mickeyb
Responses from mickeyb
| What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it? Krell ksa100. All original. Getting it recapped this week after 30yrs. Can’t wait. Pioneer pl-630tt with ortofon black mm cart. Still works and sounds great. Things sure were made well back then. | |
| You can Vote for Most Valuable Lead Vocals (Rock Groups) Forgot Ian Curtis/ joy division. | |
| You can Vote for Most Valuable Lead Vocals (Rock Groups) Robert Smith - the curemorrisey- the smiths dan Auerbach - the black keys charles Thompson/ black Francis/ frank black: the pixies iggy pop- the stooges | |
| Amp repair cost — is this right? 700 at most. 1500 is gouging. I got a krell ksa completely redone for 650. That’s a beast. Btw, lumber has doubled in 6 months. That’s my line of work. | |
| which speaker to buy Jbl or cerwin Vega. Haven’t we had this conversation before? | |
| 1st Album you Ever Owned? Boston- Self titled 1976. I was 8 yrs old | |
| Advice on best mid priced MM cartridge choice for Rega P3 (2016) 2m bronze for less detailed, warmer sound. 2m black if you have good electronics. More detail, more dynamic. | |
| Baby Proof Floorstanding Speakers The problem is if you’re not home. My wife not as stern as me and when I would come home my 60lb amp would be pushed off the bottom glass shelf and lying half cocked on the floor. My 2 yr old did this many times. Never when I was home. My wife cou... | |
| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? Pil- the Aragon brawl room in Chicago in 1988.Jeff Buckley at the metro in Chicago 1991.The The- the Aragon 1993.chili peppers, Pearl Jam and the smashing pumpkins- all same show Aragon 1992. And my very first concert at 12 yrs old- the police, th... | |
| I really wanted to dislike D'Agostino I love vintage krell. Not analytical at all to my ears. It sounds best with tube preamps. Glad you enjoyed the new gear. It’s beyond beautiful. Steam punk at its finest. | |
| I was going to give my son a system, with brand new Solid Steel rack but he has AirPods??? Definitely not @we”. My kids love my 2 channel systems. They’ll be fighting over who gets what when I pass on one day. | |
| Your most indispensable "tweak"? Dedicated 20 amp circuit with an audioquest nrg power outlet and furman power conditioner. | |
| Audio tax write-off I am an s-Corp with a home office. I write off all my electronics. My accountant thinks I don’t take nearly enough deductions. He’s very aggressive, I’m cautious. It depends how you’re set up. | |
| Are my standards too high? Kenjit won’t go away until ya’ll stop commenting. Who gives a rats %~> what he says. Gotta give the guy some credit, he keeps getting responses to idiotic posts. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Roxy music/avalonGrateful Dead/terrapin stationblack sabbath/ paranoid |