jdane
Responses from jdane
| When did audio goners now have to pay to see the book value of equipment?? But you said you paid a subscription. Therefore the 'perks' weren't free. So just pay the extra fee or drop your subscription and enjoy the sparkling wit of AG posters for free. | |
| When did audio goners now have to pay to see the book value of equipment?? Free? Maybe for you. Not for me. | |
| “Marks on the underside” Surprised he returned it (he had to pay for that, right?). I've had buyers (and I'm sure others here have as well) who will agree to a price, then will use the "there-are-scratches" routine to get you to lower price at last minute. All you have... | |
| Should I got full tubes or stick with hybrid amps? Why not try to score a Jolida 102 or a 202 (202s are available on ebay all the time), and then you can do your own comparison, which is going to be more reliable than what anyone can recommend here (actually the only reliable test). If you prefer... | |
| Can speakers cause mental illness? Can't imagine what would be offensive in that post. Generally, we only get upset at accusations we believe to be true.(As a side note, to "beg the question" does not mean "to raise the question.") | |
| Faulty NAD CD player Mine (Marantz) did that. I replaced the laser ($35--installation was more or less str- ... well, I managed it). Don't know whether that was the actual problem or whether I inadvertently fixed whatever the problem was by doing that. But it's be... | |
| How old are you? I think I'm the third oldest. Because if you don't remember transistor radios, duck-and-cover drills, Pinkie Lee, and late-night test patterns, how can you be trusted on sound quality? | |
| Tuning my system towards a darker tone Are we assuming here that there is a relation in the external world between "dark" when used of light (glass), and "dark" when used of tone? | |
| Message from the Past: We were never against tone controls It's a slippery slope. The next thing someone might argue is that it's ok to have a volume control! | |
| Favorite Beethoven Symphony Recordings When I want to hear one, I just grab what's most ready to hand, so it's hard to judge. But I'd put in a plug for Bruggen and the 18th-c-Orchestra for the 7th. (Although the recording isn't nearly as thrilling as the live performance I heard the... | |
| Adcom gfa 555 or 5400 I had the 535 paired with the 400 (which I still use as a phono pre-amp and radio). I more or less agree with the previous posters. At first I heard plenty of detail I wasn't used to w/ my old system, but then "lean" "too bright" "sizzle"--whate... | |
| Women who enjoy quality speakers This thread is about equipment, no? How did it blur into claims that women don't like/appreciate music? That is preposterous. Anyone who pretends to think that should probably spend some time in a symphony hall, or just roaming the corridors a... | |
| I love sad music Elgar's Nimrod (from Enigma Variations). Or the slow movement from Dvorak's 'American' quartet. | |
| How can music be sad? Music to hear, why hear'st thou music sadly?Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy.Why lov'st thou that which thou receiv'st not gladly ... | |
| Sorry, it’s not me, it’s you? OH yes. My favorite was getting speakers that in the store I LOVED. Got them home, loved them on some stuff, hated on others. Tried ... Failed. ... Took them back. Apologized. Took my cash. Spent days lamenting--I literally could not live w... |