spencem
Responses from spencem
| Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs? Nope! Went the other way: large Advent to GoldenEar Triton Reference. Wouldn't go back, even to stacked Advents. | |
| When did you most enjoy the music? When did I most enjoy the music? The last time I listened. | |
| How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to? How many? I really do not know. They used to be in every room of the house except the bathrooms until my sweetie built me a 1000 sq. ft. “music room” for them, my equipment, the piano, and the HT (I am an INCREDIBLY lucky man). My sweetie says sh... | |
| 6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer 6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer ? . . . uh, mine aren't round. | |
| SoundSmith cartridges how good? I have the Zephyr MIMC Star (first version) on a VPI Scout running thru Soundsmith MCP2 MK II preamp and it beats MCs and MMs I have owned (all in the same price range). I have probably 2000 hours so far and it's still going strong. Great performa... | |
| Building a house Lots of good suggestions here. I incorporated many/most of them when I built a 38x28 addition on the end of our home. Concrete floor with extra foundation against earthquakes (it IS California!). Double offset stud walls using 2x6s, soundproofing,... | |
| If your were to assemble a vintage system ? The one I have playing in my shop (too dusty, no vinyl):Dynaco ST-70PAT-5FM-5Large AdventsIf I did vinyl, it would be the AR-XA that’s currently in its box in the shop. | |
| Speaker Upgrade Recommendation for Current Analog System - under $10,000 Budget We have similar systems: VPI Scout/JMS 9 and EL34 tube amp (Primaluna), but I have Soundsmith MIMC star and MCP2 mk2. Room is 28x19x9. I listen to mostly jazz and classical, especially chamber music. I went with the GoldenEar Triton Reference afte... | |
| Thinking of trying "vintage" sound just for fun I have a Fischer TA-500 mono receiver in really good condition with original tubes that (even tho' it has a MPX adaptor outlet) I am thinking of setting up as the center of an all mono system, maybe with one of the SoundSmith mono cartridges and a... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Steve Tibbetts' autonomous album (BZZ-77) on Frammis Records distributed by Obscure Music Productions (that ought to qualify it!). "Jungle Rhythm" sounds interesting backwards... | |
| What are all these metal cans/pods sitting on top of electronics? @mitch2 I'm very proud of how tightly they're packed. | |
| What are all these metal cans/pods sitting on top of electronics? I use a small cylindrical vial of Higgs bosons on top of my equipment for mass loading. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims, BN 1530 | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? My PrimaLuna Prolog Premium loves my Goldenear Triton Reference speakers and I love them both. Does this make us a ménage à trois? | |
| Does Power Cord Require Burn-In To Sound Good? Many years ago, I was taking a medicine law class. The professor, a bombastic lawyer, would spring unanticipated questions on the unprepared class. One morning he directed this question to me: "What is your impression of the legal term res ipsa lo... |