onhwy61
Responses from onhwy61
| Did I Expect too much? I suspect a $6 binding post is a perfectly good quality binding post. A Cardas binding post is 10x the cost. It should sound better. For me $15k is a large sum of money to spend on an audio component, but in today's market it won't buy SOTA par... | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? On rare occasions. | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... I've got recordings that make my system sound horrible, and I've got recordings that make my system sound absolutely wonderful. I'm thinking that you have it backwards. You have records that sound horrible or wonderful and your system sounds t... | |
| Lay sonus faber on the side? It will not hurt the loudspeakers, but they will not sound as they were designed. Expect drastic differences in soundstage/imaging. | |
| A great, great talk by Robbie Robertson on all things The Band. Bands should be treated as "black boxes" with no insight to their inner workings, otherwise it distracts from the music. Within wide limits I just don't care what type of person the musician is or whether they get along with each other. As long ... | |
| A great, great talk by Robbie Robertson on all things The Band. Imagine The Band without Robbie Robertson? How about Little Feat without Lowell George or The Beach Boys without Brian Wilson? They were all interesting bands that produced high quality music without their former chief songwriter, but they are e... | |
| Audible illusions need Balanced output You could use external Jensen transformers between the AI preamp and ARC amp. | |
| I am sad A public display of self-pity. MAN UP SOLDIER! There's no crying in High End Audio. | |
| Why Energize the Whole Room/Virtual Reality Audio? Confirmed. | |
| Why Energize the Whole Room/Virtual Reality Audio? CDC, I don't know the answer to those questions. Deep333, I don't think you understand the premise. | |
| Joey Molland has passed away I didn't know who Mr. Molland was until an old interview with him came up on my news feed yesterday. He talked about how watching Elvis P. inspired him to play guitar and how he wasn't really interested in joining Badfinger because they weren't h... | |
| Do you grade your albums? I rate by how much I like the music with sound quality having no consideration. One to five stars plus an added category of "All Time Best". The recording quality thing just eliminates too much great music. I'd rather listen to a primitive qual... | |
| Is there an 'Audiophile' Reel-to-Reel Machine for Under $1,000? You can find good quality Pioneer, Sony, Akai and Teac decks for under $1,000 on CL. Plan on spending an equal amount getting them refurbished. It's not as expensive as some of the above replies state. | |
| Best Exercise To Improve Capability Of Handling Heavy Amps Even if you are strong and fit it's best to move heavy stuff with a helping pair of hands. Use common sense. | |
| Any comments on the T+A PA 2000 R integrated amplifier? Just because it may sound somewhat better doesn't mean it will be more emotionally engaging. You'll only know if you swap them out and listen. Is there solid factory/distributor support for the T&A where you live? |