mrmitch
Responses from mrmitch
| What time do you wear? And this is germane to high end audio how? | |
| Higher-Fi has full page ad in dupont registry I saw that issue of DuPont and I strongly disagree about sticking to audio mags. Have you been under a rock while everyone worries about how our hobby is going to sur vive???? The more exposure high end audio receives, the better the chance of sur... | |
| A "Unique" Voice... Lisa Gerard of Dead Can Dance. | |
| Guilty Pleasure via Reader’s Digest I'm in complete agreement here about the Reader's Digest series being fantastic. I have Music of the World's Greatest Composers, in near mint condition. I've noticed that the matrix numbers end in 5S or 12S, just like Shaded Dogs do, so yes, RCA p... | |
| Most Honest Audio Magazine? Just as an afterthought, I would hope all of us are wise enough to take whatever ANY audio magazine says with a fairly large grain of salt, for all of the aforesaid reasons. Where they are useful is in bringing new things to your attention. You sh... | |
| Your three favorite audio dealerships? Audio Connection in Verona NJ, Jeff Catalano at Highwater Sound in Manhattan, and Jon Schulman at Music Direct.--Mrmitch | |
| The Cyclicality of Black Vs Silver I prefer black on components because it seems less obtrusive visually to me. Absolute Sound had an interesting article back in the 80's about the color of components in connection with how we perceive their sound, vide, do black components have a ... | |
| Any vets among the Audiophiles here? Yes, Nam '70-'71. My politics lead me to be outraged that ANY veterans are homeless in this country. FEMA had all those un-used small trailers sitting around doing nothing-why arent they or something like them being GIVEN to vets who served our co... | |
| Most Honest Audio Magazine? I tend to agree that honesty and entertainment dont go hand in hand. That being said, I've had subscriptions to both Absolute Sound and Stereophile since the mid '80's. I think that Stereophile has gone tremendously awry from the course set by J. ... | |
| Your First System Kenwood receiver, small Advent speakers, and a Fisher turntable back in 1972.--Mrmitch | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? TW Akustics Raven One turntable, Joule Electra LA150 Mk2 preamp. And my 1983 Fender Stratocaster which is a reissue of their '57 double (not triple) sunburst.--Mrmitch | |
| LP Cataloging Software? Tend to agree with Br3098. Though I have only 1000 LP's, you can easily set up the type of template on Excel that works best for you. I used a Comments column at the end to enter anything special about each album, such as pressing, 45 rpm, collect... | |
| Good turntable needed, need recomendations. Hi Programmergeek! Have to agree with Stickman about the TW Akustics turntables. I have a Raven One with an Ortofon 12 inch arm and a Dynavector 20XL cartridge and it makes wonderful music, I like vinyl playback through it better than CD's played ... | |
| Art Blakey, king of the drums. Moanin would be my fave Blakey, have an original LP. I worked for the NY/NJ Port Authority in their traffic engineering dept back in the 70's and one of the clerks in that dept was Blakey's daughter, Gwen. She was sure proud of her papa.--Mrmitch | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? Santana always manages to keep that great tone, whether its his early recordings done with a Gibson SG Standard, or the more contemporary stuff using a Paul Reed Smith. ANd of course the choice of amps and pedals affects tone as well.--Mrmitch |