hickamore
Responses from hickamore
| You're not a true audiophile unless... Goodness, this ought to be so simple. A bibliophile is one having a disciplined appreciation of literature An oenophile is one having a disciplined appreciation of wines So an audiophile is one having a disciplined appreciation of musical recor... | |
| If Steely Dan had a different vocalist Headquarters. You'd think it's Dan with different vocalist. | |
| Amp showing its age? @mswale Too late, already sold and replaced. Oh, well. I was already considering an upgrade. Lucky you on a 50-year amp. What is it, Crown? Early ARC? An amp like that would be a conversation piece if you started a thread on the subject in this f... | |
| Have you noticed as your system improves? Ditto, ditto, ditto. You can now hear into the depths at lower volume. Surprising when you first notice this has happened. Then you grasp it's because the tech has become so much more refined. | |
| AI-Written Stereophile Articles +++@bolong, @nonoise Fun experiment (or perhaps desecration): train AI to write like Harry Pearson. I still have mint copies of TAS from the age of innocence before CD. | |
| Denarips and Vinshine split Never again will I buy a DAC without asking here first. | |
| Amp showing its age? @ozzy62 Appreciate the reassurance on Coda. Though the Parasound really was losing its grip. I never upgrade without provocation. Too many other costly priorities in life. @stringreen LOL. Maybe I should have bought Ayre way back when. | |
| Amp showing its age? @jimmyblues Guess I simply took the amp for granted until after the warranty had expired. But can't complain after 11 trouble-free years. Recapping may give it a new lease on life -- in someone else's system. No point in my keeping it given my ag... | |
| Amp showing its age? @8th-note Not surprising what logistical problems you would have with repair or resale at the old monster Krell level. Given your good fortune with repair, sounds like a lifetime amp and good investment decades ago. I will definitely advise buye... | |
| Amp showing its age? @lynn_olson Mine is a case of gradual relaxation on driver grip, most noticeable in the bass. I was actually enjoying the bottom end end harmonic distortion, but when a notorious high amplitude signal in the low impedance frequency range threaten... | |
| Amp showing its age? Wish someone around here did. I live in the wilderness. Where are you? | |
| Amp showing its age? @bigkidz Good news indeed. Much appreciated. | |
| Amp showing its age? @chenry Makes total sense and no doubt you are right. Thanks, I will look into that. | |
| Amp showing its age? @chenry, @noromance Never had it checked out, nothing replaced, but warranty had expired before I noticed the slippage in performance, and the thing weighs a ton and is long discontinued. Of course you must be right. Guess I will sell it with a n... | |
| Solo streamer Been down the same road. Started with Cambridge Azur 851N, the big brother of your CXN V2, and found the SQ lacking over time. Moved to Lumin, but didn't care for sound presentation or control app. Next was entry-level Aurender (now discontinued) ... |