harrylavo
Responses from harrylavo
| What is proper ratio of money spent on amp/preamp/integrated vs speakers? 1:1? Elizabeth -A pair of Outlaw 200wpc 2200 monoblocks can be had used for $500. They will hang in their well into the upper reaches of amplifierphilia. | |
| Inherited amp The Hammond transformers may be a clue. I believe in the early '50's Hammond made a brief foray into home audio essentially adopting their organ amps. Good luck in searching for info, but you might want to check out that possibility. | |
| Well maybe it IS my hearing Rest assured that by 79 you'll probably be listening through hearing aids, as I am now. Get good ones, and they will reach reasonably flat into the lower treble range .... enough for well-reproduced recordings of acoustic music to still have a re... | |
| What equipment have you bought this year so far ? A Denon 47F turntable and arm with Audio Technica 92E cartridge for my second system, and a Brown Audio Labs tube headamp for my main system. Anything else will have to wait for next year. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Here are a couple of offbeat but in my opinion great jazz discs, made of of unusual duo's.* The first, which from a search of threads appears not to have appeared here yet is a SACD/CD called "Superbass 2". It is a sequel to any earlier 2006 rel... | |
| Song (or music) you want played at your funeral. The birds in the forest as my daughter dumps my ashes from the Cessna 150. | |
| Thiel Owners A budget system featuring 2 2's that performs way over its head!Since I downsized into my apartment last year, I have had a convenience system in my combined den-office-dining room for pretty casual listening. (My main system holds forth in the l... | |
| Ribbon midrange pros and cons The old Heil AMT1 speakers had ribbon drivers in a semi-horn bidirectional enclosure that were pretty awesome sounding in the ribbons range, which reached down into the midrange. | |
| Who needs a tuner? I agree with chrisoshea. If you are lucky enough to have a really well-supported public station playing classical or jazz much of the day, a good tuner (mine is a tubed Fisher FM-90B) beats being online for sound quality. Plus you can find NPR n... | |
| Vintage Speaker Choice Zar - glad to hear about your stacked pair. Should give you lots of pleasure .... image much better than single speakers alone, plus solid frequency response top-to-bottom. | |
| Vintage Speaker Choice For all but my main system I still use 14 gauge stranded wire, and have never heard a difference switching in much more expensive cables. | |
| Vintage Speaker Choice The large Advents, particularly if you buy four (and you should get them @ $100 ea) stacked vertically, with the upper speaker upside down (a pseudo-Apolitto configuration) can outperform many $2000 a pair speakers. Go for it! | |
| For those who've moved from "vintage" to newer units I'd try NAD and Rogue Audio. Both have integrateds in your price range. Solid state for NAD and tubes for Rogue. | |
| corner speakers Older JBL C-34 corner horns (about $4000/pr used) would sound terrific if the corner locations work for you. And if you replace your amp, a lower power unit would do nicely. Only problem is .... these might cause you to completely tear apart yo... | |
| Thiel Owners Wow, as an owner of two pairs of 3.5's and one pair of 2 2's, I am licking my chops to see what you come up with. I love both models, but agree they could use updating. I can just relax and listen for now .... not a bad mode to be in! :-) |