ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| I notice a lot of reviewers buy the sample piece One of my audio buddies (who used to own a high end dealership) said he knew one of the reviewers from the major publication who used to tell him that some manufacturers offered the samples at a huge discount, better price for a better review. He ... | |
| Baltimore MD I live in Mount Airy (30 miles west of Baltimore) and would participate in a Baltimore club, if there is one. | |
| What's up with the ridiculous offers?!? I have had a few "buyers" who try to go around Audiogon, "local pick up", where we agree to a price on the phone, then they low ball me (one guy tried to snag an item for $600 less than we agreed on, when he arrived in my driveway). It's just the... | |
| What are you favorite artists and songs to listen to on your system? Way too many to list them all. On the classical side, two pieces I really enjoy are Mozart's Violin Concerto #3 and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The various interpretations and my sense about them:Mozart's Violin Concerto #3:Perlman-like B.B. Kin... | |
| Honesty of the Reviewers Many years ago I worked at a high-end shop and we had a number of bookshelf speakers in the $700 or so a pair price range. One of the major audio publications of the time gave a glowing review of a pair in that range from a major manufacturer whi... | |
| About How Much $ Have You Spent On Your System & Is Your Room Acoustically Treated? Since I was able to snag some of my audio equipment on Audiogon, I've spent $47295 on my system plus a few hundred on bass traps from ATS Acoustics. My setup sounded awesome in the new "man cave", but when the new sub woofers arrived, I just coul... | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? Early in 2015 I started the process of possibly upgrading the four year old monitors I had in our 13x24 living room. As I listened to more and more speakers, it became obvious to me that I'd be happier with the floor standing speakers I'd auditio... | |
| When did good gear start getting your attention? In 1971, as a college freshman, I had a part time job working the high speed duplicator at a recording studio which had the contract for the Budweiser radio spots. My job was pretty mundane, but after I finished the batch of duplicating work for ... | |
| Do you think audiophiles are the most gullible hobbyists Ions ago I had some really professional sales training, where they differentiated "need" from "sense of need". To highlight the difference they gave an example of one being a salesman selling house painting services, in a neighborhood where one h... | |
| If you won the power ball tomorrow night would you Probably #3 and #5. | |
| So you've just heard speakers that blew you away I spent several months in my search for a new pair of loudspeakers and one afternoon visited a dealer about an hour's drive from home who had a pair of Focal 1038BE's nicely setup in a good sounding room. I was absolutely smitten and ready to tak... | |
| Speakers that will bring me down to me knees crying with joy I've had a pair of the Focal Sopra No2's now for four months, brings a smile on my face every time I fire them up! | |
| Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection. 2015 was a year for major audio system upgrades for me, initiated by my search for a new pair of loudspeakers.In my search, at one of the audio salons I visited, the salesman asked me if I prefer "analytic" or "musical" speakers. I'd never heard ... | |
| Enjoying My New Focal Sopra No2's I've had my Sopra No2's for about four months now. After carefully breaking them in, I tried a few variations on their positioning and got them really "dialed in" to the room. They just sound awesome! They have great dynamics, incredible detail... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? For many years I had one NAD setup after another, eventually their "Masters Series" components, really enjoyed their sound. Many years ago I worked at some high end dealers who sold McIntosh, but never "lusted" over the equipment.About a year ago... |