rockadanny
Responses from rockadanny
| Audio Mirror 45 thoughts? One time I had a distributor for a different amplifier company (very well known, highly regarded, SS amps) over to hear my system. I had asked him to evaluate my system to suggest which of his amplifiers would best suit my gear. And which one woul... | |
| Audio Mirror 45 thoughts? I had a pair for several years. They are outstanding amplifiers. They drove my 87dB EgglestonWorks Fontaines and then also my PAP Trio15 Horn-1 speakers very well. PLENTY of power! They do well in all frequencies, and I was amazed at how terrific ... | |
| Best Home HIFi you’ve listened to @oddiofyl - Thank you for your kind words. I am very much enjoying the Whammerdyne. It sounds pure, immediate, and spacious. Paired with willing speakers (mine are rated 96dB and friendly impedance), I get plenty of volume, along with very good ba... | |
| Best Home HIFi you’ve listened to Link to my system: https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/3600 | |
| Best Home HIFi you’ve listened to My current system: Opera Audio Consonance Ref 2.2 CDP (upgraded) Mapletree Audio 2A/SE preamp (NOS 6SN7 tubes) Whammerdyne DGA-1 stereo amp (NOS 2A3 tubes) Pure Audio Project Trio15 Horn-1 speakers | |
| Egglestonworks Fontaine ll I had the original Fontaines for many years. Very special speakers. Required a sub (I preferred two for stereo subs). They played all music genres very well. I would have kept them for life, and that tweeter is sublime, but I wanted a bit more ope... | |
| Hearing loss I often witness people playing sound way louder than necessary. They just don't realize it. Headphones and earbuds on planes or in a noisy environment is a bad idea as you have to compensate for the louder than normal ambient noise. Amplified live... | |
| So where should the tubes be? More tubes = better sound for me. Components with tubes:CD player, Preamp and its separate power supply (tube rectified), Monoblock Amps. Every component except my speakers and subwoofers. | |
| Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound. I would think the more tubes the more tube sound one could expect. When you’re speaking about the number of tubes for each piece of gear, not necessarily. In fact, I purposely searched for the least number of tubes per gear (CD player=1; preamp=3;... | |
| What Makes your System Special? Careful auditioning and selection of gear, so system has been built to the type of sound I prefer, allowing me to listen to high quality music reproduction for hours on end.Desire to change anything? Only to exchange tubed gear for solid state (to... | |
| How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to? 0. Zero. Don't need 'em - CDs sound superb on my system. I built my system for CD input only and it is wonderful. | |
| Within a 30 day trial with Van Alstine SET 400; seeking comparisons Check over on audiocircle.com. There was a review a while back from a guy (I.Greyhound Fan) who owns Pass Labs amp and I believe he compared the two. Not sure if I am allowed to post that link here. But should be easy to find. | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? ... in Atlanta at Chastain Park. This is an expensive outdoor amphitheater and the typical problem with concerts there is the audience who’d rather talk about work, tell jokes, and be inattentive to the music period.Oh yeah, thanks for reminding m... | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? As per others' posts, worst concert(s) for me were due to either a deaf/apathetic/non-existant person at the sound board or elitist bands which think they know best how the sound should be set. | |
| Open House With Audio Components My system was in a non-dedicated room (living room) and absolutely required packing it up for several reasons: no one (practically) cares about my audio hobby, even those who say they enjoy music; for couples looking to buy, perhaps a rare guy mig... |