jji666
Responses from jji666
| Question regarding adding a poweramp to an integrated amp Using pre-outs on integrated amps can be a mixed bag. Generally, the preamps in integrated amps are "tuned" electrically to mate best with the internal amplifier. It's a crap shoot whether it will mate well with something else. In effect, most... | |
| What do you care about in this hobby? fun factor and tinker-ability | |
| Why don’t more members post their systems in their profile? I think I have something up but it can’t be very up to date. I agree with the posters above that I change out my system too often to keep up with it. | |
| Pass-through Roon Endpoints Trust the answers you got on the Roon forum. Audiogon is, in the majority, anti-bits-are-bits, or at least those folks are the dominant voice here. | |
| Do Audiophiles usually keep the gain of the digital source at around 80%? According to one video, it looks like there is a setting to disable the preamp section of the Eversolo. This is what is needed to use the Mac pre. | |
| The cool factor- who has it? Mike Ness Roxy Music David Bowie Iggy Pop John Lydon (who is apparently an ass...but look what he started) Robert Smith Johnny Cash Dave Groehl Ian MacKaye Chuck D. Jello B. Jeff Pezzati/Naked Raygun | |
| Do some DACs "handle" sibilance better than others? There is an analog section to every DAC. So certainly some of those sections could result in some high (relative to hearing) frequency exaggeration, etc. However I have often found sibilance to be the result of a component mismatch - i.e. input im... | |
| I got to get me some of this tiny vinyl. Just a novelty obviously, but definitely a fun thing to have out when the vinyl fans are over! | |
| Audio Grade Ethernet Cable Opinions are like noses we all have one. Yes but mine is galvanically isolated to keep the noise floor low. | |
| Audio Grade Ethernet Cable Audiophile networking gear is simply bling. So buy what looks coolest. | |
| CD's or Vinyl? So, somebody is going to follow me around for the rest of my life with a gun to my head making sure that I only listen to one form of media? At that point, I would say choosing the form of media is the least of my problems. | |
| Local pickup for speakers - should I let the buyer in the house or use the the garage? Some people are just weird, so you do have to allow for that random factor. But: (1) Don't judge a book by its cover. I never dress "up" for an in-person used audio purchase. I think it helps if I need to negotiate the price down. Plus I dr... | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers Back before I developed any empathy (i.e. around 12) I used to take a shovel, find a hill of red ants, shovel it out and drop it onto a hill of black ants and watch the battle. (Yes, I know, as I said it was before that part of my brain developed... | |
| Old SS amps I’ve bought nearly 20 used amps of various vintage, many 20-30 years old by now. Only two have had sound problems (as opposed to needing new bulbs in meters and that sort of thing): a Levinson 23 which are known to cook themselves to death, and a... | |
| Your first concert was to see who and when? Wow, these are some amazing time machine fantasies. I was either not born yet or waaay too young for most of the classic rock ones. My first was Joan Jett, Ministry, Flock of Seagulls, and The Fixx all opening for The Police, Comisky Park, July ... |