elizabeth
Responses from elizabeth
| Vinyl lovers I must be crazy My Cd stuff is not as good as my LP sound. By a small margin. I still listen to mainly Cds, because i am really lazy. i can pop 5 disks into the changer and go all day long. When i play Lps, i have to be much more involved. So 90% of my time is CD... | |
| Have you become too jaded with this hobby??? "Musiophile" good answer!!(Pretend a giant black hole has sucked all the manufactures out of space-time. And you have the only decent system left. no more parts, no more electronics to buy, for at least the next hundred years...) That you can get ... | |
| Vinyl lovers I must be crazy I am 61 years old, and have been into 'hifi' since a teen.(first system: J.B.Lansing, Fisher, Garrard)My take on the phenomena of 'the good old days' is one of age. back then, being young, and life was good. What more could one want?Now, reminisci... | |
| New Transformer possible? For a quick fix, take two "C" clamps, and clamp down each side of the steel plates that make up the 'iron' of the transformer. See if that quiets it down. If yes, you could have a clamp made (or make one yourself) to do the same thing in a more di... | |
| New Transformer possible? You would need to know exactly what the voltages on the wires coming out are supposed to be, and how many amps each is to be capable of supporting.Then to find a transformer with the same specs (you can go for more capacity on the amps, but the vo... | |
| Addiction to Brand The common denomenator is my personal preferences.Be it by advertising, appearances, sound, vibes, past experiences, breakdowns, using for many years, never hearing or seeing just feeling 'cool' or 'yuck', loving the sound, hating the sound,endles... | |
| Jolida.net??? Google: Jolida net vs comOr: Jolida real or fakeThe picture is IMO that one company started out, and then something occured between the US distributor, and the factory building the product. Who actually designed the products, decided to sell in th... | |
| Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ?? MBL101e they are my dream speakers, cost no object dream top number 1 choice.The ARC stuff is another dream choice. your choice might vary. this is MY fantasy. And i would probably not buy a house. I might get two condos, but not a house. i like b... | |
| How do I keep my dedicated room & gear cleaner? I meant just that it is hard to constantly dust them off without creating some marks. Not that you should never clean them!I hope you can solve the dust issues. The round Honeywell I suggested does NOT have an 'Ozone' device. (i do not know for ce... | |
| Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ?? Let's see: I win a $200,000,000.00 lotto.I immediately go buy:MBL 101e speakersAudio Research 40th anniversary preampAudio Research Phono Ref2Audio research REF 600'sDcs digital stackSome turntable... Yeah I do not know which i would grab. I am to... | |
| Reading threads and posts when selling and buying Posting a system in Audiogon is a P.I.T.A. IMO.I tried and quit before i got through the first item. it is incredibly cumbersome. (Unless I ma doing something wrong?)Sorry.. it has been the ONLY thing IMO on the goN' that sucks. | |
| Sony SACD 5400 ES: how to get it in standby ? Well, standby IS turned off, except for being able to respond to the remote control.So you got what you paid for.Some preamps, and amps standby keeps the circuits on, just at a reduced level. i think you are confusing that with the usual standby.I... | |
| Addiction to Brand Brands i like:MBLAudio ResearchMagnepanConrad JohnsonBATBrystonB&WREGADenonPioneerCantonSMELyraBenzDynavectorPangeaKimber Cable=========Companies I love AND hate:SonyCounterpointGarrard=========Companies I once loved and now hate:JB LansingMon... | |
| Have you become too jaded with this hobby??? Yeah. Instead of wondering what to do, i just listen to music.Instead of wondering how to spend my money, no problem, i spend it one way or another on my stereo or on more music.Instead of going out for entertainment, i stay at home and listen to ... | |
| Rega P25 w/orig Exact Cart - good? + mV question The aftermarket platter is an upgrade. So think of it as the owner did you a favor of adding the platter. Forget buying an original.The subplatter is very light, and Rega comes with a thick bearing oil. So it should slow down pretty fast.I own a R... |