mickeyb
Responses from mickeyb
| 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 | |
| Moving to France No no Miller carbon. He said France, not Seattle. | |
| Adding a SS amp as a 2nd amp for my tube rig has been a plus Have a krell class A amp and a Conrad Johnson tube pre. The sound improves after a half hour. The krell runs hot as it’s a true pure class A. I find the sound to be magical. I love to roll the tubes on the pre to hear the subtle differences betwee... | |
| ...bookshelf speakers that sound good at low volume... There was a pair of music culture rl-21s for sale on usaudio mart. Those are some of the best bookshelves I’ve ever heard. Very rare. Made in Germany by mbl designer Wolfgang meletsky. They do like power. Don’t know if your mono price is up to tas... |