oldrooney
Responses from oldrooney
| Record collecting versus hoarding For my own part, coming to the discussion late, I purchased a collection of 700 45 RPM records from a man who was selling through the classifieds of our local newspaper. The titles were typical jukebox tunes from the 70’s through the 80’s and of d... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding @fdroadrunner “persons I used to be” you said a mouthful there that younger persons would not comprehend. The fellow who made his son move his collection cross-country should have taken the time (and time is what it is all about) to explain how ea... | |
| ETHERNET CABLES @audphile1 +1 on this thread going south, too bad, I felt I was learning as much as the original poster | |
| Personality Type? INTJ I was told 1%. My wife loved to lament that she had married such an ‘odd’ person; I was never able to convince her how lucky she was. She had someone that 99% of others were unable to experience. 🙂 She passed over 4 years ago; wish she was he... | |
| Anyone using 2 preamps in their rig? @yyzsantabarbara I like your approach. I find myself wondering, “What if . . . “ a lot of the time, and I’m convinced that the preamp is the heart of a system, and I have a really good one, too; but it is solid state, what if . . . I used a tube p... | |
| Where did you buy your first audio gear? My first attempt at HiFi was purchased from a pawn shop near the high School in Santa Monica, California and at a Pacific Stereo store closer to Los Angeles proper (I don’t remember exactly where). I got some nondescript box speakers with 10” woof... | |
| Accuphase dac 60 @duketbrd88 Man, I feel for ya. The voltage input/output levels seem to be an issue. I have a separate preamp that allows me to adjust input levels I reference to the ‘tuner’ which doesn’t exist in my system, but nevertheless, I can adjust the rel... | |
| Its not vinyl I think @mlsstl makes a good point above: He wrote, “In my mind, most of the complaints I hear about digital have more to do with the intentional choices made in the production of the CD or digital file than any inherent incapability of the digit... | |
| Why not? On my previous post above, I cited Musical Fidelity as providing directional RCA cables with their turntables, that should have been, ‘Music Hall’ I don’t know what I was typing, sorry for the (unintentional) misinformation. | |
| Why not? Although this thread seems to be devolving, I’ll bring up two companies that I know ‘step up’ to recommend cables, and even supply cables. (2) Schiit recommends two companies that provide interconnect cables for their components: Straight Wire and... | |
| Tube PHONO preamp interference - RFI, EMI, bad grounding? I thought of that while I was writing my response, but surely this is it, right? [Famous last words.] I hope @filipm has it resolved, or another preamp, at least. He sure has hung in there where lesser men would have thrown in the towel by now. | |
| Tube PHONO preamp interference - RFI, EMI, bad grounding? I’ve spent considerable time reading this thread, but it has been worthwhile. @atmasphere got the ball rolling on a solution, @budlite22 confirmed it, and @ejb14 moved things along, while @dpop chimed in too. It really was a drama proving that sol... | |
| Busted! Reviewer copies manufacturers sales page in review? @stager Thanks for the link, I had never heard of your product before, definitely seems to be worth checking out. I use balanced cables from preamp to amp but not all my sources are so equipped. I’m thinking my processor (EQ) loop could benefit. ... | |
| To truly enjoy this hobby, I need to learn electronics. Any book recs? I purchased, but couldn’t get into Art of Electronics, I’ve never read Harley’s book, but I did sign up for a course at my local community college. Wound up joining the program and starting a new career. Your Mileage May Vary, but it was only aft... | |
| Burned Pecan Pi @fishdoctor Call Andrew at Small Green Computer, he can set you up with everything you’re looking for for about $2,500 or so. He helped me, although I already had a ‘renderer,’ I still think he could meet your price point, and I know he has the eq... |