mickeyb

Responses from mickeyb

cost no object integrated amps
Jeff Rowland daemon. Nuts at 40k.  
Tubed Preamp recommendations?
Older used Conrad Johnson pv 11or 10. Excellent tube preamps.  
Old vs New, an experience with Dynaudio.
You must be something else on the yaio!  
Integrated brand choice -- Simaudio, Hegel or Mark Levinson?
Luxman, accuphase or pass labs. All class A and oh so sweet.  
Offer / counter-offer? Audiogon rules
Get ready. If you contact him again saying you’ll accept the original offer, 100$ says he offers less the second time. He’ll think you’re desperate. Good luck  
There's gold in them frequencies!
Ouch👆 
"Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial
Check another recording of the same song. This happens to me all the time. It’s all these remasters. They add stuff you’ve never heard before to give it that “master” tag. It sounds horrible. Drive me batty i tell ya  
~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought
Used sonus Faber. As high as your limit. Just fantastic speakers. Lush and detailed  
What have you been working on in 2020?
Getting huge. Working out with my 18 yr old while jamming tunes. Coaching baseball for my 10 yr old. Playing hockey with my 10yr. Old. Enjoying being a father and husband.  
Concrete Audio Speakers...Speaker Enclosures made out of Concrete ?..
Could’ve sworn thiel had some kind of a concrete driver.  
Can anyone recommend a good streamer/DAC?
Any lumin steamer/ dac.  
I think some cables are just a little too expensive.
Agree with ebm. Purist cables are great. If you have the coin, spend it anyway you want. You can’t spend from the grave. I’d love to listen to a 7 figure system, then buy it used for 5 figures.  
marble or granite slab under floorstanders?
I’m sure either works well. Get scraps from a stone supplier and you’ll have to pay for fabrication. Shouldn’t be more than 100 per speaker.  
Explain what is a clean power amplifier?
Clean power could mean class D as well. Used the least juice and best on the power grid.  
I sold a CAL Aria Tube CD player and buyer claims a burning smell
I’m sure there’s something burning over there but it ain’t your player.