fpeel
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| Spiked feet Why did I expect to see at least one Easter joke...? | |
| HOW LONG DID YOU HAVE TO WAIT TO GET.... Being a music lover the concept of owning a great system was a spector in the back of my mind seemingly from birth. Over the years various friends had nice rigs and the seeds that would one day bloom were planted by them.In my early 20's a first s... | |
| Music for "Tough Times" On the rare occassion it seems appropriate to feel sorry for myself, to hit bottom, to *really* feel so down and out that everything else is looking up, nothing beats Patricia Barber's rendition of "Let It Rain" on the "Modern Cool" release.As Ms.... | |
| Rogue 88 or AR Classic 60 ? While knowing nothing about these two amps, I do have Hales (Rev. Threes) and my experience thus far strongly suggests pairing them with a high current amp. They sound OK when under powered (I intially drove mine with a 35 watt receiver while shop... | |
| Upgade... Amp choices??? While Belles has a good reputation, I, too, cast a vote for the McCormack amp. Admittedly that's coming from a big fan of their products. In any case, the 0.5 is a tough act to beat for the money and an upgrade path is avalable via SMcAudio (www.s... | |
| Help out a Young Audiophile And here I thought he was called Tireguy because the rubber hit the road...Actually, Tireguy gave away his true profession long ago.Uh, OK, I'll stop now. | |
| What's your profession? Age? Software sales and 44. | |
| Help out a Young Audiophile Several comments come to mind:*Angela hit the nail on the head. I, too, came to this thread expecting something very different and was disappointed to see it was yet another marketing ploy. A bit different since the product is human, but certainly... | |
| Hales, gone for good? Last report I saw was that the pro-audio company Paul Hales joined had bought the Hales Design Group's stock of replacement parts and will sell them until they're gone. Other than that it seems an excellent manufacturer of speakers is gone for goo... | |
| How much does your system retail for? Interesting that others keep a spreadsheet of their expenditures, too. Mine also has a list of the planned upgrades, wish list items, etc.Retail price of my system is about $15K. The out of pocket cost has been less than $10K due to a few good dea... | |
| Just getting started Sure. For example, right now the following items are available on Audiogon or down the street:NAD C340 integrated amp - $300Opera Duetto speakers - $395Cal Audio Lab DX-1 CD Player- $200Add in some Radio Shack Gold ICs and RS heavy speaker wire an... | |
| What s your latest buy? Happy with it? Just added three used Synergistic Master Coupler PCs to my system. These three went on the DAC, transport and PLC; the amp and preamp already had upgraded cords. The difference wasn't earth shattering, but there was a marked improvement. The sound... | |
| Attention Scientists, Engineers and Na-s Did anyone just hear something? Didn't think so. Must of been the wind... | |
| Power Strip vs. Line Conditioner Not familiar with the Wiremold, but in my experience the answer is "it depends." Generic power strips are usually made of cheap materials and with questionable manufacturing practices. Poor connections, cheap switches and small gauge wire do not e... | |
| Speaker wire is it science or psychology Trolling again I see... Hope no one rises to the bait. |