jdub071
Responses from jdub071
| Do speaker cables need a burn in period? Too many variables in a system to prove that cables make any difference--including our own hearing on a day to day basis. | |
| A song murdered by someone. Linda Ronstadt-Desperado | |
| This is juvenile... I forgot Annie Lennox-"Sweet Dreams are Made of This" | |
| Do speaker cables need a burn in period? A signal is a signal, right? Cable burn-in, seriously? I have been listening to hi-fi longer than a lot of you have been alive. I have never heard cables that sound better after burn-in and I don;t spend lots of money on speaker wire. If I have mo... | |
| This is juvenile... Jackie McShee sp? Sang for a celtic folk-jazz fusion group named Pentangle from the 60's who also happens to be age appropriate and /or Stevie Nicks. | |
| Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers I would smoke a doob for the mild sedative--music always sounds better with a little bit of cannabis...providing it's legal of course--which it is on the "left coast" and Colorado. Might try TAD ME-1's. | |
| Help me replace ancient speakers - or not Might want to try some ELAC offerings--ought to be ideal in small living room. Older Debut B6's go for around $200 a pr.--newer 6.2's about $300 a pr. They are all very well reviewed and ought to work well w/NAD. | |
| The High End for Under a Grand? I have a fairly low-priced system I'm running that consists of a pair of Elac Debut B-6's I got for $180 on an Amazon Prime open box sale.I have it hooked up to an older Denon AVR I bought back in the day Circuit City was in business. It was a $50... | |
| What is the epic song of a group? Talking Heads-Burning Down the HouseEagles-DesperadoRolling Stones-Ruby TuesdayBob Dylan-Lay Lady Lay Jethro Tull-Locomotive BreathPink Floyd-Us and ThemBeatles-Let It BeElvis-Jailhouse RockMoody Blues-Nights in White SatinSimon and Garfunkel-Scar... | |
| Spend my $1000 on a turntable If you were happy w'technics buy a denon vj12 which is a well built OEM tt and from reviews I've read spanks VPI Traveler's and that ilk for sound quality and has a ring around the platter that changes colors with the flick of a knob. | |
| Can someone point me in the right direction? LP player / Preamp / Dragonfly Red... Try Schiit Mani if you want good sounding, good value phono preamp. Pair with Nagaoka mp110 cart. Mani is 140 bucks including shipping fron Schiit Audio. Nagaoka cart about 120 bucks. | |
| How do you move HEAVY speakers with sharp spikes without lifting? I have moved my heavy speakers by putting a sleeping bag to the side of them and very carefully tipping them over on their side onto the sleeping bag and then pulling the sleeping bag and speaker to where you want them and reversing the process. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? 180 gr. reissue Hotel California by Eagles, Used Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan and a 99 cent copy of The Gambler by Kenny Rogers I picked up at Goodwill in excellent condition. | |
| Speakers can be big AND easy to drive Love my old B&W DM605 S2's with powered subs built in, two 7inch woofers, kevlar mid and nautilus tweeters. 130 watt class ab amp with two channels drives the two woofers. Rated 91 db into 8ohms spl. Don't think I could find replacements for a... | |
| Which Nakamichi to choose? I had cassettes in the "old" days and if I used dolby the highs were gone and if I didn't there was tape hiss. I wouldn't go back. As far as cd's and vinyl, the only formats I run other than streaming, some are good quality and some not so much. I... |