phd
Responses from phd
| Sound quality impact - preamp vs power amp? Emergingsoul, I want to to tell you before you eventually get indoctrinated here and lose your common sense, I agree with you on the use of tubes and their application.. | |
| Sound quality impact - preamp vs power amp? With limited funds and with out a doubt the preamp is where you spend the money because you can fudge on the amp till you can afford a better one. | |
| Overrated/Underrated And the winner is? | |
| How old are you? It's not polite to ask an Audiophile's age. Besides age is nothing but a number. | |
| High end Class D amps? Raise your hand if you like Class D amps! I'll let someone else count the results, definately not the democrats. | |
| Speaker Positioning I agree with the statement above. You used your ears to select the type of speakers you purchased, why stop there. Just take your time positioning your speakers for the best possible sound, patience will have its rewards. | |
| Why is black so popular for components? One thing I like about silver, it is much easier to read the black lettering that designates each control. Black is terrible for this. | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? Tubes are funky devices and as soon as they are powered up they start wearing themselves out as mentioned by a well known audio company.I don't use tubes right now because the new tube stuff sounds too much like good solid state and I sure wouldn'... | |
| Why is black so popular for components? Years ago I had some B&K components (preamp and power amp) that had gold face plates, really looked far better and more expensive then the usual black . Once I seen a guy selling a preamp on US Audio Mart who had the face plate coated with a l... | |
| Belles original 150 amplifier. Any good? Belles 150 for $50.00, wow! Fantastic amp for the price Can you get me one for fifty? | |
| Am I too big of a jerk,even for audiogon? baclagg, I love your posts as well and have cheerfully read every one of them. I just want to let you know, if the shoe fits, wear it. | |
| Am I too big of a jerk,even for audiogon? pcrthkr, I think your post was most interesting and I also think there is a lot of truth about individuals that are so intelligent they lack social skills. Since most everything is so compartmentalize the same geniuses do not know who they are cr... | |
| Have speakers really improved within the last 20 years?? Gosta that right, many of us can relate to those great designs even forty years ago bringing back fond memories! | |
| Have speakers really improved within the last 20 years?? I think its a valid question. A well designed set of older speakers should be viable for years to come. Since good sounding speakers can be a major purchase and are usually the most expensive investment in ones system, routinely swapping them out ... | |
| Passing of an Audiogon Member Ezra, a kind and trusting man who now is in a far better place and is now wearing a big smile! |