moto_man
Responses from moto_man
| Advice from Audiogon family - best speaker $3k-$4k I know that you want a floor-stander, but you really should check out the Joseph Audio pulsars, which you can get used, often with stands, for about $4K. They are truly excellent speakers, with a silly amount of bass for a stand-mounted speaker. ... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings So many to choose from! However, a few of my "go-to" test albums for live music are: 1. Patricia Barber, Companion, XRCD . . . Particularly "Use Me" for the intro bass line! 2. Hot Tuna Live at the New Orleans House Berkeley. 3. Little Feat... | |
| Just my observation - seems like there is less listed on AG I have had nothing but good results with AudioGon. I generally have thought that one reaches a higher quality of buyer here, but these days, I am not so sure, since I have bought a couple of big ticket items on USAM, and they seem to be overtakin... | |
| Speaker Recommendation Help Please. As a Wilson Sabrina X owner, first I congratulate you on your choice. Second, I have to respectfully disagree with those who say that the Sabrina X's are bright speakers or that they are "hard to drive." That has definitely not been my experienc... | |
| Speaker Recommendation Help Please. Nicely detailed post! Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has got one. As someone who has the Sabrina X's, I highly recommend them. Although I have a small music room, 11x11x11, they are perfect for me, and I have them about 2 ft from the rear... | |
| Let me end the Premp/Amplifier sound debate ... It seems to me, that the bottom line here is that all people hear differently. Some people have very acute hearing; other people don't. Those people who have very acute hearing maybe will hear a differences between various amplifiers or preamplifi... | |
| Need speaker recommendations. @amitb, don't like that discourage you. I think that either the Pulsars or Perspectives would sound great. Take a look at all of the posts regarding those speakers here. They are overwhelmingly favorable. | |
| Decisive moments your your audio journey My friend and I went to “Natural Sound” in Framingham, MA in 1975 or so and listened to their high end setup, which I vaguely remember had Mark Levinson amp and preamp, and I think Dahlquist speakers. I think the speakers were big squares mounted... | |
| Scams on Audiogon (McIntosh Amps) When you are dealing with high dollar purchases on here, the only thing to do is read the seller’s feedback and insist on an escrow service. I haven’t used one, but I suspect that the escrow fees are probably similar to the fees that PayPal charge... | |
| Need speaker recommendations. I was very impressed with the Joseph Audio Pulsars in my music room, about 2 ft off the wall. My room is not as deep as yours, only 11 ft. But I think that a pair of Pulsars is one of the great audio bargains because they hit way above their pri... | |
| The Best Preamp is no Preamp? I have an MSB Discrete/MSB Premier Power Base that I run direct to my Pass Labs 250.8 (with Wilson Audio Sabrina X speakers). I am a fully digital guy, FYI, so I don’t need analog inputs, although my wife recently commented that she would like to... | |
| Those who seek to deny access to information I have been an AudioGon member for over 20 years. I enjoy coming to the forums and getting information on things that I am interested in. Are there very opinionated people here? People who talk about products without ever having heard them? Who ... | |
| Your method for discovering great music. +1 for Roon. I stream my old favorites and then Roon dishes out other music not in my library that follows along in the same genre. I can't tell you how many new albums and artists that I have discovered by letting Roon do its thing, and then th... | |
| Would appreciate a group consensus on Agon purchased amps I agree with most of the foregoing responses. I don't think that it is a big deal at all to receive equipment without stock cords, although I personally would always include a stock power cord with any equipment (or say I am not, or at least ask ... | |
| Audiogon is becoming the hub for scammers. I have had nothing but good experiences with buying (and selling) equipment here. I personally don't think that AudioGon has nor should take on responsibility for policing its members, other than to actively mediate a dispute if possible, and ban ... |