rcronk
Responses from rcronk
| Most hyped turntable, tonearm, and cartridge? Excellent early point made: don't mess with antiques! if you have a choice. I run 2 full systems at home. One is a 1978 fully maintained and updated Thorens TD-160 with Ortofon MM Bronze cart. The other is a new Rega 6 with the same cart. The... | |
| Desire to try tubes I suggest trying the Rogue series from $800 to $4,000 for easy use and it is not necessary to be an electrical engineer to use. These are integrated amps and I also like the ones that have a tube 'pre-amp' and non-tube full amp. These are the le... | |
| Have speakers really improved within the last 20 years?? There is no one single measure that I know of and I both like and hate the, 'how does it sound to you' answers. The huge difference over the last 20 years is found in 'material science'. The raw materials have developed in all aspects of audio i... | |
| Can I use 24 gauge speaker cable? This question is often turned into nonsense. The technology is really pretty simple to grasp. If we start with your CD player that has RCA plugs and wire connections we find smaller gauge wires than for speakers. Quality wire is more important ... | |
| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? In 1966 a little girl named Joni Anderson Mithcell played a 'coffee house' in Saginaw, Michigan. Joni had been in 'the states' only about 3 months and was living in Detroit off of Cass Ave. (Every Detroiter will know!) I was a college sophmore a... | |
| What's your favorite boutique speaker maker Me! | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? Joni MitchellJoni MitchellandJoni Mitchell | |
| My pet peeve: "revealing" speakers I build my own speakers and can move drivers and tweeters around and switch in and out until I find that ideal sound - not too hot, not too cold, but just right! | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? Dave Brubeck and the Take Five album is not only a great album but has the widest range of good clear 'music' to test new equipment. From the tiny bells and triangles to longer bass solos you can hear it all. When that is all settled then try so... | |
| Will a $700 turntable outperform a CD player? If you want to play a vinyl record it will always be better on a turntable than the awful noise it would make trying to cram it into the CD player. | |
| is this the greatest live band of all time? If you have not been able to see Frank Zappa and any of the 'Mothers" in concert you know there is no competition. Maybe more flame throwers or costumes or other nonsense but when the music starts there is no competition from any 'pop stars'. | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience With top notch equipment I still run my 'home made' speakers. $25,000 for a pair of speakers??? Come on, really! | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? No!Anybody with 1 ear and a 'transistor radio' with an ear piece stuck on a 28 AWG wire who can snap their fingers to rock and roll is now an "audiophile" if they got a AAA battery. And a real audiophile would drive a BMW, not a Porsche. The "ul... | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? Qui, Qui and more Qui. More sound in a groove than a full orchestra and you can hear every single sound. | |
| Have you had enough of Classic Rock? Is there really anthing "classic" about rock? Is there anything "classic" about playing old Motown records on a $8000 system? Rock was never "classic" and all the noisey thrashing is, well, mostly noise any bunch of 14 year olds in the garage ca... |