128x128

mdalton

Responses from mdalton

OK - Now What…?
have you considered upgrading your DAC?  Don’t get me wrong, the Aurender has a nice reputation, but is it in the same league as your amp and speakers?  Purely on the basis of $, maybe not.  A good friend of mine has dCS Bartok, and it’s extraordi... 
What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To?
Time after time 
Opinions wanted: 10-30K Speakers for Jazz/Folk
I have AN-E LX/Signatures (with deja vu custom crossovers and woofers replaced with hemp versions due to cat incident).  Anyway, agree with earlier observations regarding relaxed sound - that’s exactly what i experienced whenever i entered the dea... 
Newbie Can't Decide Which Tube Amp
i have a triode corporation trv-35ser (35 w integrated with pre in, el34 tubes) driving acoustic zen adagio jrs (6 ohm, 88 db) in my second system, and it’s a very nice combo.  triode is a cool niche brand, and the price is within your budget.  th... 
Budget tower speakers that rock!
Music Direct has sale price on Klipsch RP-8000F.  Right at $1000, they’re efficient (i.e., will play loud), and go down to about 30hz. 
Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes
@trentmemphis Thanks for your note - yes, it’s not something you recover from, but something you survive.  Re Bonnie Raitt, yeah, she first hit my radar with “Give it up”, in 1972; my sister had it, and I would “borrow” it from time to time.  Re L... 
Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes
1967-68 - The Byrds, the 45, “Hey, Mr. Spaceman”:  my first purchase of music, at 7 or 8 years old, at The Grande Place in Brussels, Belgium.  I was the youngest of 4, didn’t have my own record player at the time, but by God I was gonna keep up wi... 
Opening Record Store
Also gotta know how many customers on his list before you can assess what you’re getting for $10k.  And how much marketing has he done to this list of customers previously?  if not much, they come to his store based on convenience of location, hab... 
Am I asking too much?
@whart thanks for your note.  will keep you posted. am close to pulling trigger.  it’s a big investment, and i go all hamlet-like on major purchases (e.g., “maybe the etsuro cobalt, or the new Hana”, etc.).  but i really love the idea of a koetsu,... 
Am I asking too much?
@whart my issue with the local dealer was not that he would use someone else to do set-up, but that he was telling me:  “good luck with that. if you want help, call this guy.  he won’t charge you that much.”  he also pretty obviously changed his s... 
Am I asking too much?
@mijostyn   my 3P is a 12” cocobolo, 18g effective mass.  and yes, it came with a cardboard protractor.   
Am I asking too much?
my phono amp is a Synthesis Brio 
Am I asking too much?
wow.  what about preferences on SUTs?  I will need one for first time; am corresponding with Andrew Rothwell (quite the contrast from the local deSker in terms of service, btw.  more like your experience with Schroeder) 
Am I asking too much?
@sancho22 honest mistake.  sorry for being snippy.  looks like I’m gonna be ordering online.  what’s your cartridge btw? 
Am I asking too much?
@sancho22 ”Too bad you did not clarify all the details prior to purchase”what are you talking about? blame the customer/victim??  Please re-read the email trail.