jnorris2005
Responses from jnorris2005
| Speakers for aging audiophiles - What's with today bass emphasis ? I'm an aging audiophile too, turning 66 in August. I bought a pair of Martin-Logan ESL from BestBuy last year for $2500 and I have been loving every minute I spend with them. Imaging, detail, bass/treble balance, tonality, are all superb - espec... | |
| Dynaco A25 -Hard to Believe The A-25s were my first speakers back in the 70's and I loved their sound. Later I "upgraded" to Advents only to find that I liked the Dynaco better. It wasn't until I bought a pair of Mission 770's (series II) in the early '80's that I found a ... | |
| Vinyl - Hearing The Beginning of the Song One Revolution Earler Funny how things that we original vinyl users took for granted - pre and post echo - are being newly discovered and pondered by a new generation. | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? I leave the preamp on all the time unless I'm going away. The Schitt Mani and Modi Multibit also stay on constantly. The amp gets turned on when I'm listening. The reason I turn it off is because a transient or amp failure could have me coming ... | |
| Wow moments while listening to vinyl records I thought I was the only one that had that Mickey Newbury album. I just rediscovered it recently while looking for things to play through my (then) new Schiit Mani phono preamp. The whole album is mesmerizing. | |
| Roon on laptop to dac to preamp ? You can control Foobar 2000 remotely from an Android device for free. I have a small Win 10 computer with a 1TB SSD which connects through USB to a Schiit Modi Multibit and on to a preamp, amp and Martin Logan speakers. Any android device can ru... | |
| “Suits” In the series "Bosch" on Amazon, the main character, Harry Bosch has a beautiful vinyl system with what appear to be Ohm Walsh F speakers. He frequently referred to jazz players like Art Pepper in the first season. Not so much later on. | |
| Stands? I found some Acoustic Energy cast iron 24" stands in Goodwill a while ago. Cost all of $20 bucks. Very heavy suckers they are. They proudly hold my Celestion SL6si speakers in my office. | |
| Neil Young - Guitarist Like Charlie Watts, Neil is one of those players whose decades of playing constantly did absolutely nothing to improve his skills. He is as bad now as when he was when he was screeching out single note guitar solos with Buffalo Springfield. If e... | |
| electrostatic vs dynamic sound Before you go crazy, give your ears and brain some time to acclimate to the new surroundings. | |
| What is the preferred cartrige mm or mc and why I think Invictus005 is overstating MM's advantages. Having been through Shure V15's, Stantons, Ortofons, A-T, and Grados, I can state that my Dynavector MC through a Schiit Audio Mani phono stage brings a level of dynamics and transparency that i... | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses Should there be a separate forum about fuses? Yes, keep them separated so they can't harm the general public...;)But seriously, fuses in the power supply are one thing. It makes me laugh when people tout changes to air, depth, soundstage, etc, w... | |
| Conditioning/Burn-In Method I'm sorry, but I think that cable break-in is the most egregious example of snake oil salemanship in audio. I can't believe otherwise rational people would consider spending $1000 or more on a device that does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! That said, t... | |
| Best used DAC for $250? Agree about the Schiit Modi Multi (Mimby for short). Another excellent option is the AudioQuest Dragonfly Red at $200. Not too much better than that for anywhere near the price. If pressed for a comparison I'd have to say the Mimby is somewhat ... | |
| Do i belong here I look at the cost of some of the equipment being considered and/or purchased and I think:1) these people are all single neurosurgeons with no kids or2) they have modest incomes, but their families are starving or3) they are lying One thing in com... |