larryken
Responses from larryken
| A tubes vs. Solid State question. You have a great rig and nice ride....this hobby is very subjective as to what floats your boat...and you know that...glad you have something that satisfies you. | |
| Best 10K Speaker Speaker choice is very subjective but the number you described is my threshold...I own Von Schweikert db99's...and am very happy. | |
| Best CDs for vocals? Bebo & Cigala CD "Lagrimas Negras" black tears.... | |
| Getting all new cables and need sugestions I went from Nordost to Consonance....and never looked back...very affordable, just not the big overhyped name...and I live in Mass and would like to help the economy. | |
| Great Copper Cables? Don't blow your dough on big name cables..suggest trying a home demo of Consonace...shockingly inexpensive and the equal or better than the pricey Nordost they replaced. | |
| Failsafe lightning protection?? Unfortunately nothing exists to stop the power of a lightning strike...only thing to do is unplug if you're home, put a surge supressor on your circuit box and above all have replacement cost coverage on your homeowner's policy. | |
| This sucks Call a dealer you rely on and get his help. | |
| Do the Audio gods shine upon you? You have described end result...I'm in that zone too...gear lets me listen to music and I'm having a good time, not analyzing equipment, a trap too many fall into in this wonderful hobby. | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? We live in a visual world....listening to music requires an attention committment most will not make...many have not been raised to play instruments or love music. | |
| Why am I experiencing listener's fatigue? Classic B&W syndrome. | |
| Audio shops in Boston Depends what you like...Ralph Spear at Goodwins and his staff are real approachable and sell bottom end to top end esoteric gear..on Comm Ave on the BU Campus....Goodwin's High End on Main Street in Waltham has great listening rooms but you need t... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Stop reading audio mags!!! They create a desire when one does not need to exist...the reviews are so subjective they're virtually useless...know what sound lets you listen to music, not equipment and stop when it sounds good..don't get stuck on br... | |
| ARC LS-7 TUBE Renew A good sonic upgrade would be Amperex White Lable USA 6922 or 7308 PQ variety | |
| Looking for CDP w/tube output and upsampling I own a Consonance Droplet CDP that has this. New is about $2700...I've owned other, much more expensive cdp's and this is tops to me. | |
| Absolutely beautiful gear Consonance Droplet CDP gets my vote. |