mickeyb
Responses from mickeyb
| Confused Musical Presentation As Elizabeth stated so eloquently, I believe it might be a problem associated with your hearing loss. I’m a 35yr carpenter and I suffer from high frequency hearing loss. It gets messy. In crowded areas I can’t always tell what’s being said. I’m n... | |
| Tube life Since that’s a hybrid amp, I don’t feel you’ll notice the signal tubes degrade as much. If it was a complete tube amp, with power tubes, you’d notice a big difference when they degrade. I have an old sansui tube amp. When those 7591 power tubes st... | |
| Your favorite Small Apartment Speakers Diapason adamantes. Music culture rl-21’s. Both spectacular. Still have them both. 2 different listening rooms. | |
| Best audio tweak ever, especially for the over 60s Not good to get rid of ear wax. It’s natural protection against angry audiophiles and know it all teenagers. | |
| Audio research VSi75 -why so many for sale? I’m with you. Tons of primaluna for sale as well. Makes me not want one. | |
| My Triad of Integrateds Damn I was gonna buy a Luxman, accuphase or pass integrated. Now I gotta buy an audio analogue. | |
| Why No McIntosh Recommendations? Mc owned by d and m holdings group. That’s Denon and Marantz. Their stuff just isn’t that great at its price point. There’s much better stuff at that price point. I also feel their ss gear is too colored. I love their old tube gear but today’s goo... | |
| Let's roll: what pre-amp tubes should I consider next? Wow. Not 1 mention of telefunken 12ax7’s. Thats odd. | |
| What are the advantages to a Class A amp & what are the trade offs? Nobody needs a pure class A amp with 100wpc unless you use it to weld as well. I’ve got a class A 80wpc and it’ll drive any speaker made. It has such a full, lively 3D sound that even non-audiophiles that hear it are amazed. I’m a big fan of class... | |
| 2000-2500 USD budget for an integrated amplifier. Do amplifiers sound the same? :) Any decent tube integrated with fortes. I ran an old fisher 800 with mine and it was special. | |
| PRIMA LUNA DIALOGUE PREMIUM - 20 minutes and then loud pop and buzzing in 1 channel Sell it now. Seems everyone else is. You see how many are for sale? It was on my short list until recently. Hope your fix is simple. | |
| Why all or most audiophiles are men? Actually men don’t listen, just compete. That’s why it’s never good enough. My wife will listen to any of my gear with no complaints while I dissect each little nuance and she just sits there smiling and tapping her feet. I wonder what it would be... | |
| What is a lowball offer? How low is low? Nobody pays retail for new gear. Maybe 15-20% lower than retail. Therefor if a piece has a retail of 10k, a reasonable selling price, if it’s a highly regarded piece and around 3-5 yrs old, would be around 4000-4500 depending on condition. It’s im... | |
| Favorite Miles Davis release Bitches brew. kind of blue.milestones | |
| JBL 100 Classic or Klipsch Heresy III? Fortes all day. Those speakers love tubes, go very low and will crush those jbl’s. You won’t be able to turn it past 11 o’clock without ear protection. |