markmendenhall
Responses from markmendenhall
| Marantz SA-10 Vs Esoteric K-05Xs I seriously considered an Esoteric and I’m sure they are fabulous players. Didn’t have an opportunity to compare the brands and I’m sure I’d have been satisfied either way. Three considerations pointed me to Marantz: 1) the 90s Marantz I owned ... | |
| Marantz SA-10 Vs Esoteric K-05Xs Finally! A CD player that helps me resist the desire to grab a record! The Marantz SA-10 has introduced a listening experience that compels me to keep playing CDs. I’ve owned Audiomeca, Hegel, Sony, and Jungson CDPs, among others, but my memor... | |
| Good Product or Nonsense? my 2 cents: I've used 2 or 3 spray bottles of Optrix over the course of 3 or 4 years. No negative results, no staining, discoloration or negative playback issues. Also use it on DVDs and find it actually will help a well used DVD play better. ... | |
| Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid. love the Schiit-Stirers !!! | |
| Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid. First Sound, now out of Brooklyn, N.Y.vacuum tube, fully dual mono construction, separate power suppl(ies)all RCA, no remote, but one very robust, excellent sounding pre amp supported by a genius gentlemen | |
| Do you ever do this before you listen? Barnettk- the aqueous nasal cavity cleansing is done with your head level or pointed slightly downward so the liquid basically travels into one nostril then over and out the other one, then you reverse the procedure a little leaks down the back of... | |
| Do you ever do this before you listen? as a stereo enthusiast with Meniere's Disease I'm very familiar with this method of 'clearing the ears' - first of all it does work and according to many of the docs I've been treated by, it won't damage anything provided you don't 'force it' - in... | |
| Wet carpet under system Drying out the subfloor is critical and that can’t happen with pad and carpet in place adhesives used in plywood and OSB manufacturing can release when damp for extended periods causing subfloor panels to warp and delaminate; staples holding down... | |
| Has anyone added a small subwoofer to 2 channel and been thrilled with the result? I added a single JL Audio e110 to support my Sonus Faber Olympica III's in a fairly large roomit is the first of 6 or 7 subs I've owned over a 25 year span that I've kept, every other sub lasted a few weeks and ended up in the sub boneyardI've toy... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? Didn’t our boy Albert Collins play a strat? Saw him live in the King Street train station in Seattle many years ago. Wasn’t a club, it was the train station next to Safeco Field, old brick building, tile floors and bathrooms. Amazing show. Beer... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? Eva Cassidy RIPnot obscure but long gone and still amazing tearful, joyful, like a bell in the fog | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? Please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's not bicker and argue over who killed who. | |
| Good FM tuner for around $1K http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/luxman.html | |
| Good FM tuner for around $1K Several of the old Luxman tuners are great unitsthe rec above re: tuner shoot out site is a great resource | |
| The urge to tinker is awash. What TT might better mine and why? T9I’m by no means a techie, not even close, but the absolute minimalist design of the Nott makes me think (right or wrong) that it’s gonna play what’s on the record: no more, no less. Having owned two Notts going back 15 years, the reading I’ve do... |