mammothguy54
Responses from mammothguy54
| High Performance Audio - The End? My system is most certainly revealing, call it high-resolution if you will. There is a ton of music I own that is certainly not the best quality in recording and/or production (mixing, mastering, plating, pressing, vinyl quality). However, I rea... | |
| Accuphase E-470 I regret the day I sold my stack of Accuphase components to my nephew. I have had several really great systems and my Accuphase stack was probably the best (until my newest and latest BAT system). Accuphase has a wonderful sonic signature and th... | |
| Passing of an Audiogon Member Sad news, indeed. I hope that he lived a long and comfortable life. I wish the best to his spouse and and all of his extended family.Peace be with you, brother! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Here's one that's very obscure. Premiata Forneria Marconi, also known at PFMThe album is 'Photo of Ghosts'They are from Italy and the album is from 1973. Original owner.Kind of dark recording with the drums rather muted and in the background. B... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? uberwaltz+1 on John Mayall, 'Turning Point' I just got a copy of that in NM/M- condition because the one I had (since high-school) was unplayable. Awesome music, all without a drummer. I saw John Mayall twice. The first time was in Anaheim, CA... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I forgot, just two nights ago...Frank Zappa: 'Overnight Sensation' and 'Apostrophe' (both are first pressings, original owner since they were first released, pristine condition, sounds fantastic!) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Police: 'Ghost in the Machine' (original owner, first pressing)Yes: 'The Yes Album' (Original first pressing from 1973, original owner, pristine condition, sounds fantastic!) | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial I'm in the $65K + range for my system and it is very well matched components and cables. I have been doing this for a long time. Trust, there are great sounding recordings, there are good recordings, there are not so good recordings, and there a... | |
| Cable comparison charts? treynolds155, thank you for the good information. I presently have all that I need but who knows what the future may require. I have been exclusively using Audioquest products since 1990 and presently penetrate well up into their line for all si... | |
| Cable comparison charts? +1 to treynolds155That makes sense, absolute sense. A nicely done summary. | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial Albums that sound like BOTW, and there are far too many of them, I simply keep the volume much lower than I do with a great recording. This allows me to enjoy the music I wish to listen to and do so without being too terribly brash on my ears. I... | |
| Amp recommendations for Joseph Audio Perspectives2 For the amp stand, check out Symposium Acoustics; Ultra Platform, Pro Ampstand. Those amp stands can handle a nearly unlimited amount of weight. And when combined with Rollerblock or Rollerblock Jr+ it becomes an excellent mechanical ground syst... | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial I agree with many of the comments above. That is, S&G early recordings were poorly done and don't sound well at all on a quality, high resolution system. Vinyl copies are somewhat better than CD, but either one is not great by any stretch of... | |
| ~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought I agree with paradisecom about the Sonus Faber. Gorgeous in appearance and outstanding in sound quality. On a similar plane as that of the Dynaudio speakers I had mentioned above. Both are excellent choices.Best to you. | |
| Speaker hiss from power amp georgehifi has it right, in my opinion. I would also suggest that you contact Levinson and inquire on the design of the amp on weather or not it uses an op-amp for the XLR inputs. My guess is that is probably the case; that they do use op-amps t... |