mitch2
Responses from mitch2
| How serious are you? I am not sure what defines "serious," or whether you are asking about the music or about home audio reproduction specifically, but in terms of dollars invested and system optimization, most would probably say I am at least a little serious. From ... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often Many of the better speaker designer/manufacturers have been at it for quite a while. In most cases, it is not their first rodeo. They learn stuff along the way and use their cumulative knowledge to create something special. Those who have been ... | |
| Duelund speaker cable gauge for my system? @ghdprentice +1 I agree. Solving that problem with wire changes sounds like chasing your tail. BTW, I have a wide variety of speaker, interconnect, and power cables made from both Duelund and old stock Western Electric tinned copper wire. The ... | |
| Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"? @sbayne It comes down to personal style and preference, we all have our own personal operating code that works for each of us - it doesn’t need to be one size fits all. | |
| Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"? It is a matter of personal style and preference. I almost always respond, either stating my current price expectation or to simply say “no.” However, I certainly understand why others choose not to respond to low offers. No right/wrong approac... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Revisited Lynyrd Skynyrd music after seeing them in concert last Wednesday. Also Bonnie Raitt, Steve Winwood, and Gregg Allman | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Just finished 17 days on a bicycle with the last week being an organized ride with concerts every night. I intended to see 5 of them but long days and heat reduced that to 3, and one of those was cancelled. Spin Doctors sounded ok and it was fun... | |
| Heavy duty amp stand, Sonic benefits? @pindac I assume Panzerholz is one of the d’woods you are talking about. There are some respected equipment designers using that material in chassis and equipment bases. Here is some reading from one manufacturer. | |
| Heavy duty amp stand, Sonic benefits? @markmuse If you run out of stoppers, look at what these guys offer - platinum silicone in different shapes and sizes with adhesive backing. The little sizes make nice replacement feet for peripheral items (i.e., power supplies, switches, and o... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Happy 4th of July everyone! Celebrate our freedom, this great country, and all who served! Fleetwood Mac - Before the Beginning | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control Music First Audio was an early adopter of the transformer volume control, or TVC. I believe they use S&B transformers. Transformers use two coils around a core and offer isolation while autotransformers, or autoformers, use only one coil and... | |
| Can an audio rack be that important? @audiopoint Regarding your list of answers to my question: what physical/mechanical characteristics take an audio rack from the realm of being sub-par or basic to being good, high-quality, or reference? Nos. 1,2, and 3 are important and d... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control Every passive attenuator company says the same thing, Goldpoint, the LDR folks (i.e., Lightspeed and Tortuga), manufacturers that put attenuators in their DACs like Metrum and Sonnet, and more. Some say it louder than others. Hattor/Khozmo offer... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control @chopandchange if I am only using the ONE digital source - would I really need a pre-amp at all? That has been a question asked by many over the years. Having enough voltage is one piece of the puzzle but impedance compatibility to drive the... | |
| Can an audio rack be that important? To the OP’s question, I find his subjective quality characterizations interesting: a good audio rack ultra high end audio equipment sub-par equipment racks a high end audio rack a reference rack high quality components These types of sub... |