mickeyb

Responses from mickeyb

Does this image give you claustrophobia?
I like the tv. Too small though.  
Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)?
REM, the stooges, Nirvana, stone temple pilots, Pearl Jam, the replacements, soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the doors, queens of the Stone Age, velvet underground and of course......Chicago! 
The current best band in the world?
Public image limited. 40 yrs and still making great music. Coming to chi town this oct and I will be there to see Johnny Lydon again. Can’t wait.  
For those of us over 60..
Thin lizzy, van morrison, paul butterfield, big star, joe bonnamassa, bob Marley, peter tosh. Good thread! 
Help me make a decision! Turntable overload
Ortofon Black.  
A song murdered by someone.
Jeff Buckley murdered Leanord cohen’s hallelujah. In a good way!  
Popular DAC that is known for its warm-ish sound?
Border patrol 
This is juvenile...
Lana del ray and Hope Sandoval  
How good is your hearing ? And how do you know ?
I run tidal through an old Sansui 1000a with diapason adamantes and it sounds pretty good. Many of my high end audiophiles love the warm full sound. Many can’t believe that a 55 yr old receiver can sound so good with modern digital technology.  
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
Best sounding dac imo under 2k? Border patrol. There can only be 1!  
Lyngdorf TDAI-3400
Give it time and most importantly your ears time to adjust. The transition from tubes to ss takes time. I just can’t seem to get used to ss no matter how hard I try. The best I could do was get a tube hybrid and I’m pretty happy with it. Good luck... 
I just inherited 800-1000 CD's and a lot of them are filthy
Costco eyeglass cleaner and microfiber drying towels. Cheap and easy.  
Is It Possible?
I think it’s possible you’re just used to the focal’s and when you put the quads in your system it was so different that it blew your mind. It’s happened to me. See what happens if you listen to them for 3 weeks or a month. That will determine if ... 
Is there actually a difference?
I can tell the difference between ss and tube immediately. I feel the best ss amps try to replicate the tube sound with more bass slam. The class A ss amps do this very well. Love class A ss and tube amps.  
chinese counterfeitng
Nonoise is so pumped over his kinki studios integrated that I might just put in an order today. Great review btw. The Chinese make some pretty awesome gear. Not everyone can afford 5 figure components. Vincent, primaluna are also made there.