willyht
Responses from willyht
| speaker upgrade from Magico A3 Given your satisfaction with Magico, I would look at the A5's, or, there is a pair of YG Hailey 1.2's for sale right now on Audiogon. I have owned a pair of these for less than a year and they are amazing speakers with peerless build quality. | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers I have had some good experiences with them, but I'm disappointed currently. I bought an item which (I learned after the fact) isn't in stock and it's taking weeks. | |
| Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album? "Katanga" Curtis Amy/Dupree Bolton. | |
| Dusting gear and turntable Vacuum regularly and stay out of the room when the sun is shining on the equipment. | |
| At the top of the line is it really all that different? I'm quite happy with where my system is at, but like most of you, it's not a stable condition. I still look at gear every day, wondering if the $40k (used) speakers will be appreciably better than the $15k (used) that I spent. Same goes for the el... | |
| Warm, flexible, cheap-ish cables? Mogami. | |
| Mystery with woofers. Help! Thanks everyone!! @knotscott Interesting. I think you’re correct about the bass. The midbass was taking care of all but the lowest frequencies, and then crossed over to the sub. This explains how I missed the inactive woofers. I texted with Dick... | |
| Mystery with woofers. Help! I think the answer is simple---I need jumpers!!! The woofer section isn't powered up! Duh. I feel like an arse, but the question remains---why does the bass sound adequate without the woofers powered up and sub disengaged? | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? (1) Because most of them sound good/great (2) When I'm "burning in" new cables (if such a thing exists), I avoid unnecessary wear and tear on my Sumiko Starling cartridge. (3) I invested in a nice DAC and CD transport and feel guilty if they are... | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? @signaforce Sure. Here are a few of my favorites: Curtis Amy and Dupree Bolton/Katanga Andrew Hill/Black Fire Andrew Hill/Dance with Death Carmell Jones/The Remarkable Carmell Jones Dexter Gordon/One Flight Up Donald Byrd/Chant Andrew Hill ... | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? Follow up: Just after posting my response, FedEx came up the driveway with a Blue Note Tone Poet--Freddie Roach/Good Move. Nice! | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? Once I remove the shrink-wrap, I put the jacket into either a single or gatefold liner, put the disc into the Degritter for a quick wash/rinse, replace the sleeve with a Big Fudge sleeve if it's a cheapie, and remove static from the sleeve with th... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? If someone is interested in this hobby, and proud of their system, it is highly unlikely that a first-time listener to that system would be unable to find something complimentary to say about it. It is also pretty easy to steer the conversation to... | |
| Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing? Magico, YG, etc. are for listeners who want the truth. The range of satisfaction may be greater with this level of gear, but when it's right, it's hard to surpass. I'll live with the flaws in recordings. It makes the good ones that much more enjoy... | |
| Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing? @vuch This. The deeper I go into this hobby/obsession the more convinced I am that the room and setup are vital. Before deciding to spend 6-figures on gear, one really needs to consider the limitations of the room. A bad room can create all kin... |