lou_setriodes
Responses from lou_setriodes
| Components I would have died for when I was a wee pup When I was a little older than a wee pup and totally into this hobby in my mid 20's, I would venture into a few Phila area stores and pretty much wanted everythingSassafras Audio: Perreaux, cj walker, Maggies, cj, Audio Research, Tandberg, Sonogr... | |
| Components I would have died for when I was a wee pup I started out with a Harman Kardon 330C but the cats meow was the Nak Dragon cassette and the RX505 auto reverse table and all the Bang & Olufsen stuff. When I went to college a few years later I remember loving the Mitsubishi receivers with ... | |
| Recommendations for used/vintage integrated for vinyl Also, leave the power on all the time on the electronics you get | |
| Recommendations for used/vintage integrated for vinyl Agree with Viridian. I've owned the Onix OA21s and currently an OA20/2, they are both incredible. Hard to come by though. The OA21 is 50 wpc I believe with a phono stage, the 20/2 is 30 wpc. These are much better than vintage Japanese int amps... | |
| which budget FM Tuner Here we go, from 1/14/14: 1. Harman Kardon 330C rec'r2. Mitsubishi DA-R8 rec'r3. McIntosh MR-714. Sansui TU-7175. Pioneer TX-98006. Dyanco FM-37. Luxman T-1108. Luxman T-4009. McIntosh 1900 rec'r10. Yamaha CT-81011. Quad FM-4 (din outputs)12. ADS... | |
| which budget FM Tuner I had a Sumo Charlie for a short time a couple years ago, nice tuner. I have a Creek CAS-3140 w/Din to RCA cable that is wonderful. I've owned it for a good 6 years or more. I've also owned some other nice tuners in the sub $200 range. I prefe... | |
| Help, my system sounds lifeless! I agree w/you Soundsreal.....my cheap experiment is just for S's and Giggles and would prove right away what I believe to be true, that those speakers are just too big for that room. Over the years, I have found myself shaking my head many times,... | |
| Help, my system sounds lifeless! Agree with everyone else here that the speakers are too big for the room, but for S's & G's, why not try this experiment: Buy a cheap small pair of British mini monitors and see if you don't just love the way they sound compared to your large... | |
| The Best & Rarest of all Stereo Gear I wish I was able to give likes to these comments :)Currently I'm using a pretty rare British integrated amp, the shoe boxed sized Onix OA 20/2, which I've heard was the poor mans Naim Nait II. It's in perfect condition and very enjoyable. This ... | |
| Your first component that was "special" Bang & Olufsen RX turntable when I was 21 years old back in 1982. So cool looking | |
| Finally stepping into the hobby after 30 years of watching from the sidelines There was a really nice Cary 300SEI, 11 wpc, 300B SET int amp on Washington DC's CL for $2450. Stereophile recommended int amp. Might be worth looking into.... | |
| Finally stepping into the hobby after 30 years of watching from the sidelines That's awesome that the 200K system sounded terrible to you, that's what I've been saying for years. I once went to a high end salon and was listening to over $100K of gear and thought for this kind of dough, it should sound so much better. Then... | |
| Homemade 6 inch tall stands for small floor stranders That might resonate, but the long screws might be the answer. Years ago, I was re-doing a room and used two 5 gallon cans of joint compound for a 12'' speaker stand, probably the best speaker stand I ever used. | |
| Finally stepping into the hobby after 30 years of watching from the sidelines Enjoy the show and do try to zero in on a total budget here. Also, try to zero in on which tube sound that you like. For me, there were 2 significant events, shows that I attended which allowed me to listen to many different amps and figure all ... | |
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