musicfan2349
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| Pondering a change after 30 odd years... Last night my wife and I sat by candlelight and listened with some adult beverages (Macallan12 for me, Zaya rum for her) and let Amazon lead the way. Although it was the Diana Krall channel, they play a bit of everything from Ella to Nat King Cole... | |
| Pondering a change after 30 odd years... @ tuberculin, I think FL is where the company was originally located? In any case, not that I don't appreciate the tip thank you, but shipping from Seattle would likely be twice what the speakers are worth. I'm not known especially for my rationa... | |
| Pondering a change after 30 odd years... m-db I got a kick out of your response. LOL So last night I showed my wife some pictures of the Spatial line and asked if they were acceptable esthetically. (While she enjoys the music, I don't want her cringing every time she walks into the liv... | |
| Pondering a change after 30 odd years... Thank you all for your kind thoughts and suggestions! I'd whinge a bit that most folks offered specific equipment suggestions vs. the conversation of "things to think about" I was hoping for but I think it's rather the nature of the beast being an... | |
| Maggies to Tekton? Interesting thread! When I divorced, my gear went into storage for 5+ years. It was older to begin with but when I finally got another place of my own where I could really settle in, I found getting my familiar gear out and setting it back up agai... | |
| One of the Best Stereo System in the World! Very impressive in both commitment and execution. I've no nits about the system. We love what we love, right? But... Those clocks. I'm thinking of music with quiet passages. The "tik-toc" from those would drive me buggy. We've a digital clock in o... | |
| What have you been working on in 2020? This year with both of us working at home full time, I got a beyerdynamic A20 and DT770 headphones. So she can watch her TV in the family room while I bliss out in the living room.I swapped out my speaker cables and most of my old interconnects fr... | |
| High or Low output MC cartridge? All, I see your points. I suppose my question might be better asked as:"Given two MC cartridges of (seemingly) equivalent specs, which might perform better? The High or Low output cartridge?"I'm getting the sense that Low is preferred. And as I ha... | |
| Stylus shape? Thank you all for your inputs! (See what I did there? =;^)Yes, I completely understand that a the stylus on a pickup is only one part of a successful analog system and that the whole can be, should be, more than the sum of its parts. I was looking... | |
| Loudness - Why has the industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer? I used to have an ARC SP3a that had something called a "Contour" control. Basically, it was a tuneable "loudness" control. I don't recall seeing it on any subsequent models. If the tone controls were activated you could control the curve to add mo... | |
| Does anyone collect something else other than music. @dpl1: I have a dear friend who has an astounding scotch collection. I learned this trick from him: Instead of completely inserting the cork, only insert about 3/4 of the way. Then to open, tap *downwards* first. This breaks the cork loose from th... | |
| Does anyone collect something else other than music. I have a goodly collection of Lionel Electric Trains and assorted paraphernalia of Postwar vintage. (1945-1969) They make me happy... | |
| How many people here generally buy used? Purchased my Acoustat 1+1s new in the 80’s. CJ Premier 6, Linn LP12 and CAL Aria were gifted to me by pop. (RIP) All are still in my current system and sound lovely. (I just serviced the turntable.) The only other "new" purchases have been a Denon... | |
| Glass FX Tube DAC DSD as headphone amp? Hi freediver and thanks much for your answer. I did a bit of research and found that no, the Jolida does not have enough poop to run much of anything but the lowest of impedance headphones. So I wound up procuring a beyerDyanamic A20. Thanks again... | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? Aside from our shared audio avocation, I used to be an avid motorcyclist: BMW, Kawasaki, Guzzi, Ducati. Still have my VFR800i but debating selling it... I figure next time I deal with gravity I might not bounce so well.I've been collecting, repair... |