jayh
Responses from jayh
| Have you recently lost a close audiophile buddy? What has it taught you? We are all moved/touched by different things. We have all lost people we care for/ about. I think many/most of us on this site are moved/ touched by music/ sound. You may find the "Kama Muta lab" site or the white paper "what is sound?" on the Dec... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? Longest I've owned from the start- Technics SL 23 belt drive (still works for my daughter) I bought used in college in mid 70's.Longest period is Eico tube gear my Dad built at the kitchen table in the 50's when I was a kid- He put speakers in the... | |
| Don Sach's pre amp I can't comment on Don Sach's custom, but I built the VTA kit that is the starting point for his.I couldn't be happier, & his can only be better! | |
| Looking for a Phono pre around 1K Second the transcendent sound,found it to be a fairly easy build w great sound | |
| Are there any $1500 tube preamps that that can compare with Tubes4hifi's SP14? I built the SP-14 from kit from Roy-He was very patient, answered all my questions-including where to upgrade, I couldn't be happier! | |
| Best value record cleaner/cleaning system I'd be interested in any info from everyone out there who's had experience w diy ultrasonic cleaners.Thanks | |
| Help me get started again. Tube amp... I'm kind of a kit addict-ST 120 was fun, so I built one of the VTA 6SN7 preamps to go w it, hard to go wrong w any of Bruce's OTLs.Good luck in your quest! | |
| Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature Some songs are written meant to be sung pretty, others weren't-Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, Springsteen, & too many blues singers to name come to mind.If I'm wanting to hear it pretty, I listen to Baez sing Dylan or Judy Collins sing Co... | |
| Aggressive know it all salesman I am an MD, was once employed by large multi-specialty clinic before I left & went into solo private practice , there was a big discussion about how to get good patient satisfaction.Having waited tables in my youth, I said select only employee... | |
| Your first component that was "special" Shure V15-3 as well-still use it on second system! | |
| Need in-wall speaker advice not expensive I'm no expert, but I was pleased w LSA in-walls-got them here on Agon. | |
| Old friend looking for acoustic folk inspired music Sometimes it's hard to define genres, but reminds me of the line re: porn-"I can't define it, but I know it when I see it"- if we're willing to expand recommendations to :"it gives me goosebumps or brings a tear to my eyes sometimes", I'd second M... | |
| Transcendent "The Masterpiece" Preamp feedback? Like I said before, I'm no expert & don't get all the nuances of describing sound.Prior to completing the masterpiece, my preferred system was Oppo 105 xlr directly to Decware ZMA into Maggie 3.6.Other pre's (maybe because the only connection ... | |
| Why are record cleaners so expensive? I would like to hear more from Cedar on either how to build my own diy ultrasonic cleaner or if he's got a good deal on an older prototype he's done with that no longer meets his needs but will be a definite upgrade to what I'm currently using | |
| Transcendent "The Masterpiece" Preamp feedback? I thought the GG was one Hell of a deal, great "bang for the buck", was curious, bought the Masterpiece, & feel like the latter was better, well worth the cost. I will add that the Masterpiece was a more difficult build-no printed circuit boar... |