mickeyb
Responses from mickeyb
| Sugden Amps See if you can find a cayin h80a hybrid amp. Yes it’s chifi but it’s very well built and only has 2 tubes in the preamp stage. Probably won’t bust the pocket book used as well. | |
| I Am Not an Audio Snob I love audio snobs! Keep it up | |
| Bought a system without auditioning, thoughts? The only part I question is the pass with the fortes. My experience with the heritage line is that they sound best with tubes. Who knows though. You’ve got great stuff and it might be a match in heaven. Have fun finding out. cheers | |
| After a long, long sleep: ML-335 By a proper voltage variac on Amazon for 100$. Do what everyone else suggested powering it up. You should be ok. | |
| Gary Wright has passed away “Oooh oooh shaved beaver, I think you can get me through the night”. We used to ad lib that song. Take her easy Gary. | |
| What was your first record? Boston- self titled. I was 8 yrs old. Blew my mind. never heard a guitar sound like that. | |
| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? Pledge. For god sakes don’t use alcohol! | |
| Affordable SS that sound like Tubes Look into a hybrid integrated amp. The cayin h80a is class A, dual mono and has 2 pre amp tubes. Very well built, sounds great and could be had in the 2k range used. Tube rolling is east because you only have the 2 pre amp tubes to roll and you ca... | |
| Amp to pair with Dahlquist DQ30i speakers Grab a cayin h80a integrated if you can find one. They’re 80 wpc class a bumping up to around 150wpc in class a/b. Fantastic sounding tube hybrid and should be able to find in the 2k range. | |
| Robbie Robertson has passed away :-( “Once we’re brothers “ is a great biopic. His last album sinematic has that song on it. Very moving. I’m deeply saddened by his passing but eternally grateful I’m alive during this era to appreciate him. Rip Robbie. | |
| Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"? If it’s really low ( under 30%), I’ll ignore them. If it’s reasonable, I’ll counter. What I won’t respond to is when the prospective buyer asks me “ what’s your lowest”? Figure it out genius. That usually ends the conversation. | |
| Pee Wee Herman has passed away I’m sure paul Reuben’s is rubbing one out in heaven right now. Rip peewee. | |
| DAC Under $3000 Chord qutest. Outstanding. Under 2k | |
| My turntable sounds like the speed is too slow The cell phone app is accurate enough that if it says 33 1/3 it’s close enough. Your ears would not hear the difference so it’s not the speed. I would check your cartridge setup as others have suggested. | |
| Best Receiver? Had all of them. Kenwood, marantz, sansui and pioneer. The one I feel was the best is the pioneer sx 1250. Kenwoods have excellent tuners but the sound is dull. The build quality on the pioneers really stood out and the looks are just stunning. ... |