russ69
Responses from russ69
| Inheritance ($100K) with a caveat $30,000 for Magnepan 30.7s...the other $70,000 will be for the divorce attorney when my wife sees them in her living room. | |
| Inheritance ($100K) with a caveat "...NO ONE keeps ANY digital forever..."I'm keeping my CDs, does that count? | |
| Chord amplifier making weird noise (?) Don't mess around with it, get it to a good service technician. | |
| Primaluna Prologue Premium CDP Heat Concerns Some discs get very hot in some of my players. The polymer that CDs are made from is designed to handle the heat. | |
| Harman Kardon TA5000x pre-amp tubes Try a Tung-Sol or Mullard reissue. (I use upscale audio, my trusted source). | |
| I had a few drinks and bought some speakers Most hi-end hi-fi shops can find you a glass of wine if you ask. | |
| Using 2 different brands of interconnects? "...Surely a $60 cable is better than a two dollar one..."Better in what way? Sound? Maybe, maybe not. | |
| Using 2 different brands of interconnects? "...I'm trying to minimize having to fiddle around by getting it right in the first place..."The secret is to know what your system needs and buying the right cable to make your system sound the way you want it. Experience with a lot of cables hel... | |
| Bi-wire changes for non bi-wire speakers Just make sure the unconnected ends don't touch each other. I would tape them so they can't touch. | |
| I had a few drinks and bought some speakers Ditto. | |
| Magnepan LRS- what amp should i consider? (sub $2,000) "...NOTHING less than 200 amps..."That’s a lot of amps. I was thinking tri-amps is a lot of amps but 200 amps, wow. Where do you plug them all in? | |
| High expectations when listening to an orchestra We listen to the art of recording, nothing more. It is not a live music experience. | |
| What does clipping sound like? If you play your system loud, it doesn't take long to eat up 60 watts. If you turn your system down, does it get better? | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna "...What is the number one skill for a great salesman and negotiator? The art of listening..."To solve your hesitations about buying. | |
| Has Anyone Ever Run TWO Identical Pairs of Speakers ? "...Wouldn't you rather have one pair of high quality speakers instead of two pairs of mediocre speakers?..."Yes for the same money you can have one pair of way better speakers. |