jimburger
Responses from jimburger
| Are we all destined to be "womenless" audiophiles? I have found it a wise policy to consult my wife on major purchases. I find that she is quite accepting of equipment purchases if she understands what the context of the upgrade and also how it will look in the living room. I have gotten her invol... | |
| Hall of Fame: BIGGEST BADDEST Monster Amps Threshold SA 12eThreshold SA 4eKrell KSA 250Rowland 8ti | |
| What is the input impedance of the Classe DR-9 amp According to a review in Stereophile vol 11 no 10 by Arnis Balgalvis, input impedance in stereo mode was 100k and in bridged mono 25k. | |
| Review: Forte Model 2 Preamplifier I bought one new in 1989 and was in my main system until I traded straight across for a Classe'DR5 in 2000. A worthwhile upgrade was to replace the LT1028 linestage ic's with Analog Devices AD 744's. The result was a much more transparent and dyna... | |
| Linn Sondek LP-12 happy/un-happy owners I purchased my LP-12 used in 2002. It is a 1992 Valhalla model with an Akito arm and a Sumiko Blue Point Special cartridge. My dealer set it up for me and it has been working fine ever since. It has not been moved since it took up residence in my ... | |
| The Who Live at the Royal Albert Hall DVD I actually liked the mix a lot on my system. For me, Pete's guitar up front was sublime. Having said that, I'll have to admit being a guitar player and prefer the guitar mixed up front in any case. And you can certainly play with the mix a lot if ... | |
| Best Complete HomeTheater USED for $5000.00 You need to be able to control the lighting for a front projection system. They work best in a darkened room. If you want to add some lighting for balance, it should be backlighting at no more than 10% of the light of the image. If you want a more... | |
| Classe Audio DR6 I had a multiple-preowned DR5 preamp for three years. The DR6 was basically the DR5 with a huge outboard power supply. The DR5 was famously dark sounding, although very holographic with good ability to discern subtle dynamic shading. The DR6 was n... | |
| AR LS7 v SP14 I use the SP14 as the phono stage in my system. It is quite lively, detailed and dynamic with good bass drive. Its line stage in my experience is pretty neutral in relation to others I've had in my system. The Classe' DR-5 is dark, the Melos SHA-1... | |
| If Audio bug never hit you, what hobby might have? My other hobbies are riding my road bike, going to dog training class with Lucy, my Jack Russell puppy and occasionally picking on one of my guitars. I was in a situation a couple of decades ago when I did not have a proper room for a good audio s... | |
| Review: Magnepan 3.6R Speaker I also use the Infinity Audio jumpers on my 3.6's and they not only cleaned up the top end but also improved the bass and overall dynamics as well. By the way Bill, what size and value of ISOCLEAN fuses did you use for your 3.6's? That sounds like... | |
| Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing from the "Hendrix in the West" British Polydor pressing. Cleanest recording of Hendrix ever. Also the most lyrical, powerful, precise, AND concise electric guitar solo ever recorded. SVR and Clapton payed homage Jimi's L... | |
| Which Solid State Amplifier is Making you Happy? I am pretty happy with my venerable Classe'Twenty-Five driving my Maggie 3.6R's. Plenty of power and punch(500wpc into 4 ohms). Transparent enough to reveal whatever changes you make in the front end. Available used from time to time for about $12... | |
| Has anyone heard the new ARC Ref 3 Preamp? Only briefly at CES. Source was ARC CD3 MkII CD player, Amplifiers were ARC Ref 300 MkII, speaker system Wilson Audio MAXX Series 2, and cabling was by Shunyata Research and power conditioning by Richard Gray. Of course, the sound was stunning. AR... | |
| Need help with tube linestage-SF vs ARC vs Others I probably should add that the other night I spun Voodoo Chile from Electric Ladyland(CD) and was simply floored during Jimi's solos. You could tell how hard he was attacking the strings on his Strat. You could even discern that it was a natural m... |