mammothguy54
Responses from mammothguy54
| 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... | |
| ~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought Dynaudio Contour 60 or the forthcoming next generation Contour 60i at $11,000 (I have a set on order). With that next gen model on the way there are a number of Dynaudio dealers selling their floor models of the Contour 60 at a bargain price. Sm... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. Well Chakster, I didn't mention your name because I am not one to bash others. But since you are requesting it then, yes, I was referencing you.I can see that your opinion and, more importantly, your manners, are what they are.Stay safe and be he... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. I agree that Technics turntables are a fine product. I sold many of them during that part of my CE industry life. They sounded very good, worked flawlessly, and never came back with a mechanical issue. Very happy customers. The direct drive of... | |
| Manufacturers with Excellent customer service Indeed, Upscale Audio (Kevin Deal and all of the employees) are exemplary of how professional help in this industry should be.My experience with Balanced Audio Technology was by far the best I have ever had with any brand of product, no matter the... | |
| Hearing loss and HiFi Pipebro, try this. Now at the age of 66 I have noticed a bit of a roll-off in auditory reception, mostly in the upper range of frequencies and mainly in my left ear. Through simple experimentation I found that by pushing out my left ear, from be... | |
| Why Crazy Prices paid for Pioneer 100 JBL L100 AR1 AR3 AR3A In the mid-1970s I was in retail at Pacific Stereo (a big chain retailer, with 84 stores, mostly throughout California but also with 10 in Chicago and 8 in Texas). I sold a ton of the JBL speakers, plenty being the L100. No doubt, they went loud... |