lhasaguy
Responses from lhasaguy
| Your greatest high end audio purchase!!! My audio journey started 55 years ago, I was in the Army and bought my first system of separates. Sansui AU555 amplifier, TU555 tuner, Sansui Sp100 speakers, Dual 1019 turntable and AKAI R2R with crossfield heads. It began a lifelong journey and... | |
| The dangerous world of Reel-to-Reel Tape 50 years ago I was into R2R and the first thing I did with all my albums was record them at 15 IPS from the new vinyl. At that point I had complete collections of the Stones, Les Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, The Allman Brothers and more. Then I got into... | |
| How good is good enough? I am married to an economist, we both believe in the concept of marginal cost versis marginal gain. Now that I am 75 and my hearing is slowly declining I believe there is no future in upgrading my system. It is not uber expensive, but would cost... | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? I am 75 and was into music from the age of 15 in 1963. For me music evolved, as did my tastes. I remember watching a good deal of live jazz in the mid 60s, then discovered blues, both early, then the rock blues based bands. It was a terrific ti... | |
| Has buying and/or selling audio gear changed? I have bought and sold coins on eBay for over 20 years. The cost of PP is baked into the purchase price IMHO. I would Never use F&F as it is too dangerous. High ticket items >1,000 in my case go signature confirmation and registered mail... | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. I actually had an experience relative to this question. In 1972 I was a radioman in the Navy and sent to Diego Garcia in 1972. It is an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 27 miles long in a horseshoe shape and no wider than half a mike at... | |
| Have you asked yourself this question? The choices available today are myriad. I am 75 and have had decent equipment for at least 55 years. That includes most means of listening to music, vinyl, R2R, including 4 channel, cassettes, CDs including SACDs, streaming. Having lost my anal... | |
| My High End Audio Gear As A Long Term Investment!!! I have been stable for the last 15 years, I am now 75. As to investment, audio gear is similar to cars in many ways, they are typically a depreciating asset that provides much joy. I have added a streamer 2 years ago, but other than that my syst... | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! I have has my 3.6 Maggies for 17 years and they make me smile every day, they are my forever soeakers! | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, I bought my 3.6 Maggies about 18 years ago and could not be more satisfied. That said, I went through a couple of amps and pre amps to get the right power as well as moving to a tube pre amp. What made them really bloom was the addition of Mye s... | |
| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? There is a minor logical issue in my mind in this debate. Much is said that Class D is coming, i.e. improving so as to challenge Class A/B mainly. What is lost is that IMHO they have a ways to go, but let us not forget that Class A/B is allowed ... | |
| One key to building great systems over time. We do not all swim in the same financial pool, yet loving great sound can be achieved without breaking the bank. Being married to an Economist, we live by the rule, marginal cost versus marginal gain. At a certain financial point, the cost excee... | |
| What is your most fond musical memory. I was lucky enough to see the Allman Brothers a couple of months before Duane died. He blew me away totally. I still get chills when I think about how good that concert was. Ot was at the end of the tour that produced the Live at the Fillmore a... | |
| Bad news for home theater enthusiasts @kota1 LPs used to be the dominant force in music, then it diminished so far it was almost extinct. Growth from ground zero is not indicative of of shift in the masses consumption pattern. A good analogy is tube gear. tues and vinyl will alw... | |
| Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile? It is just a hobby, that's all. People with more disposable income can indulge more, but at the end of the day it is a niche hobby. Like most here I have others. some chase the last 1 1/10 of 1 percent, other find their nirvana as bail on chang... |