r_f_sayles
Responses from r_f_sayles
| Post-Katrina salvage of audio gear and software I am sorry to hear of your miss fortune. This is indeed devastating. First off I wish you and yours the best and hope that as a country we can rebuild this area into something special like it once was. As for the gear, I am not a professional in t... | |
| Has anyone hearing to much digital information ? All of these preceding remarks are outstanding advice, IMHO. Narrod you kill me! I wish I had thought of that. May I suggest in the future staying away from analog TTs and expensive tube amps in your frail state it might be as the Beatles put it ... | |
| does anybody still listen Hooper, I implore you to consider, if you ever rid youself of some of that old stuff, one day you may regret it. And regret falls hard on an avid collector. In my case its all pretty much vinyl and all those old psych rock and folk Lps (of my you... | |
| does anybody still listen I'm with you Lugnut... it's more fun to hear whatever someone visiting wants to hear. Strange things happen. I have a large vinyl collection (records everywhere), many from my youth and it is surprising sometimes to find out that that great record... | |
| I finally bought a record cleaning machine $ Congrat's Cmo on a wise purchase. I think Albert made a key point that needs reinforcing. To have a quiet background and support the long life of a record, not to mention stylus, we all need to have a somewhat fastidious routine of cleaning and a ... | |
| What is the Best Amp to match with CJ ART?? Well here I go again chiming in to agree with Rushton on the Atma-Sphere MA-1 OTL's but I can't help myself. They would be a great match with the ART 2. I can speak from experience living with a pair of Silver Editions this year. I have them paire... | |
| whats the biggest mistake you made? Biggest audiophile mistake was not buying thousands of Lp records more than I did in my youth. A quick second was not buying a good friends Aesthetix Callisto Signature for dirt cheap (relatively speaking) before he begrudgingly put it up on Audio... | |
| The most emotional amp out there? Mikelavigne, Well put in your last couple of comments. I think what you spoke to this thread was most valuable and I could not agree more. Synergy makes all the difference. Cheers! | |
| Aesthetix Calypso vs ARC LS25 MK2 Yes Perfectionist, Tubes take a little time to settle in. For my Aesthetix Calypso and Rhea maybe as little as a half hour with some music playing at low volumes. Digital has its place! But I notice a decided richness and fullness several hours of... | |
| PS Audio Ultimate Outlet/P300 power cord ? I would say put the best power cord to the source as Skipaulamusic recommends. But there are so many variables; nothing beats your ears for the final test. Enjoy! | |
| audiophiles or retrophiles While over here sharpening a stick (Ceramic Boron cantilever) Where are my fellow flat earthers when I need them? Apparently on holiday still. Here again is the problem I find with the current state of affair with digital this and that for those ... | |
| audiophiles or retrophiles Nice Scottish fling there Rockvirgo, but now I'm confused. Your comment did not appear as a rhetorical question but as a statement of conviction that you may personally subscribe to. So before Judy goes out and meets her photo op. leaning on her w... | |
| audiophiles or retrophiles Rockvirgo, That is an interesting observation of our current lifestyle and technology. I'll bet my last record (Lp) buying dollar that you have not been collecting music on Lp's for the last thirty-five years. He, he, he! For some of us it is not ... | |
| audiophiles or retrophiles I think there is another distinction deeper in your query that might be drawn and that is, how many of us are retrophiles not by stylistic or preconceived notion, but rather through a somewhat unplanned, non-intellectual path of a process of elimi... | |
| audiophiles or retrophiles I think it is fair to say that not all "new technology" is better. Some is, I like the modern materials and techniques used to create some of the new cartridges, loudspeaker drivers, cables, or isolation technology. It's enjoyable to plug in a CD ... |