crwindy
Responses from crwindy
| Full Range under $5k-ish Focal 1028 and 1038 are being closed out at good prices. Take a listen. | |
| When do you turn off the tubes? Interesting thought. I will try them. | |
| When do you turn off the tubes? I never leave it on when away. Just wondering about the 1-2 hour breaks. | |
| Is unamplified music the gold standard? i hate to sound obvious or trivial, but unamplified music is the gold standard for unamplified music. Most non-classical music is made to be amplified.I love small jazz music (piano/bass/drums) and even in live sessions it is amplified and mixed ... | |
| Movies employing music in a great way. Leaving Las Vegas has a great soundtrack that really goes with the movie. | |
| Jumperless jumpers As the strands are tinned, they should not corrode. That is why we use tinned wire in the Marine environment. | |
| Bi-wireing speakers I recently contacted Vivid Audio and they are moving away from making biwire or biamping available. | |
| Used Market Savings vs. The Dealer Experience Don't forget dealer demo models. Still support the dealer, get a warranty and a good deal. | |
| Moving to Tidal In non-audiophile terms, the sound on Spotify is "smeared." There is a lack of distinction between notes. The other term I use is 'confused." Again lacking in clarity. With relatively simple music it is not so bad, but when listening to complex m... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp I am far from an expert. When I was looking for an amplifier, I noticed that compared to the number of units sold, there are few used PL amplifiers out there.Between that and discussion with Upscale Audio I took a plunge and got a Dialogue HP inte... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) There are some Vivid speakers listed on agon at a big discount. I think the former distributor. I have their smallest model, 1.5, and love them.Look up the Soundstage reviews. | |
| Spotify Premium vs Tidal ... opinions? 'Tis a problem.I love the recommendations that come out every week on Spotify for me, but having just set up my streamer (Cambridge CXN) for Tidal, the sound quality is just better. Rest of system PrimaLuna Dialogue HP with KT 150; Vivid Oval 1.5 ... | |
| Major artists that don't have an epic song Nothing, I mean nothing starts slow and builds like Otis Redding's Try a Little Tenderness. | |
| For those of us over 60.. Tom Rush.Child's SongUrge for goingLater blues stuffNo regretsEtc.All sorts of songs about life, love, growing up, blues, loss etc.I am an old folkie at heart | |
| Going to NYC from the outback of Oregon. Again... In living stereo has a nice LP collection along with the stereo equipment. |