sand_man
Responses from sand_man
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? 1987 Porsche 930 (911 Turbo). It's my daily driver, and my "other" hobby. I probably couldn't afford to drive it if I didn't do all my own wrench work on it. Honestly, I think the car has me under some sort of spell; what fool chooses a car with n... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Excellent advice, John!!! Funny you mention that, I've recently gone through and purchased a whole bunch of new music that was on my "wish list" at Amazon!!! Yes, it's time to relax.The only other time I was moved like this was when I was running ... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts COOKING WITH GAS, NOW!!!So I've finally gotten to spend some time with my "new to me" Muse Model 3 preamp! As I told the A-gon member, Jamscience, who sold it to me, this is the finest sounding "system" I've ever had in my house! What I love most ... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Oh yeah, no worries John! It's hard tell over the "interweb", but you didn't ruffle my feathers. All is cool! I merely was pointing out why all of a sudden I made this shift with the type of gear I'm running. It's like discovering a whole new worl... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Here's a picture of the Muse M3 unit I bought:http://gon8.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1203124839.jpgVery simplistic styling...typical of Muse's form following function approach. Stunningly beautiful, it ain't! | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts I think what's driving me to seek out the more neutral sounding (no signature of it's own?) solid state Muse M3, is the fear that my mid-level CJ preamp has been hiding some details in all of it's warmth. Why this never really bothered me before..... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts So an interesting turn:After some recent changes in financial obligations - my ten year old son is now wearing braces on his teeth (of which not much was covered by my dental plan), and the tuition at my kids' school was just increased - I had to ... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Just always used the same routine when operating my equipment. Never thought it waranted an experiment. I've NEVER just fired up the gear and started listening. Most of my time spent listening is done on the weekends. Normally, the first thing I d... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Understood! Then that's how I'll do it...leave it all on, all the time. In addition, I'll track down an electrician and let him have a look at my panel.As to why I've always done it this way: deep down, the notion that I'm wasting something by lea... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Yet another question: I'm leaving the Model 6s powered up 24/7 now. Still leaving all my other sources switched off. However, with nothing else running (except for the Model 6s), I can her some noise coming from my speakers when I place an ear to ... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts That's how I interpreted Raquel's response...leaving them "on", beyond the "stand-by" mode (which is plugged into the wall as far as my Model 6s are concerened). | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts I just have to say how helpful Jmcgrogan2 and Raquel have been!!! I sincerely respect the advice I'm getting here!It's true,this preamp situation is making me a bit desperate. My CJ PV10BL was/is an excellent match for my CJ Premier 11A, however, ... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts This Sonic Frontiers Line 3 SE looks interesting:http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?preatube&1209840622Care to comment? I had one of SFs earlier preamps (can't remember the model), and I reacall it being prety good. Not nearly as "high-tec... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Well said, Raquel. I'll wait... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Got another preamp question: I narrowly missed an excellent deal on a Synergy 2i preamp...I was next in line! Still kinda bummed about it, as I had cash in hand for it.At any rate, what about one of Rowland's "newer" preamps? The Capri and/or the ... |