mdalton
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| Any other Pipe And Slippers Audiophiles out there? @akg_ca @tomic601 @hifiguy42 nice choices all. Lagavulin 16 and Talisker are two of my go-tos, and Laphroaig is is another the same flavor family that I would never turn down. Another daily to try if you haven’t already is Caol Ila, a wee dra... | |
| Help me spend $100,000 on a new system My own journey has been leading me inexorably down a “less is more” path, so higher efficiency speakers with fewer drivers and simpler crossovers, which of course opens up the possibility of lower-powered tube amplification. I find that this appr... | |
| Any recommendation for a CD changer? Nakamichi MB10. I’ve had one - modded - for 22(ish) years. Doesn’t get a lot of use anymore, but still works. The unusual vertical stacking mechanism (“MusicBank”) was licensed to McIntosh when they came out with a changer (MCD 7008). You still... | |
| Who is excited about Capital Audiofest 2023? Best of show (by far) for me was the Highwater Sound room, with the Cessaro Wagner II horns with TW-Akustic TT and electronics. Had everything, but started with natural, warm tonality. Thumb-plucked strings by Wes Montgomery in the room. I also... | |
| Capital Audio Fest (CAF) 2023 Attended Friday and today. My favorite room was High Water Sound, who paired the Cessaro Wagner II horns with TW-Acustic tt and electronics. Just beautiful music playing. Agree with prior post that Heretics were bang-for-the buck champs. Would... | |
| Who is excited about Capital Audiofest 2023? Oops!! I didn’t realize those speakers were over $40k; thought they were more like the Border Patrol stuff re price. Regardless, very nice room! | |
| Who is excited about Capital Audiofest 2023? Geez, can’t believe I forgot! Since I’m a bit of a Triode Wire Labs fan-boy, I had to visit my friend Pete Grzybowski. He was showing his cables with Living Voice speakers and Border Patrol amp and DAC. This was one of my favorite rooms, showin... | |
| Who is excited about Capital Audiofest 2023? I spent over 6 hours there yesterday and am planning on returning tomorrow. I was surprised by how many good sounding rooms there were this year. Other speakers not already mentioned included the active ATC SCM50ASL ($22k), Borresen M1 ($100k!),... | |
| Looking for intermediate-step Streamer: better than BS Node and not @ Bartok level pricing +1 re Simaudio. Friend of mine is replacing his Bartok with the new Moon 891 from the new North collection. Way above your budget but couple of options are: Mind 2 - $3,000 for streamer 280D - $3,900 for streamer/DAC Their streaming platform ... | |
| One key to building great systems over time. @ghdprentice Not sure I agree (respectfully). I don’t think there’s just one path, and I think there are actually a lot of boutique companies out there that have not yet - and may never - achieve widespread appeal and coverage by the mainstream... | |
| The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded. Well, I’m pretty much an ignoramus regarding music theory, though much more conversant in literature/poetry. But to me, a great pop song requires both a great melody, and great lyrics/depth of meaning. So, at least by my standards, “God Only Know... | |
| The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded. @tylermunns That’s hilarious! And “Time After Time” is a seriously underrated song. Miles was a master of melody, so he got it, | |
| The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded. Miles Davis knows: it’s either “Bye Bye Blackbird”, “My Funny Valentine”, or “Time after Time”. Honorable mentions (cuz Miles didn’t cover them): “Daniel” by Elton John, and “Angel From Montgomery” by John Prine. | |
| You’re An Independent Dealer, Which Companies And What Products Would You Represent? first and foremost, he should sell stuff he believes in (and at several different price points). i would also imagine it would be helpful to have only one or two distributors, rather than 10. | |
| What new gear have you just bought? Bunch of recent purchases, but most recent were an Audio Sensibility power strip (star-wired) and an iFi GND Defender (safe way to lift ground). Why? After I paired my new Leben RS30-EQ (tube phono pre) with my almost as new Leben CS600x, I noti... |