gents
Responses from gents
| How Did Your First Audiophile Experience Impact Your Audio Journey? Impact? No. I wasn’t quite sure what it was I was looking for or what was even really available. I read a piece in New York magazine on Michael Kay and Lyric HiFi in Manhattan and whatever I read inspired me to visit a real live audio salon. I he... | |
| Denafrips 12 anniversary "lordmelton Yeah, the greed monster is taking over. I’d hold out for the special limited edition 9/999 with gold knobs, personally signed by Metallica or whoever. Confucius say "When no selly put up pricey". What an absolutely ridiculous pos... | |
| Hi-end audio is a big zero I always have a hard time believing the posters who tell us improbable stories about dickish dealers who refuse to audition equipment unless they’re pre-committing to buy. I’m pretty sure there’s something about them or their approach that makes a... | |
| Hi-end audio is a big zero What would the OP expect? The dealer recreate his living room? As if in 2023 there’s a lot of realistic alternatives in actually hearing a pair of speakers you’ve been researching. Sounds a little like making exuses for being a little bit of a ti... | |
| Only two tracks to test your system, forever! I definitely get the two song angle because there’s always just one or two non-negotiable tracks you’re hot to run as test tracks. I’m probably dating myself when I choose Clapton’s Signe as something good to warm up the ears before I get serious ... | |
| Neutral Dac? The Auralic Vega is remarkably flexible and affordable. You can set it up a number of different ways, but it always comes off quite transparent. It really is a fantastic piece of gear. | |
| Why do so many sellers take offense to offers on their listings? As I was reading some of the responses, the sob story 'buyer' comes to mind. The 'hey, I'd like to buy it, but Hurricane Sandy took my house out to sea, we're living in a shelter and my kid was just diagnosed with rickets...would you take $250'? | |
| Why do so many sellers take offense to offers on their listings? You're not dealing with sales professionals, for the most part. Most of the time they're inexperienced in dealing with 'customers' and way too emotional about what they think the value of their special DAC or turntable is. If I got insulted every ... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer Wow, the OP hit a response grand slam with this one. I can't imagine why he was so taken with this odd little 'editorial', but, it brings to mind a point that many of us have thought about at one time or another. From my experience, I can’t argue... | |
| Would appreciate a group consensus on Agon purchased amps Seller’s response- absolutely appropriate. If you’re in high-end and you’re worried about nickel and dime stock power cables, probably having some idea that people don’t really use them and you still go ahead and embarrass yourself by btchng abou... | |
| Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good Elvis Golden Records Volume 1 thru 4. Each one is a superb standalone album and each one interestingly distinct from the others. | |
| If you have a CD Player, you need to do this periodically... If you have a CD Player, you need to do this periodically... I saw this and I immediately thought the answer was 'use it'. | |
| Gamut Lobster Chair Yeah, beautiful chair but, she looks like a chronic backache waiting to happen. | |
| One big reason why brick and mortar high end audio dealers struggle. I've been a pretty successful sales rep throughout a couple of careers- and I like commission. Wouldn't work for any other kind of pay. The worst thing to me? A schmk who knows the word 'commission' wants to talk to me about my money. Do you have ... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? We had an ’18 Nissan Pathfinder a couple years ago with a premium Bose system in it. It never sounded particularly good if you were listening to the radio or CD. Volume wise you really couldn’t get satisfactory punch or crank on, but on a long roa... |