markmendenhall
Responses from markmendenhall
| Magico A3 replacement there’s a pair of Manger P2 passives available on Audiogon right now, hugely popular in Europe, few US dealers, but a fabulous product multiple international reviews available and not one has included anything negative full disclosure - I own... | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. Eat a Peach | |
| speakers for small room Mihorn evaluate speakers via a video ! Madness I say, madness !!!! | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". In the name of everything sacred to man and beast, I think The Little Village album is fantastic! The Weight is among my favorite top 10 songs of all time. I am also of the opinion that Robbie absolutely smoked Clapton on Further On Up the Road o... | |
| Perplexed on how single driver speakers can cover such a large Hz range If you get a chance, give a listen to the Manger speakers. The Manger MST covers a large part of the frequency range, assisted by one or two 8” woofers. Different technology altogether and extremely well executed. Active or passive models in mod... | |
| 2023 AXPONA Show Report @kenjit - so you’re saying the show organizers should demo their products in YOUR living room because that is the only environment you are ‘familiar’ with ? I’ve got plenty of tools in my toolboxes, none quite like you. | |
| analog upgrade suggestions needed I gifted my 20 year old Spacedeck/Spacearm (9") to a friend and bought the newer Ace Spacedeck with the Ace Anna 10" arm. Many years ago I bought a Walker Motor Precision Motor Controller "speedbox" which in my opinion improved the sound of the o... | |
| isonic CS6.1-PRO ultrasonic record cleaner I appreciate the kind remarks re: my comments about my personal experience with the isonic machine. I understand there’s a lot of discussion out there about using filtered or treated tap water vs. distilled water. To be clear, the manufacturer ass... | |
| "High end" store snobbery The store in Bellingham, WA the OP refers to is Reference Media owned by Rob Rivinius and his wife. I’ve purchased several products from Rob over the years and he is a true gentleman and a consummate professional. He represents several high end ... | |
| Intriguing Speakers From Germany trying to evaluate a speaker by listening to a You Tube video is like trying to date a woman through a plate glass window, there are just too many of the five senses not involved in the process | |
| When CDs first came onto the market in 1982 ....... when CD's were first introduced I bought a CD player, probably not very expensive, a few CD's and immediately began scouring ALL the used record stores in Western Washington (Seattle and north) in fear that vinyl would 'disappear' for once I got ... | |
| Preamp with two volume controls? +1 for First Sound tube preamps with dual mono loudness controls and dual external power supplies a bit ‘old school’ if you will ( no remote, RCA only ) but as far as SQ is concerned, tough to beat | |
| My first tube integrated: which one to get? @lradder Cary products are made in America. I’ve owned several Cary Audio products since the company’s inception and they make their products in North Carolina. Given their product line has expanded significantly over the years, I can’t defini... | |
| High Current Integrated Options for Manger Speakers As a Manger P1 owner I can offer some experience that may help. I use a Pass X250.8 stereo amplifier fronted by a First Sound PS III pre amp with dual external power supplies. The Mangers love the Pass. If I had to start over I’d buy the Pass 2... | |
| hearing loss and amp choices Go to a great, not good, but great audiologist, get a hearing test, and buy the top of the line Phonax hearing aid for the impaired ear. They come with 3 band tone and volume controls plus options I’ve not even tried. Huge difference. It’s not ... |