rockadanny
Responses from rockadanny
| Best drink while listening to your rig? Lately it has been Skull Splitter (beer) - an Orcadian Ale by Orkney. Aroma, taste, and finish are superb. | |
| Long interconnect cables I've got an 11' pair between my preamp and monoblocks, but the capacitance is extremely low on these cables. No problem. | |
| Smooth/Musical Bookshelves upto $1500 - $2000 +1 for Merlins! Superb. | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... Beth Hart + Joe Bonamassa - Don't ExplainEilen Jewell - Queen of the Minor Key | |
| How long it take before your system/amps sound One hour for sure, perhaps even longer. Seems to sound awesome after a few hours, but by that time my judgement has usually been impaired by a few beverages. | |
| Does your system take you there or...? IMO/E the difference lies in the presentation: forward sounding speakers/gear brings some/all of the players into the room; a less forward presentation takes me to the event (which I prefer); a subdued presentation takes me to the coat room at the... | |
| Live Performances Gone Awry I HATE going to Chastain! Great venue but always ruined by selfish, inappropriate, stupid people - guaranteed. | |
| Why CD players will never be dead Irvrobinson - better yet, just keep a book of the CD inserts to browse. This is what I plan on doing if I ever get around to going the way of the computer. | |
| What component is responsible for dynamics ? Not sure what speakers you have, but if they have a sloped baffle make sure that they are properly levelled so the rake of the baffle is optimally aligned, as intended by the designer. (Speaking from personal experience, this improved dynamics for... | |
| Speaker Cable for SET amplfiier - 1000$ 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. |