jrosemd
Responses from jrosemd
| Magnepan .7 Alternatives I've had three pairs of Maggies and love them all. Get a bigger room. | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? B&K amp and pre-amp. Allison speakers. In 1982, I had the first Sony CD player, the CDP-101, which was a revelation. | |
| how much should I spend to get a better turntable than my current turntable? I had a Rega P1. The anti-skating went on it. I took it to three studio repair shops - none of them could figure out a fix. I sent an e-mail to Rega - no response. I will never buy another Rega product. | |
| What speakers have you mistakenly let go and then later repurchased? Never sold a a pair. However, I have upgraded with three successive pairs of Magnepans. Love them all. | |
| Any favorites for cosmetics/design/how a product looks? Marantz electronics have always looked great. | |
| What are songs where people or instruments sound closer to you? Beach Boys "Sunflower" | |
| What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers? I'm on my third pair of Magnepans. Sensitivity is rated at 86db - very low efficiency. I've owned Altecs, Advents, KLH, Klipsch, Nola, Allison, B&W 802's which cost a fortune. Nothing comes close to the Magnepans. | |
| What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers? I'm on my third pair of Magnepans. Sensitivity is rated at 86db - very low efficiency. I've owned Altecs, Advents, KLH, Klipsch, Nola, Allison, B&W 802's which cost a fortune. Nothing comes close to the Magnepans. | |
| Best music in 2022 Remastered with loads of additional material: The Beach Boys "Sounds of Summer". | |
| Your method for discovering great music. If you find a band which you like, Google "bands that sound like [name of band]." | |
| Why I sold my Magnepan .7's I'm a trained jazz saxophone player. I have roughly 500 jazz LPS and 1000 jazz CDs, including SACDs I'm on my third pair of Maggies, having previously owned Advents, AR's and B&Ws. I have not had any of the problems with Maggies of which you... | |
| Your Favorite Christmas Song-One only Please- Mariah Carey- All I Want for Christmas Is You | |
| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. At my school, it was either the Beatles or the Stones. Fringe groups liked The Animals, The Kinks, The Zombies and Them. I don't recall anyone liking the Dave Clark Five. | |
| Top 3 songs to evaluate a system 1. Beach Boys: Heroes and Villains - Sounds of Summer2. Frank Zappa: Blessed Relief - The Grand Wazoo3. The Who: Quadrophenia - Quadrophenia | |
| RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . . "Why can't we all just get along?" - Rodney King |