a poorly conducted war which did not directly affect u... | |
| AI-Written Stereophile Articles @mike4597 Very sad. I graduated UCLA in 76' double major in Political Science (bureaucracy specialty) and History (European history-never took an American history course though) in 3 years. I was always good in English but not a consistently goo... | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier @freediver I have not used integrated amps since my 1973 Yamaha CA 1000 which had 10 watts Class A switch (sounded great on chamber music). If I were to get an integrated amp, I would probably prefer a Class A power type as I have been a life ... | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? @jasonbourne71 What does your audio system consist of and what acoustical/electrical environment is it used in? |