fatdaddy2
Responses from fatdaddy2
| Built a DIY butcher block and iron pipe rack over the weekend Nice work! | |
| Need preamp recommendation I'll second mboldda1's recommendation. I have a DeHavilland Ultraverve (mk1 I guess) that's been great for me for over a decade. | |
| Why are there so many wooden speakers? What a buncha idjits! Ya gets what ya pays for. Ya wants the exotics ya pays top dollar. No basis for a "class action". What a crock! | |
| Bose 901 Series 1 & 2 versus KEF 104/2's and 105/3's Bose 901s? Definitely good for clearing a room of audiophiles in a hurry. | |
| SET 45 and their (real) required speaker efficiency I've got a pair of backloaded horns using Fostex 208 E Sigma drivers available for local pickup in SoCal, if anyone is interested. I just want to see them go to a good home Estimate about 98dB efficiency and worked well with my Moth S45 (45 or 2... | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? First a couple of snarky answers: (1) they listened to music, (2) nothing, because none of us used the term "audiophile" in those days. Enjoyed a Sony RTR machine for years, later a Nakamichi 1000 that my brother and I bought jointly (used, becau... | |
| Do speakers take time to warm up? I always enjoy reading responses to a question like this; very humorous (and mostly b.s.). Gosh, what about temperature, humidity, and altitude changes? | |
| Furutech vs Audioquest Power Cables IMO, you may be better buying used. Broken in cable not the same as brand new cable, and you may err when making determinations for your system prematurely with cables that have not fully settled in. (I know this issue will probably generate a l... | |
| Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound? I'd beware any 7" prerecorded RTR that's on the open market these days. Most of it will be from the 60s-70s, and if it has not been stored under optimal conditions, most will suffer at least some degree of tape delimitation and physical tape dist... | |
| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey This is all hilarious; all this fuss over speakers when the source of most of the problems is most likely the Marantz AVR. | |
| Rega P10 v Complete rebuild Garrard 401! I picked up a new old stock (NOS) 401 on eBay from Germany (old EMI stores) about 10 years ago or so; built my own plinth and added a Scheu Tacco tonearm with Dynavector Karat cartridge. This replaced a Planar 3, which was given to my daughter. ... | |
| New tube preamp Consider the DeHavilland Ultraverve; another 6sn7 based pre. | |
| Why are brick and mortar HiFi dealers so bad? There are a few left in SoCal: Try Audio Revelation in the San Marcos/Carlsbad area; Jay has been amazingly helpful regarding cartridges and phono preamps (including having the designer of my phono preamp call me--from Switzerland!-- to debug a no... | |
| Class A 30 Watt Amps: Are they enough to drive my book shelfs? Since it looks like nobody asked this question, why would you want to invest in a class A amp to drive KEF bookshelf speakers? Dynaudio or the equivalent maybe, but KEF? Better off to invest in better speakers and live with a class AB amp; much be... | |
| Oppo 105 stutter Did you already try using a CD lens cleaner? A dirty lens can cause multiple issues, and would not be unusual in an older player like the 105. |