jfd11
Responses from jfd11
| Why have capacitors improved so much over the years? My visitor was Ken Stevens of Convergent Audio Technology. His wife, I believe was from the WNY area. | |
| Why have capacitors improved so much over the years? Around 1978 or 79 I had a gentleman answer a for sale ad I had posted for an Audio Research preamp. He made an unusual request of me. He professed to be the owner of a company that was prototyping a preamp of his design. He asked if it would be po... | |
| Why has focal raised their prices so much on Sopra line Our area has a real shortage in base paint material. With any luck this will remain so until my wife loses interest in repainting the living room. | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year Remember the days of yore when The Absolute Sound did not accept any ads? Say what you will about HP, I looked forward to his reviews every 6 or 7 months. | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? Iris Dement was very bad. Acted like she was very inebriated. | |
| VPI Magic Brick threads deleted I have had 3 of them in my system in various places for decades. When one of them goes missing it is usually because my wife needs to glue something. | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? Emmylou HarrisLinda Ronstadt Lisa Gerrard | |
| Update on Audiogon Member Almarg Peace brother. | |
| Why Crazy Prices paid for Pioneer 100 JBL L100 AR1 AR3 AR3A Seems as if the nostalgia bug is also going around. I worked at a couple of shops that sold both the JBL's and also the Yamaha 1000's. Thank god we carried a couple of other lines that were actually listenable. I can't understand the demand for th... | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? Having UPS deliver to me or from me. Never going to happen again. | |
| You know you are an Audiophile when: This thread or one similar was started in 2005. As we skip down memory lane this is what I contributed then. It still is true BTW. You might be an audiophile if...the UPS and FedEx guys know not to stop when they see the wife's car in the drivewa... | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. Think Hegel. Even the older H300 are very good. | |
| Wow an old album that rocked your world Mott The Hoople....All The Young Dudes | |
| Great country recording I am an Emmylou Harris fan first and foremost. I have run into some gems from other artists though. Years ago I bought a Willie Nelson cd "Across The Boarderline". It was produced by Don Was, Paul Simon, and Roy Halee. It includes songs written ... | |
| What country builds the best audio equipment? Yes |