jmcgrogan2
Responses from jmcgrogan2
| Resale value I always consider potential resale value when buying new or used. I wish I was wealthy enough to ignore resale value, unfortunately though, I am not. | |
| Nordost Frey 2 power cord on Agostino Monentum stereo amp Nordost does make some very exciting sounding cables/cords. Personally though, I have found that I cannot live with them over the long haul. I found myself having progressively shorter listening sessions, I believe due to listening fatigue (inform... | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? Heroin, cocaine, grain alcohol, and some methamphetamines. | |
| Why pay so much for super high end? Placebo is just so incredibly powerful people do not understand it. This applies to DIYers as well. That is why many of them are so strong in their belief that their "creations" sound identical to gear 100X’s their cost.Now, funtrollfun, you DO re... | |
| Why pay so much for super high end? you could get $100,000+ speakers for a couple of grand. @funtrollfun, every DIY guy I know who has $2K in his speakers claim they are as good as $100K+ speakers. That's part of the DIY fun, just imagining how much money you are saving. Pride of... | |
| Clear Day vs Acoustic Zen @arafiq , contact AudiogoN member rgrost for pricing, but I think his cords are around $300 a piece. | |
| Why pay so much for super high end? @funtrollfun, yes, all audio gear sounds the same. Everything in audio is a ripoff.Audiophiles are such fools! | |
| I dislike the newaudiogon category menu layout So, why the format change on the audiogon classified category menu? Confusion. The hope is that the confusion will stimulate sales. ;^) | |
| What SS preamp compares to a tube preamp I am a tube devotee. The only SS preamp that I have heard that even comes close to the "fuzz on the peach" resolution of tubes offer come from Klyne Audio Arts. You can find one for under $3K on the used market, if you are patient.BTW, your VTL 2.... | |
| Clear Day vs Acoustic Zen Check out this thread about Cerious Technologies Graphene Extreme cables and cords. Well within your budget. Contact Bob Grost, Audiogon member: rgrosthttps://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/cerious-technologies-new-graphene-cables | |
| Looking for a Marantz repair shop in the Philadelphia area? @mysearcher257 , any update on your end?On my end, United Radio still has my CDP. At first they told me that they could not fix it because they could not get the parts. Then I called Marantz who said that they did have the parts. Then I spent anot... | |
| Thiel pricing Check out Hifishark, as mentioned above, and also the completed listings on Ebay. | |
| How do i tell if i have a failed tube in my preamp? not everyone can afford fancy DJ equipment. ;^) | |
| Closest to pass labs int 250 or x250.8 Tube preamp will work fine with the CSX, as long as you run single ended.The CSX has an input impedance of 50Kohm via RCA inputs, but only 1Kohm through XLR inputs.A used VAC Standard LE preamp would probably make a nice match with the CSX, or Car... | |
| Closest to pass labs int 250 or x250.8 The CSIB integrated or the CSX amp? Your call. I've never heard the CSIB, only the CSX. Another thing I noticed about the Coda CISB integrated is that it has a tape monitor button. ???? Am I missing something? Why is that there? Believe i... |