grislybutter
Responses from grislybutter
| Southwest Audio Fest I have never been to an audio show. And my (imaginary) therapist wouldn't recommend it :) But. when have done things that were good for me.... | |
| Southwest Audio Fest @hysteve San Diego has direct flights, so I am definitely looking into it. I just have to come up with a good story to my wife. | |
| Southwest Audio Fest Dallas is not in the Southwest. It is in Texas. Not in a political sense, just by geography. I am only saying this because I got excited that I might be able to go, if it’s nearby. Just in case, the geographic center of the mainland US is at ... | |
| System Advice The seller should have provided a power cord. You can buy one with these specs: | |
| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks It's full of mannequin heads and creepy dolls, isn't it... and let's not touch that basement door either, the padlock is there for a reason | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? at a certain budget - say X, your best bet is to get the best integrated for X. When your budget is 2X, you will get a better sound by buying a preamp and a power amp. And then, as technology changes, tomorrow some company may come up with an inte... | |
| Movie/film suggestions. @ezwind I am not a huge fan of Gross Point Blank, charming but the script a bit lazy, relying too much on the stars. @immatthewj The Favor is a delightful comedy with Brad Pitt. | |
| Movie/film suggestions. @immatthewj No, I am not ashamed to love Steve Martin either. (aside from Father of the Bride stuff) I love a lot of comedies. John Cusack too. some romcom/comedy stuff 27 dresses All Relative Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong Blame It On Rio Bowf... | |
| System Advice congrats! Must sound sweet with that hybrid Rogue. | |
| Movie/film suggestions. Goodfellas +1 I know we have gone very high brow/low budget (relatively), let me take it down: Bowfinger Planes, Trains and Automobiles Trading Places My most watched movie, I can annoyingly quote most lines from: Midnight Run I am a sucker ... | |
| Has this ever happened to you? OK, one more: any time it happens, the owner of the store would wrestle the remote from me and firmly request that I leave the showroom | |
| Has this ever happened to you? can't type (just one ones) = (just GOOD ones) | |
| Has this ever happened to you? @12many audiogon definitely shaped my journey. Besides @ghdprentice, @tomic601 in every possible way (just one ones) and @shtinkydshtinkydog | |
| A little puzzled by my newly acquired Yamaha A-S801 Yes I meant the II. There was one from Music Direct for $800. I found it in the class of $2-3000 amps in quality. It had enough power, but I have sensitive speakers - relatively | |
| Movie/film suggestions. Seven Years in Tibet was lovely too. |