rockadanny
Responses from rockadanny
| Does your system take you there or...? IMO/E the difference lies in the presentation: forward sounding speakers/gear brings some/all of the players into the room; a less forward presentation takes me to the event (which I prefer); a subdued presentation takes me to the coat room at the... | |
| Live Performances Gone Awry I HATE going to Chastain! Great venue but always ruined by selfish, inappropriate, stupid people - guaranteed. | |
| Why CD players will never be dead Irvrobinson - better yet, just keep a book of the CD inserts to browse. This is what I plan on doing if I ever get around to going the way of the computer. | |
| What component is responsible for dynamics ? Not sure what speakers you have, but if they have a sloped baffle make sure that they are properly levelled so the rake of the baffle is optimally aligned, as intended by the designer. (Speaking from personal experience, this improved dynamics for... | |
| Speaker Cable for SET amplfiier - 1000$ Contact Steve at Decware to discuss. He makes SET amps, speakers, and speaker cables for his SET amps. | |
| Piano and Trumpet can sound bright Could be some of the above (ICs, diffraction, room acoustics), but my main suspiscion is the aluminum tweeters. Miles' muted horn can be excrutiatingly sharp on some systems I've heard. I have't yet met an aluminum tweeter I've liked. But for a fi... | |
| Your Worst WAF Incident Wanting to place my CDP (tubed) and preamp (tubed) in the monstrous TV cabinet prompted me to perform some cabinet modifications for better air flow on the sly ...While my wife was away for a few days I went into deconstruction mode:1. I removed t... | |
| Totem speakers and others that I should consider? I hate to say, "get what I got!", but since you asked, if you are able, check out a pair of the EgglestonWorks Fontaine IIs. I have the originals, not the IIs, and they are not as laid back as the Totem, but not in your face either - perfectly in-... | |
| Christmas Music and Audiophiles? Man, "Christmas at the Patti", does it for me. | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. "Louie Bluie" - great string band music. Good bio/doc as well. | |
| Kimber hero, Select 1011, 1016 vs. JPS Superconduc I went from 1011 to WyWires. Just as good (or better?) clarity but with better (truer) tonality, especially with sound of cymbals and piano key strikes, and cleaner top end. WyWires have no grit, where I found the 1011 to be slightly sharp-edged a... | |
| At what volume do you typically listen? 80-95 dbs for me, rarely peaks close to 100. My room and amp will not allow any higher. | |
| Super Budget systems at RMAF I used to own the Napa Acoustic integrated amp and speakers and agree with you - for the price they are terrific (for a small/medium room). | |
| Suggestions for speakers for my Cary 2a3se monos I've heard these (though they were SE or Anniversary or some kind of special edition I believe) drive Zu Essence and they sounded awesome! | |
| Does your amp/preamp/int amp have to look good? No, but mine do. A mere coincidence. |