pgaulke60
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| Gryphon Diable 300 DAC vs. Lumin X1 DAC @jayrossi13 Recommendations from my audio consultant, and listening to what has been put into fellow audiophile's listening rooms. I heard the Gryphon and Lumin X1 independently, but never side by side. | |
| Lumin U1 vs. Sonore SE @thegreenman Yes, I do have the Sonore all set up. Not sure I have all the correct names for these things but here it goes.(1) I have a ethernet switch close to the stereo. It is amazing how many places it goes to;(2) but in this case I run an e... | |
| Sell Me Your Women, Your Children, Your Vintage Turntable... Just a couple of thoughts here, without any conclusions. This is a good discussion.(1) I like the idea of investing in a new cartridge first. There are exceptions of course. Wouldn't put a $5K MC cartridge on a $2000 turntable. (2) Looks do ma... | |
| Why did you choose the components and speakers that are in your system? (1) McIntosh; (2) Analog (tubes); (3) Synergy [components & speakers, both]; (4) History of performance & quality; (5) My Sound Signature. I'm one happy camper, night after night. | |
| You mean someone buys this stuff? I own a version of this table and play all my K-Tel Records on it. I outfitted it with a nice Zenith cartridge. When I am not spinning records, I use it to keep that nights Oil & Vinegar Salad dressing in solution. | |
| Fraud and scam, how many of you are victims? My audio dealer has a guy. All this guy does is sell used audio equipment (big, medium and small stuff) online via several forums. He knows his way around. He assumes a !0% service fee for his work, and for me it is well worth it. He gets the ... | |
| Bin dug noisy records. Does it diminish your enjoyment? Rarely will I purchase used records these days. It would have to be something special. Worse than trying to listen through the pops, ticks, and surface noise, is me sitting there wondering what this LP is doing to my stylus! | |
| Good Music Couch (Sofa) @dekay No I have not tried such a low tech solution. I have always heard they don't work very well.Have you tried it? If so, what has been your experience?Thanks | |
| Is your heart filled with a love of music, or something else? I love Music! All forms of music. But, Rap for me is a non-starter. Best definition I ever heard of Rap & Hip-Hop is "Bad Poetry to a boring Drum Solo." Yep, I'm biased, and I am good with that. | |
| Keeping backup equipment? I'm keeping enough separate components on hand so when my daughter gets set in any one place long enough she will have a system set up. I gave her a McIntosh RS100 for their current apartment, which sounds great (if they would just play it loud e... | |
| Interesting thought @dill I noticed the LA Bar photo has McIntosh equipment.Last time I was in San Francisco I went to a wine bar / Tapas place right down near the ferries because the write-up about them talked about them having McIntosh in the place. It was true,... | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? Without a doubt, for me it is John Hiatt's "Have A Little Faith In Me". Played and danced to that tune on our plywood floors with my future wife just before I flew back home to conclude an overseas romance. She was worried, but that dance and so... | |
| The birth of a new thread dedicated to sharing our newly-acquired "old" LP's. I continually peruse used record stores no matter where I travel, in addition to the local shops here where I live. Always find the best stores in the cities I visit and get dirty fingers. I always try to cut to the chase and ask the same questi... | |
| Do you have ways to ease use of vinyl? Fun post. Key is to have the platter at such a height that your elbows are at a 90 degree angle. No bending, stooping, leaning, etc. I lucked out with the height of my built-in cabinet and height of turntable, it works out this way. There are ... | |
| McIntosh I wouldn’t panic. Ask your dealer to check up on it. I know that several products are indeed on back order. Just don’t have the staff to fill orders fast enough. Some products literally have one or two people building them.My MCT 500 CD Transp... |