kjweisner
Responses from kjweisner
| Can you recommend a simple Tube pre amp? I have been delighted with a BAT VK-3i for the last 15 years and it pretty much fits the bill you want. Total of four controls--power toggle, mute toggle, volume knob, source switch. Fully balanced circuitry. XLR and RCA inputs and outputs. Phono ... | |
| McIntosh & the Bachelor Pad Oh yeah. . .forgot to answer. Tequila Slammer--the ultimately ironic drink when discussing Nietzsche, Waiting for Godot, the sexual politics of "The Graduate", international diplomacy in the post-nuclear era, or the descent of objectivity in moder... | |
| McIntosh & the Bachelor Pad BEST thread this year--thanks Onhwy61 for a great start and to Donjr and Mofimadneess for making this a fun read. Just in time too--was about to give up on Audiogon forums and the endless recycle of XLR vs. RCA, digital vs. analog, power cable obs... | |
| Soundstage - when wide is too wide Definitely check your speaker cable polarity on both speakers and the amp end. I know it's "basic" suggestion but when swapping speakers, it's something that can easily happen.I know because I nearly drove myself insane trying to fix an imaging pr... | |
| Secondary listening systems I work from home and my office system gets the most use these days--5 to 6 hours in between phone calls and meetings. ALAC files to Apple Airport Express > Meridian 565 dac/pre > Meridian 555 power amp pushing an old pair of B&W 601s. A ... | |
| Your Dream/Team Rock Band Freddie Mercury--lead vocalsPeter Frampton--lead guitarTom Scholz--rhythm guitarJohn Entwhistle--bassKeith Moon--drumsGregg Allman--keyboard | |
| is my system set up correctly? Check the manual for verification but I think this integrated has a "direct" input that bypasses the pre-amplifier section/volume control and goes right to the power amp section. Assuming the CD/DAC has a better volume control schema (in the digit... | |
| Favorite Subwoofer Vandersteen 2Wq. Fast, tuneful and unobtrusive with my Magneplanar 1.6QRs. | |
| Who believes that Robert Plant What, no Freddie Mercury? Burton Cummings is another great voice, both with the Guess Who and his solo work. And while he was never a considered a vocalist first, Frampton's voice has really held up well over the years. | |
| PS Audio XStream biwire, what are they worth? They are probably worth less than $500. I sold a pair here recently for something like $300. | |
| Whole Home Streaming Multiple Airport Expresses are fine--I run two, plus an Apple TV box. Each has its own name and those names show up as speakers in iTunes. | |
| Best live albums from 1970's college days Started college in '79 so I guess I just made the cut. . . Frampton Comes Alive (saw him tour that year but still in high school)Stand in the Fire--Warren Zevon (only one disc but smokes)Two for the Show--Kansas | |
| Speaker hum problem - need help I would double check the outlet wiring--if you don't have one already you can get an outlet checker for about 6 bucks at nearly any hardware or home improvement store. It verifies that hot, neutral, and ground are all correct. If no fault in the w... | |
| Jerry vale dead Met him in the mid-80s. Very gracious and humble. RIP. | |
| Not asking the best.... I gotta go with that dueling guitar work between Don Felder and Joe Walsh on "Hotel California" and seco d the vote for "Blue Sky" by the Allman Bros. Band. |