mitch4t
Responses from mitch4t
| The CD you most listened to back in 2007 ? *Dexter Gordon ......"One Flight Up"* | |
| tube preamp w/ solid state amp I run a tube pre and solid state amps with no issues. The pairing sounds really good. Also, no issues with the sequence of turning off amp and preamp. | |
| most difficult speaker to please Dweller,......Hmm...I currently run a set of Infinity Betas in my system and I don't think they are that difficult to drive at all. I own a set of Kappa 9 and they are MUCH more difficult to drive than the Betas.Both the Betas and the Kappa 9 need... | |
| Best Cartridges for the Money You've Experienced *Shure V-15 Type III and Type V both of these cartriges were purchased 30 years ago and they sounded great. I haven't heard one in over 20 years.* | |
| Name a couple of HOLY GRAIL LPs Just about any Frank Sinatra record on Reprise records. He always had the best of everything...musicians, engineers, etc. Those recordings were always pristine.Same thing with Sammy Davis Jr. on Reprise. | |
| How did you get into vinyl? *Back in the 1960's vinyl was the cheapest route for a youngster. Besides, you could inherit your parent's and older sibling's records...there were no 8 tracks or cassettes to be handed down.Owned 8 track, cassette, reel to reel (still have it) an... | |
| Time between playing the same LP *Viridian.......that was hilarious!!* | |
| Time between playing the same LP *I have LP's that I purchased in the early seventies that I used to play over and over because that was the only way that I could listen to a favorite cut again. I still have those lp's and they still sound great.Your story is probably an old wive... | |
| Brag About Your Vinyl Collection *I have a lot of original Blue Note, original Prestige and other jazz labels from the fifties and sixties. Periodically I go to Ebay to see what they are selling for just for the heck of it. I've seen a couple of them selling for $300-$400. I woul... | |
| Warner and Blu ray? *Johnnyb53 & Synthfreek.......I do understand that some of the picture is missing when viewing in 4:3, however, the overwhelming effect of the whole screen filled with a picture really is a turn-on for me. I like the "wow" effect that it has. ... | |
| Warner and Blu ray? *I really don't care either way, as long as they keep making standard def dvd's. I prefer the 4:3 aspect ratio of the standard def discs for my movie screen. All of the hi-def discs that I've viewed are in the "letterbox" type aspect ratio. I pers... | |
| dts question *....er, um,...you guys should look at the date of the original post...the thread was originally posted more than four years ago in 2003. I'm sure the Tigerman has gotten his act together by now. Four years is a lifetime ago in audio/video.* | |
| Projectors? I use a Sharp XR-20X Projector. It throws an incredible image from 25 feet away onto a 240 inch diagonal screen. Very bright projector. You can buy them for around $800 at Fry's Electronics. Killer bang for buck projector. Plays 720p and 1080i.You... | |
| Confusion about "high-end" racks *...$30k for a rack??? I can't remember who it was that said it on this forum, but they said...."were all as crazy as we can afford to be"At some point, I have to take a step back and come to my senses.* | |
| Will older films be produced on blu-ray or HD? .Rackon....I did chuckle when Alien was mentioned as an 'older' film. Man, did I feel old when I read that... |