mrklas
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| A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do? You didn't document the loan, did you document storage?If not, then it's your word against his....I'd sell the records you don't want to keep. If you don't want to sell them. I'd donate them. | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? @roxy54 I appreciate that context. Managing tube life is not something I have a lot of experience with. | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? @emergingsoul I bought the legacy models - so I bought them new with a full warranty.If your statement "Arc tube life horrifying" is an allusion to trick or treat. I don't see it. What specifically do you find horrifying about Audio Research? ... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? @emergingsoul does it really matter if folks hate McIntosh? The passion seems to get folks talking about a brand and that brand seems to be doing really well.I've had a great experience with McIntosh and am upgrading some of my system and decided... | |
| Why so much love for Mcintosh? McIntosh has rekindled my love of music - I bought a McIntosh preamp to get an improved DAC and phono stage. Frankly the impact had me upgrade everything.And I'm in process of upgrading again and I'll be able to get significant amount of my money... | |
| Supply chain affecting anyone? Global supply chains disrupted by initial demand drop then local policies on social distancing. The ‘restart’ was anything but coordinated resulting in supply chains being out of phase for many reasons including labor availability, cash flow and l... | |
| Dynaudio Contour 30i or Sonus Faber Olympica II @ghdprentice You are braver than I!I love my Olympica Nova Vs but still think there are many other great options that I couldn’t buy without listening or no hassle return. | |
| Dynaudio Contour 30i or Sonus Faber Olympica II NeitherI wouldn't buy without hearing.I own Sonus fabers and like them - there's a lot of great speakers at 4-6k. | |
| How do you listen? My volume varies significantly between type of listening, type of music and time of day.As my system has changed over the years - and distortion has dropped it seems quieter even though the volume as measured in dbs is in the 80s.To each their own... | |
| Separates vs Integrated and Separate phono stage vs preamp with phono MC & mikelavigne have dropped some great knowledge.The point I would add is think about the customer the equipment manufacturer is targeting. The customer who is looking at a separate phone stage is most likely a more educated buyer with pref... | |
| Integrated amp to go with Magnepan 3.7i I've heard Maggies powered by a McIntosh MC 462 and NAD C275BEEI enjoyed the sound stage - it's really amazing.I've listened to different types of music including hard rock, jazz (with brass) and opera as well as string orchestra. I don't know if... | |
| Top 3 songs to evaluate a system 3 songs:1. Everything Counts (Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bozdin Dub): Depeche mode is very experimental and this has dynamic sound across the frequency range. 2. Let's Dance by David Bowie: The song has some very busy and relatively quiet... | |
| Does Heavy Metal music benefit from a high end audio system? I agree with giantsalami - that user name is heavy metal!Music is music and I have used a variety of songs to audition equipment and Black Sabbath War Pigs and Led Zepplin Boogie with Stu are typically on the list as well as songs from Steely Dan,... | |
| Supply chain affecting anyone? I am a management consultant focused in supply chain and operations. I've had a lot less time to spend at home listening to tunes since last fall!I decided to upgrade and ordered some units from Moon by Simaudio (in Canada) and was surprised they... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? I used to spend money on upgrading the stereo system. After market when I was younger then buying the premium audio.I stopped doing that as my home system go better because it just couldn't hold a candle to it. I've had factory Burmister's, Harm... |