stuartk
Responses from stuartk
| Neil Young - Barn Documentary @dadork "He doesn't really get spoken of when the topic of guitar players comes up, but I think he's truly top 10". I like Neil's playing but "top ten"? Really? Compared to singer-songwriters like Richard Thompson or Bruce Cockburn (not to me... | |
| Random You Tube find-Jessie Ed Davis- as told by Walter Trout The recordings Taj did early in his career with this group are still my favorites, along with "The Real Thing". | |
| Michael Aday (Metloaf) has passed away. ...a comment regarding the Mets' work ethic? | |
| Can it get better? Why separates? Why not go with a Hegel H590-- Hegel is what Harbeth often shows with. | |
| Opinions on the SimAudio Moon 260D CD player/transport? @whipsaw : I own the 260DT (transport only) and have been very happy with it. It was clearly bested in terms of detail retrieval by the Pro-ject CD Box RS2 transport but I found the latter's diminutive dimensions, light weight and tiny controls h... | |
| Protection needed for amp? @lpretiring Maybe-- I'll ask our agent. | |
| Protection needed for amp? OK... I didn't realize there could be such disagreement regarding this topic. @carlsbad : Thanks for the suggestion! | |
| Protection needed for amp? @erik_squires: Thanks for the warning! | |
| Protection needed for amp? @carlsbad: Thanks very much for that detailed explanation. you bring up many points about which I was unaware. I suspect the Hegel does have a "soft start", if the short delay between pushing the on switch and the loud click that indicates its ... | |
| Protection needed for amp? @erik_squires: Thanks so much for taking the time to provide an in-depth answer! I'll try one, if I can get one with a return policy-- I'd be very pleasantly surprised if it doesn't affect SQ. As for PG&E, don't get me started. I would s... | |
| Protection needed for amp? @erik_squires: Would something inexpensive like this work or do I need to spend more? https://furmanpower.com/product/15a-8-outlet-surge-suppressor-w-smp-lift-evs-and-2-filtered-banks/ | |
| Protection needed for amp? @erik_squires: Thanks for your response. I'm sorry but it's not clear to me whether you're saying every system needs surge protection as a general rule or whether it's particularly apropos in my case. Could you please clarify? Thanks! @imh... | |
| System Changes, Better or Just Different? I'm not familiar with your components, but have definitely had both types of experiences: 1) "gear changes" that made my system sound different but not necessarily better and 2) "upgrades" that have unambiguously improved the system. Unless a sys... | |
| Bigger and Better: Integrated Amplifiers @arro222 "I just love it when someone says: "I listened to such and such and it killed the other such and such". Really? This is not a drag race" . . . more like an "Ego race", for some. | |
| Bigger and Better: Integrated Amplifiers @chorus "It does appear the Pathos less taken has made all the difference". We all agree this is a silly post but does it merit such a Frosty response? |