tonykay
Responses from tonykay
| 1st Album you Ever Owned? You can almost guess the age of the posters here by the name of the first album they ever owned. If they can’t remember the name...well, that speaks for itself. I’ll reiterate that my first album was "Rubber Soul" by the Beatles. Although not my f... | |
| Need someone to repair and service my Marantz 2285B in the San Francisco Bay Area I’ll accept your explanation, but things are generally one thing or the other. "Famous" means well-known, while "infamous" means well-known, for "having an exceedingly bad reputation." I’m not trying to be overly didactic, but saying MFA equipment... | |
| Need someone to repair and service my Marantz 2285B in the San Francisco Bay Area stuogawa,MFA is "...infamous stereo gear." I don’t think so. If so, why are you recommending Scott Frankland? Look up "infamous" in the dictionary. Can you clarify? | |
| Oppo BDP-103...still relevant? I'm not sure what you mean by "relevant" but the Oppo 103 for $375 is probably a reasonable price. The Audiogon Bluebook lists it as having an average used price of $358. I don't know if it streams Netflix, but as a BluRay player, or CD transport... | |
| Artists you feel you can rely on, buy any new album unheard. Chris Isaak, Mark Knopfler, Paul Simon, Van Morrison, Natalie Merchant | |
| Craigslist Fraud I have used Craigslist in the past without a problem. Like "rockadanny", I always pay cash if I'm buying, and require cash if I'm selling. I prefer local sales ONLY. Good catch, OP. You could have been the their next victim. | |
| HOW MUCH DO NON-AUDIO FACTORS INFLUENCE YOUR AUDIO PURCHASES? There are lots of great sounding components, and lots of different price points. Obviously, sound is important but all things being equal, I'm likely to buy the one whose looks appeal to me. I'll also consider the brand reputation, build quality a... | |
| Suggestions for New CD Player You'll get lots of suggestions for a CD player under $1500, and my first choice was going to be a used Oppo 105D until I saw your "I won't buy used" quote. Seeing that, you're probably better off buying a new Cambridge Audio CD from a dealer. In t... | |
| Innuos: A Cautionary Tale. I now buy mostly used components and I can’t agree more with buying from a reputable dealer, preferably one with a brick and mortar location. My only bad experience had to do with a failing DAC, not with the dealer. I bought a used Theta Gen V DAC... | |
| Best Live Album Ever... Lou Reed-"Rock n Roll Animal" | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? 1991: I remember it well,JBL C50 Olympus w/001 SystemCrown DC 300Crown IC 150Technics SP-10 w/Grace armGrado cartridgeSony CD player | |
| Is Carl Bernstein an Audiophile? How this forum keeps getting hijacked into politics is a mystery to me. It's ridiculous! I could not care less what speakers Carl Bernstein has, or any other celebrity for that matter. | |
| Interesting development Many years ago, Mobile Fidelity had a retail outlet in Sebastapol, CA. We visited and purchased many favorites at $13.99 each. A few years ago, I sold them to a used record store dealer for $50 each. He was thrilled to get them, and I was thrilled... | |
| “Marks on the underside” Everything has been said, but I do agree with geof3. I have never looked at the underside of any piece of equipment that I have bought on Audiogon. Who does that? | |
| Your favorite 'concept' album Elton John-"Tumbleweed Connection" and "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" Both are great albums, a little dated, but great! |