willyht
Responses from willyht
| "audiophiles listen to their equipment" My interest in the system is greater than my interest in the music. When you have a precise, revealing system, with both power and control, you can enjoy music you don't like to a far greater extent than you would otherwise, particularly if it has... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? Some great comments here. I'm probably a classic case of always wondering if there's (significantly) more. The only cure is to turn the system on and play some well-recorded vinyl to remind myself that my system is more than okay. | |
| 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... |