garfish
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| I wanna hear some "audio" jokes...and .........It's stupidity confession time.Last fall I bought a new .45 Auto (pistol, not record), and to help breakin the trigger, I thought I'd dry fire it while I was listening to music. Well, I racked the slide, pointed the gun toward the floor a... | |
| New Eva Cassidy - "Imagine" Smp; I'm a big Eva fan too, but hadn't heard of this release. Thanks for the tip. Cheers. Craig | |
| Audiogon Hall of Fame? And the nominees are... Thanks Wm; while I consider it an honor to be included with the A'Gon members you mentioned in your thread, on balance I've got to agree with Ben's well stated post too. When I come across a thread or post that I think is exceptional, I like to co... | |
| Best CCR album? I'm a big CCR fan also. There seems to be a consensus above that Cosmo's factory and then Green River are the best of the original 5 albums, and I agree with that, ie Cosmo's Factory has the most big "hits" on it. And that order holds for the CDs ... | |
| Audiogoners, I love you........ Hi K; I haven't been posting much lately either for various reasons, but I check the Forum and ads pretty much daily. I totally agree with your observations about Audiogon too, and in the past have called this site my "home away from home". A well... | |
| Suggestion for Amp to 2 ohm loads? The McCormack DNA2 (or deluxe) is rated at 300 wpc into 8 Ohms, 600 wpc into 4 Ohms, and 1200 wpc into 2 Ohms. This is a sweet powerful amp, and can be had for around $2500. used. Steve McCormack can also "optimize" this amp to drive 1 Ohm or 1/2 ... | |
| Best Looking components / your vote please There are some "drop dead gorgeous" tube amps out there, but being a solid state amp guy, I really like the Pass Labs X series amps. I don't think I can separate looks from performance-- the Pass amps have both. Cheers. Craig | |
| What percent of your system cost is for cables? 14-15% of total system cost or about $7500. (retail)-- This includes about $1K for dedicated AC system. Cheers. Craig | |
| Ever wonder why things are screwed up? I agree. Great story Albert-- much enjoyed-- thanks. Cheers. Craig | |
| Is Your System Better Than the Music You Like? I'm "there" too "61. My system is basically finished (I mean completed), and it is very enjoyable even with mid-fi and some lessor recordings. I see we have some very similar tastes in music, especially Chicago Blues and "ancient" ('50s) rock. I'v... | |
| My highest praise - for Audiogon Good thread Joe, and I agree-- Audiogon is the best. I don't participate in the auctions much, but have certainly gotten a lot of use out of the Classifieds, both buying and selling. Cheers. Craig | |
| Which speakers work close to back wall? Some good NHT models are designed to be placed near or even against the wall behind them. Good Luck. Craig | |
| Are you Elegant, Stylish and Obsessive? ...........however, my wife thinks I'm just an obsessive slob! I like the Sorice' Oak CD cabinets-- smoked glass doors, glass shelves etc. Nice, but then I have room for them. Cheers. Craig | |
| Will Microsoft kill DVD-A and SACD? Zaikeman's and Awdeeofyle posts are well stated and right on,IMO. I'd just add that HDCD is an improved redbook CD format, but it is still 16/44 technology and thus does not have near the potential of either SACD or DVD-A, each of which have sever... | |
| What companies have gone above and beyond? Scott Novak at Synergistic Research; Todd Sutherland at Madrigal Audio; Steve McCormack and Kris Jeter at SMc Audio; Vandersteen Audio in general; Sonic Frontiers Tech. Rep. And dealers that have really treated me well are Bradford's Hifi, Eugene ... |