gmercer
Responses from gmercer
| Speaker for McIntosh setup "Note: The system is in a large great room."My advice would be to make sure you get speakers that are large enough. I have heard great speakers sound not good because they were in rooms too large for them. You lose bass and without the low end i... | |
| I had a few drinks and bought some speakers The Focal Sopras are my favorite speaker under $55k. They are really spectacular. Give them room to breathe if you can and they paint an amazing picture. I have had them for years now and continue to be amazed and beyond satisfied. Congratulations... | |
| Inheritance ($100K) with a caveat If adding to my current system:Zellaton Plural Evo $55kBrinkmann Oasis/Thales Statement/Fuuga $45kFrom Scratch:Zellaton Plural Evo: $55kThales USA Package: $15kMcIntosh C2700: $8kMcIntosh C462: $9kMcIntosh MPC500: $2.5kCustom rack: about $6kRemain... | |
| EMT 75th Anniversary series... TSD75 SFL ... and a bit of history. I have the JSD Pure Black. I love it. | |
| McIntosh MB20 My listening will continue to be through my vinyl and streaming setups, but for entertainment purposes this is great. When having friends or family over they can now airplay or Bluetooth through the system effortlessly. A great addition in my book... | |
| Love to hear from current owners or past users of Isoacoustics Gaia footers. I use the smallest ones on my Focal Sopra to raise the height of the tweeter (to get the 2’s closer to the height of the Sopra 3’s). They do that well enough and I think look cool. They don’t do anything to the sound, other than the sonic benefits... | |
| What is your favorite album cover? Led Zeppelin IV | |
| Fleetwood Sound Company In case this is of any help to anyone:I went to the Brooklyn showroom and found their speakers to be of that next level above the norm. The Imperias were great and to my surprise the Ironics were truly incredible at what they did (vocals). I didn’... | |
| Favorite Guitar Solo Stairway to Heaven | |
| New turntable: please help with cartridge selection: Ortofon vs Lyra vs Charisma vs Hana I went from Benz to EMT and would recommend. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? It’s that time. Just one of those nights. Connection. The Song Remains the SameLed ZeppelinMadison Square Garden, 1973 | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? 1. Stenheim (Alumine 5)2. Ensemble (Ondiva)3. FM Acoustics (XS1)4. Zellaton (Statement)5. Focal (Sopra)6. Trenner & Friedl (Ra, Isis)7. Oswalds Mill Audio (Imperia, Ironic) | |
| Opinions on VTL preamps VTL brings the goods. I slightly prefer CJ, but both are excellent and VTL with great speakers can make an end of the line system. | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Jimmy Page | |
| Need recommendations for 20' speaker cable I use blue jeans cable for a 22’ run and it is great. |