philjolet
Responses from philjolet
| Bob Dylan's Hifi? I imagine some relatively new components possibly mismatched with older gear, (Infinity speakers and ARC amp)all items that someone gathered for him or recommended to him. Or an all in one system like Linn or something similar.fwiw at one time som... | |
| Complete 2.0 System for Under $3k? Gehrm,tell us the room size, what you listen to and how loud and if you want floorstanding speakers (and how far from the wall you can put them) or need to put them on a shelf.typically buy the speakers you like, match the amp to them and then buy... | |
| Do you ever doubt you ears ? NO, I have not started doubting my ears yet.I think the best way to 'listen' is to not 'listen' specifically for anything, give it at least two weeks and then switch back, keep the conscious mind out of it, the instruments themselves will show wea... | |
| Once again...looking for a "tube like" SS preamp I think it is a mistake to look for tube attributes in solid state gear. Look for excellent solid state and enjoy it for what it is. | |
| Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP I think if you had mentioned the room size in your original post the majority of the replies would have stated that the room is too big for the 1.7s, in addition to other info. | |
| Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP I agree with Tkmetz the anti cables and Rotel may be the culprits, I am not familiar with the Emotiva.Maggies are known to be sensitive to the input signal and will be bright unless fed a quality signal.Also make sure to dampen the first reflectio... | |
| FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ? I listen to my college radio station and Bob Parlocha (NPR)all the time on my vintage Sansui tuner. terrific sound and great music | |
| Getting New Panasonic ST30 Plasma TV borrow or buy a calibration disc, I could not believe the improvement to my set when done right (for starters turn the sharpness all the way down)enjoy | |
| What's your best 5U4GB rectifier tube and why? they made a huge difference in my 300B SETgood luck | |
| IC between Lamm pre and McIntosh amp? Lew,I found the GG to easily beat Audio Note, Audience and Acoustic Zen in my system and they have the attributes you mention. I imagine their tone as slightly 'golden'...of course YMMVall the best! | |
| Re: differences in tuners my Sansui TU919 analog tuner has a very big midrange sound with nuance and depth that my Rotel tuner did not have. A very big step up so yes, there is a big difference IMO. | |
| IC between Lamm pre and McIntosh amp? this is a terrific deal - slightly more than you want to spendhttp://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?cablintr&1309629778&/Gabriel-Gold-Rapture-1m-Like-NI do not know the seller just a great cablegood luck | |
| What's your best 5U4GB rectifier tube and why? I know very little about tubes but Peter Q of Audio Note UK told me to buy the coke bottle shaped 5U4GB tubes for best sound in my Meishu 300B amp.Obviously there is much more to it but I am guessing on some level he is right...fwiw | |
| How do you listen to new music? I like to listen in the car, several times thru (unless I hate it), and make a decision on a subconscious level, how much I like it. | |
| Magneplanar 1.6 QR's problem you can take the back plate off easily and look around for loose connections etc, if you have not done so already... |