russcoughenour
Responses from russcoughenour
| Anyone listen to entire albums? Usually, I listen to one side, but occasionally I'll flip the album and listen to the other side. Last weekend I played all four sides of Privateering, a Mark Knopfler album that is excellent. Kind of depends on the artist, music and the mood I... | |
| Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear SQ - I have owned four different McIntosh combinations over the years and I would consider their sound quality to be solid, punchy, clear and powerful, never shrill. BQ - just outstanding. Beautifully crafted and very unique. Touching McInto... | |
| Your greatest high end audio purchase!!! Like many of you my journey started years and years ago in the early 70's. It was a hobby started by my father and continued by me. The biggest improvement in sound as a result of a purchase that I can remember was adding a McIntosh C27 preampl... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? My dad stepped up his stereo game around 1972 with the purchase of a Sony STR-6065 receiver, a Dual 1229 turntable and a pair of AR-3a's. The immediate improvement in SQ was enough to get me interested in finding out what else was out there. Th... | |
| Room size definition I agree with yyzSantaBarbara. I just moved LS50's out of a room thats 23 x 12 x 8 and they were too small in that room. | |
| What Gear Has Disappointed You? Number 1 without a doubt were Theil 3.5's. Way bright and they were being used with a Threshold Stasis amplifier. I only kept them for a weekend. | |
| Where did you buy your first audio gear? For me it was Electronic Specialty in Charleston, WV around 1973. My dad bought a Sony 6065 receiver, a Dual 1229 and a pair of AR3a's. I remember that shop being very conservative in their approach to audio leaning very much towards "east coast... | |
| What speakers have you mistakenly let go and then later repurchased? The first were AR3a's. I've now had three separate pairs! I have owned 2 pairs of JBL L100's. I wish I'd have kept Totem Sttaf and Platinum Audio Solo's. I also owned 2 pairs of Solo's. Regret selling B&W 804 Matrix. I once put all my ... | |
| How many systems do you have? Three. I am glad and fortunate to have three and those three perform different roles for me. The first system is in the living room and is the grandest in scale. The second is in the basement and performs as kind of a rock n roll system while ... | |
| What song have you played the most? The Healer - John Lee Hooker w/ Carlos Santana on Guitar. | |
| What is the best audiophile speaker for a tiny square room? Second the LS50's. I'm impressed with them on 24 inch wooden stand filled with sand in a 11 x 10 room with a 7 foot ceiling. I listen nearfield of course with a Bedini amp and Superphon revelation pre. Very musical in that room. |