metonymie
Responses from metonymie
| NY CD Shopping Try Other Music on East 4th St. - it's just down the street from In Living Stereo and Astor Wines - all good places to check out. | |
| What about a product can irritate you? Shiny stainless steel finishes that enshrine fingerprints, and smeary attempts to remove them, forever. | |
| Anyone pay 1st price, Even if it's fair ? Poll I've paid asking price 75% of the time, mostly when I'm in early and know that I want it. If something gets few views or has lingered for over a week, I'll make an offer. I've been surprised many times, though, when sales are pending on seemingly ... | |
| how did you find "the gon" Local dealer in a city with a restricted audiophile market pointed me to the site after I bought some Totems from him and said I wanted to learn more. Pretty much everything that I know or believe about audio traces somehow back to Audiogon. | |
| Stillpoints or Audio Points, has anyone compared I use both, placing ceramic DH cones in less critical areas. I have found that Audiopoints are globally more satisfying and they form one of the foundations of my setup - they'll never be sold. The Stillpoints are fancy and extremely clean but if ... | |
| Getting into Opera... need advice You might try Massenet's "Werther" to go melodic and melancholy and French. I, personally, started out with Verdi's "Il trovatore" and loved it. | |
| What audio equipment should I take to Kirkuk, Iraq The AKG 271S is an excellent easy-to-drive headphone that won't really require an external amp to sound good like the 600's. The AKG's have a mini jack and will plug right into a laptop, cd player, or iPod. Good luck! | |
| Best and Worst Websites in Audio'dom Worst: Synergistic Research - looks like it was designed by a 13 year old. Bad: Audio Note - incomplete and difficult to navigate Good: Audience - simple and complete with prices! | |
| Sistrum or Neuance or...? I have gone with a Neuance and Mana combination, but at the same time I'm using Audiopoints between the Mana stand and the Neuance platforms. A bit of a mixup since I love all three, but if you give the Neuance a try first you will probably not be... | |
| need some suggestions for Acoustics Blues Son House needs to be on the list.I also second the Mississippi Fred McDowell suggestions. | |
| 1st System - Help with cables My first quality system resembled yours, with an I-5 at its heart. I can second the Synergistic Research recommendation and would add Harmonic Technology ic's and JPS Labs power cords to your list. | |
| What's more important; sound or brand name? Some brands somehow draw me instinctively and I seek them out first based on philosophy or reputation, whether they're well known or not. I neverthelesss try to stick with components that can be resold here on Audiogon without taking a massive los... | |
| Compact Equipment 47 Labs - A complete Shigaraki system will fit on a 20 by 18 inch tabletop (like mine). | |
| 47 Labs "Shigaraki"Integrated The Shigaraki integrated is just like any other - it will work with any component you choose. As for the 47 Labs transport/dac interface, it too works as any other. 47 Labs is indeed special stuff, but it'll play with other brands! | |
| speaker stands on wood floors I second the audiopoints advice - the coupling discs are 6.99 per unit but worth it. But be warned, if you slide the discs on a hardwood floor, they can scratch the finish as well, as I learned... |