middlemass
Responses from middlemass
| Considerations prior to your next purchase Yeah, my take is that the OP has his tongue firmly in cheek. Well done! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Polly Jean Harvey - Dry (Original Pressing - too pure)Outstanding. The distortion is remarkably undistorted! | |
| As you have moved on, are there any items you remember fondly...or most fondly? "Had to chuckle at the multiple mentions of Acoustat... You see, I still HAVE my 1+1s Medallions from new. Never have been able to hear anything to get me to let them go. LOL"Thanks for rubbing it in! Glad you have the space. The Model 6 had to go... | |
| How long can preamp tubes last? You guys never saw the episode where Fred showed off his Rockport turntable? | |
| What is the most important component to consider while building a new system? "I give up. You guys are right. The Tekton Moab is the single most important component."Everybody realizes Chuck was just kidding there, right? No?Well played, MC. | |
| What is the most important component to consider while building a new system? Easy answer - everything matters. | |
| LYRA DELOS IS AMAZING!!!! THAT’S NOT WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE!!!! | |
| As you have moved on, are there any items you remember fondly...or most fondly? # 2 would be my Nakamichi 680Z. Also the dumbest audio mistake I've ever made. New Year's Day 1995. Yes, I was hungover but that's no excuse. Was outside putting a new battery in my van. Came inside to switch tapes without thinking to wash my hand... | |
| What do you have on order RIGHT NOW. NOTHING | |
| As you have moved on, are there any items you remember fondly...or most fondly? Right there with oregonpapa and ghdprentice. My pair of Acoustat Model 6. Tough on amps but I’ll never forget that sound. | |
| How long can preamp tubes last? In 1988, I purchased a new VTL Deluxe from Audio Advisor. It came with Westinghouse Hungary (Tunsgram) 12AX7 and Tesla 12AU7. In 2013, I transferred those tubes over to the Rogue Atlas Magnum, replacing the stock JJ’s. So the Tunsgram and Tesla ha... | |
| Advice for upgrading my system The Atlas told me to mind my own business. | |
| Advice for upgrading my system "The McIntosh a tranny amp?"How would you know? Do amplifiers self-identify? I'll go ask my Rogue Atlas right now. | |
| LYRA DELOS CARTRIDGE TOO BRIGHT, THIN AND SHRILL SOUNDING Have never owned a Lyra anything. But I have learned something from this thread. Jonathan Carr is a class act. | |
| Best demo recording This is too funny...once again. |