mgattmch
Responses from mgattmch
| ??? Would You or Have You Paid A Premium Price For A Component Because Of It's Looks ??? Sure, after all you are going to be looking at whatever you buy. I would sooner look an aesthetically pleasing TT/Amp/Speakers etc than a plain ugly component. | |
| New Turntable Advice I agree with slaw, I have the Michell Engineering GyroDec (plinth version the SE) it looks beautiful IMHO, build quality and performance are outstanding. | |
| RTR Tapes Here is a list of R2R tape suppliers: https://thereeltoreelrambler.com/resources/where-to-buy-music-on-tape/ "Reasonable Price"? No, but sound quality can be as good as it gets IMHO. | |
| Open Reel Curious This is where I purchased my fully rebuilt and upgraded Revox PR99 Mk11 deck: https://www.techtrader.ch Shipping cost from Switzerland to the USA was reasonable and they do a great job packaging to avoid damage in transportation. The last time ... | |
| Open Reel Curious Here is a list of R2R pre-recorded tapes: https://thereeltoreelrambler.com/resources/where-to-buy-music-on-tape/ I still maintain a 15ips 2T tape copied from the original master can be the ultimate in terms of SQ, albeit at a vey high cost. One ... | |
| Open Reel Curious Look at this discussion if you want answers to this question: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/the-dangerous-world-of-reel-to-reel-tape For me, R2R tapes can sound better than any other format, albeit at considerable cost. For example when... | |
| London hi fi shops This is probably the best HiFi store in London: https://www.kjwestone.co.uk Harrods in Knightsbridge is also worth a visit, not necessarily high end HiFi, but interesting. Also, probably the best department store in the world IMHO. Harrods also ... | |
| Old SS amps The best sounding/performing SS power amp I have ever owned is a a Krell KSA-250 (released in 1989). Purchased used, in Singapore and shipped back home to Paris as "Luggage". In those days (2002) you could combine family luggage allowances. Got ho... | |
| Timeline Listing of Notable and Influential Times in Audio Manufacturing History What a fantastic and comprehensive history of our hobby. Many thanks for sharing. | |
| Unusual countries for audio gear The leader in streaming technology is probably Aurender out of South Korea. I use their N10 streamer in my 2C system, perfect to me in every way; SQ and functionality. | |
| Revox Introduces A New Reel-To-Reel Deck...$16k All I can say is; IMHO 15ips 2T tape can have the best SQ of any medium, albeit at a stupid price. For example, Lyn Stanley, London With A Twist, or Norah Jones, Come Away With Me, both these recording, and others, make people think they are liste... | |
| Here's a really, really great video on Richard Manuel (and oh yeah, The Band). I had no idea up until seeing/hearing the above videos how brilliant The Band was, now I do, thanks for posting. Quite simply, as good as rock music can be, definitely going to look at The Last Waltz again. | |
| Be aware of a scam! Thanks markd70, this is a great heads-up/warning, appreciated. thecarpathian agree entirely with red flag 1 and 3, not sure why a gmail account is also a red flag, please elaborate (I am probably missing something obvious here). | |
| Trip to Tokyo/Japan Just head for the Akihabara district in Tokyo, a HiFi Aladins cave. Never been anywhere else in the world like this place. | |
| ??? What Is The MOST Expensive System You Ever Heard ??? What Was Your Opinion ??? This is my original post on my 2C HiFi epiphany: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/take-two-2c-hifi-epiphany-worlds-best-system Still the best 2C system I have ever heard nearly 5 years later. |