donjr

Responses from donjr

What's In Your Tape Cassette Deck Tonight?
My '05 Toyota 4 Runner has a cassette deck and my local brick and mortar hifi shop makes me mix tapes once in awhile. This guy has some beautiful cassette decks and reel to reels. 
Visa Tranaction Suspended for Unusual Activity
I was called last week about 4 transactions made on my card. Three of them I made but there was one for $10 that I didn't make and that was the one that stood out to them. It was the test run for whoever had my number. Had they not caught that one... 
Where is All the DSD?
Sony is the next Kodak. They need to get their heads out of their arses. There's just no money in it for anyone. There's too many music lovers that are just as happy to listen to music on an alarm clock than a hifi. 
grills or no grills on your speakers..matters?
I'll add that when my grills are off and people come to visit, they're drawn to the speakers like a magnet (no pun intended). With grills on, they sit down or head to the kitchen because they known where I keep the scotch. 
Thoughts on the Octave V110?
Coloneltushfinger, did you ever get a chance to audition any other Octave products? 
grills or no grills on your speakers..matters?
Grills on for me. 
My most memorable ROCK moment
Cheers to your health. Some of you guys were at a Hendrix concert the year I was born and I'm 46 now. 
Best Integrated, period.
I think he means that nothing performs close to the DarTZeel. I sure hope he's right because the cost of admission is up there. I'm not implying it's not worth it. It's a matter of means and priority. 
New to headphone amps --- I'm wondering .....
All I can say is that I've never had an amp that compared to a dedicated headphone amp. The only amp I've heard of that could equal or best a dedicated headphone amp is a Cary SLI 80 and I've never heard one. My k702's with my old Rogue Cronus Mag... 
Should I trust movers with my equipment?
No, do not trust them. I'm not kidding. I work for a Fortune 500 company with hundreds of locations that are constantly moving and remodeling. It's a high turnover, labor intensive low paying job. Most of the guys have an addiction problem. As I s... 
Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase
Zavato, I'm sorry to hear that and I hope you're feeling well. I have nothing to hide. It's not worth it and my wife has been very supportive of this hobby. She enjoys music as much as I do. Its not uncommon for me to come home from work on a Frid... 
Sloppy but Famous Contest
The last time I saw Steve Howe play live was maybe 12 or 13 years ago and he was spot on. I was completely floored and hadn't seen him since 1983. Not sure about now but he might have arthritis as is so common amongst pickers. 
Can audiohile be done on the porch
I'm sure you can get very respectable sound on the porch. They did it in The Jerk with a live band. 
the greatest pop song ever?
Oh, and by the way. The best selling pop single of all time is Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas' at 50 million. 
the greatest pop song ever?
One of my favorites was 'Year of the Cat' by Al Stewart. I play this every few years and this song gets me out of my chair playing air piano, guitar and saxophone.