musicfan2349
Responses from musicfan2349
| Music first or sound first? @rvpiano - GREAT QUESTION! The responses have been quite interesting and entertaining as well. I believe in some ways the sound and music go hand in hand. If you don't like a particular genre of music, I don't believe you'd enjoy it no matter how... | |
| Best amplifier for Acoustat 2+2 electrostats for holographic sound, or change speakers? I have a pair of 1+1’s. For years I had a pair of Hafler DH-220s. They had plenty of power but they lacked “air” and depth. So just a few years ago I picked up an ARC VS-110. It might not have the horsepower but boy do those tubes sound great! Y... | |
| Records not stored vertically for decades I’m rather disappointed with these responses. There is simply no reason to reply in such a snarky and downright mean manner. You are not being glib or witty. You’re only demonstrating your lack of civility and proper upbringing. I shall skip my ... | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie @tlh28 - I too decided to try streaming a few years ago. I started with a Bluetooth receiver connected to one of the tape inputs on my then ARC SP-9 and simply used my phone to get Pandora. I loved the convenience and the ability to also stream fr... | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? Here, give this a look: Happy listening. | |
| Heavy speakers: How to be able to reposition? @kevn - An ingenious idea! I've considered investing in a set of those hand-jacks as they'd be handy for many things really. But for my purposes here, I think simple furniture sliders will suffice. @celtic66 - Your post made me laugh for you see... | |
| Heavy speakers: How to be able to reposition? @bassdude Those are all good points. The 800s come in five specially built Danish wood cabinets. And I haven’t even started in on the rest of the gear! The thing is here, this gear all belonged to my pop. Would I have chosen it? No, likely not. It... | |
| Heavy speakers: How to be able to reposition? Thanks folks! I think those will be just the ticket. The Matrix 800's have spikes so these will be perfect. Bookmarked! Happy listening. | |
| Component contributions to “sound stage” @blisshifi Thank you for the kind response. You are likely quite right about the OP's intent behind his/her original question. My response was meant to get them to consider that soundstage is "set" way before the needle hits the vinyl. I suppose t... | |
| Component contributions to “sound stage” This is not as simple as just ’the room and speakers’ though they ARE very important in the chain. You see the entire thing from the studio and mic’ing, the sound engineering, the pressing and onwards affects the stage. Let’s say you have a jazz ... | |
| Improving a stone rack I'm not a physicist or engineer however, I do read what those experts have to say about things. One of the major keys to damping vibrations is dissimilar materials. If you GTFS "vibration damping material" and check out the images returned you'll ... | |
| Townshend platform under digital component or amplifier ? FWIW... I use these under all my electronics and turntable: https://www.amazon.com/Turntable-Equipment-Tuneful-Cables-Audiophile/dp/B076DGD3X2 To be fair, I'm not sure about the audible impact of the additional isolation by these rubber a... | |
| Crackle and hiss on some albums I believe that @mahler123 hit the nail on the head. Vinyl as a medium is prone to physical imperfections. Be it foreign matter like dust or fingerprints (gasp!) or actual damage to the record itself such as scratches or just plain wear. As a lon... | |
| Please be gentle with me! 🙏 As others have mentioned, Bluesound makes a good product for one to dip their toe in to streaming. I too had started with a BT transceiver and using my phone or iPad as my source but I quickly learned that was a far from optimal solution. So I go... | |
| Anthony (Tony) Cordesman has passed away OMGosh. Like others I remember “AC” from TAS. I also recall seeing and hearing his analysises during interviews on the evening news occasionally. Never did imagine them to be the same individual! I’m saddened by the passing of yet another giant i... |