fleschler
Responses from fleschler
| Looking for high power warming sounding tube amps @orthomead Thanks for the tube life at 6 years. I listen a minimum of 2 hours nightly, more than 800 hours annually. I have 2 EAR 890 amps but they sound great with classical chamber/orchestral, vocal/opera/pop, jazz (traditional to post bop) a... | |
| Looking for high power warming sounding tube amps I just read the Audioshark forum. No difference in power per KT tube, interchangeable as well. Preference apparently for the stock KT88 over other types and most NOS tubes except for V1 6SN7s | |
| Looking for high power warming sounding tube amps @orthomead I didn't know that one could just drop in a KT150 quartet in at all or with modification. The amp is rated 100 watts per side with a quartet of KT88s (which VAC claims they achieve tapping 3 tube elements instead of just the plate and... | |
| Top two most important sound qualities @vinocour 100% on your 3 part answer. Better than my comment which begins with rhythm as well. My wife will not watch opera except live performances (we have season tickets-she loves live opera) and certainly will not share my huge recorded colle... | |
| Top two most important sound qualities To start with, without rhythm, there is no music. Timing is everything to music (just a single tone repeated at an interval can be considered music whereas random sounds do not constitute music). So, number one, the audio system has to maintain ... | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? I haven’t read all the responses but I can assure you, that purchasing a Yamaha CR620 receiver for about $200-$300 and either a Legacy Signature III or Focus speakers for $1500-$2500 (all used but very durable/recap the Yamaha if necessary) will b... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... @viber6 For 20 years I had various stats. My favorite was the Acoustat 2+2. My last was an ML Monolith III. My new wife (1st died) hated them for their beaminess, lack of dynamic contrast, inadequate bass and overall brightness (replaced by Leg... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... @lfssbn1 YES +1 | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? "Bottom line: If you look at only the material cost and direct labor part of a $133k pair of speakers, you will find the speakers over priced." This is a problem I and others have had with what we consider trolls on Audiogon. They quote the cost ... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... @viper6 Yes, I’ve heard live music in NYC subways throughout the 2000s’ to 2018, the last time I visited. LA is blasting classical music to deter homeless people from gathering at metro stations The Los Angeles Metro is using classical music on i... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... @viber6 Well, I partially agree with you. Had you sat in Royce Hall/UCLA back in the 60’s to 80’s prior to the big remodel, you would NOT have appreciated the brighter/thinner sound in the first row versus the 10th. It was direct alright, but did ... | |
| What is the proper loudness for listening? @mapman That’s certainly true. I have a higher end system in a medium size superb listening room. I prefer listening in the 80s db range with 100db maximum peaks, depending on music. No distortion problems. I can also enjoy music at low levels and... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? My primary concern in purchasing high end equipment/speakers is that the company goes out of business and no repairs can be made. Especially with expensive equipment. | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @yogiboy Actually, bears will poop anywhere, not just in the woods. So, yes, overpriced equipment abounds. More so with tweaks and cables where the cost to sales ratio can be phenomenally large. The Orion speaker was costly to design and ma... | |
| What record cleaner is the most bang for the buck?? @markcasazza 30 minutes? That appears excessive. I limit my deep cleaning to 5 minutes. As to stylus wear, I had a Benz Ruby3 last over 2000 hours. No problem with tracking/highs, etc. but it definitely lost dynamics at the end. So, clean re... |