kurt_tank
Responses from kurt_tank
| How did you get into vinyl? I agree with the others that due to our age, when we got into music, there was only vinyl, and FM radio. And while I enjoyed listening to the radio, the damn DJ's just would not implement my play list for the day, no matter how much I begged, plea... | |
| Your First Concert was..... The Grateful Dead at a Chinese New Years show in Oakland about 20+ years ago.They sucked so bad as to be unbelievable!(And, to top it off, the acoustics in the place sucked too.)However, several years later, I went to another Dead show, where they... | |
| What do you do when you listen to music? Interesting responses.I usually just listen, or read the liner notes to the LPs that I am listening to (or are about to listen to).But one thing I do, that either some, or most, of the people who responded to this point did not mention, is sit dow... | |
| Help,Allaerts or Transfiguration I believe that what Larryi is referring to, is the warning about what phono preamp characteristics can damage the cartridge, in a review on 6moons.comHere is link to the review in question. 6moons review of MC2 CartridgeAnd, here is a portion of t... | |
| LAMM QUESTIONS: M 1.2 REF. VS M 2.2 Well, I have heard them both, but not in the same system. I have heard the M2.2s several times, but the M1.2s only once, although that was an extended audition of a couple of hours. (So take what I say with however many grains of salt as you like!... | |
| Stereophile or Absolute Sound I much prefer HiFi+, to either of the two you mentioned. (And yeah, I know, TAS bought HiFI+.)If I had to choose, I'd say I prefer The Absolute Sound to Stereophile. They seem more professional, (slightly anyway), and for the two reasons that Ncar... | |
| Pre Amp or Amp Best Money Spent I too agree with Tvad. | |
| Smoother bass by running woofer out of phase? Interesting that you find that it sounds better with the woofers out of phase, in as that back in the early '90s, when Stereophile reviewed the Martin Logan Sequel IIs, that they too found that if they wired the woofer out of phase, that it too so... | |
| If you started over what would you do differently? I agree completely with Jond.Audiogon has saved me a ton of money.(Luckily, I only bought a couple pieces of equipment before I found out about Audiogon, and those were bought either off Ebay or were consignment pieces at a dealer.)Other than that... | |
| Speaker's Corner.....Best of the Best ? My favorite is Supertramp's Crime of the Century. One of the best pressings I have heard, which includes the standard MOFI, and the UHQR. Truly a great record and a great pressing. | |
| Reused Item Photos. Misleading? I agree completely with Viridian.He does sell nothing but complete crap.Sometimes, I have trouble even recognizing the unit in question from the photo he supplies through all the dust, rust, dirt and debris. The set of "Minty" speakers you sold my... | |
| Favorite reviewer? My first choice is the amateur reviewers here on audiogon and audio asylum. Take a bow guys!My second choice would be Roy Gregory from HiFi+. He seems insightful in his reviews.My third choice would be Paul Bolin. (I like how he compares units dir... | |
| M&K Tripole K4 or Surround 55 MKII? I do not recommend the M&K K4 (tripole) speakers.They are too small, IMHO.(And Yeah, I have them, unfortunately, as my rear speakers.)In a small room, they "might" work.However, in my rather large room, (16' x 24') they just don't fill the roo... | |
| Two-Year-Olds and Turntables... I too used the common sense rules that both Albert Porter and Bdgregory have alluded to. Teach your children well, and they will respect your property. My little girl is seven, and has never gotten into, nor played around with any of my stereo equ... | |
| How many dbs i will gain with 0,6mv cart.vs 0,3mv? I will warn you that Koetsu over estimates the output of their cartridges. The Black is probably closer to 0.42 mv.When I switched from a Koetsu Rosewood Signature (with a supposed output of 0.6mv) to the Shelter 90X (0.6 mv), I got an increase in... |