jdougs
Responses from jdougs
| Burn in vs perception I believe capacitors can require burn in time. A recent example is the PS Audio M700 and M1200 amps. Paul at PSA did one of his videos on a question regarding break in on electronics and one of them according to him sounds terrible off the assembl... | |
| How to prevent visitors from touching your system As long as they don’t mess with the tonearm I really don’t care or see what harm they could do. (I’m assuming they won’t be reaching around back and messing with cables😂). | |
| Jazz for aficionados There are LOTS of earlier editions dirt cheap on eBay. I just grabbed the first edition that covers LPs for $5.19 shipped. Just go there and search The Penguin Guide to Jazz on LP, CD, and Cassette or The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings if you... | |
| I am interested to update my 15 year old system ! I am 98% vinyl/analog. That being said, if you’re starting from scratch vinyl is a money pit. If I had to start over again, I’d do it all over, but honestly, that’s probably not the smartest idea. P3 is a nice TT with lots of upgrade options bu... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? I’ve not had nearly so many speakers as many here. I’ve found a pair I was happy with and stuck with them for a long time. Large Advents mid 70s to early 80s Boston Acoustics A400s early/mid 80s to mid 90s 20+ years away from HiFi Large Adven... | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? Just from personal experience, in the price range you’re looking at, the KLH Model 5s are a great speaker for the money, and used would easily be affordable. I replaced mine with Harbeths, though I have no intention of letting the Model 5s go, an... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow The Doobie Brothers - Stampede Joni Mitchell- Clouds | |
| Jazz for aficionados So this came in the mail today. Three Blind Mice never seem to disappoint. | |
| Stephen Stills Thanks for the heads up, mines now on the way! | |
| Your experience in "in their day" brands/components that you remember foundly? Large Advents, like so many here. Fisher KX-200 Tube integrated amp Boston Acoustics A400s (still have ‘em) Systemdek IIX with a Monster Cable Alpha 1 MC cartridge (still have ‘em) PS Audio PSIV pre and Model Two C Plus power amp (both curren... | |
| High end speakers at low volume Another here with Harbeths, (SHL5+ XD) and they sound great at low volume. My system has no tone or loudness controls of any kind. SS preamp and tube power amps. YMMV | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister Well, so much for cutting back on record purchases! haha | |
| Jazz for aficionados First night with this one. I love me some Monica! | |
| Complete vinyl system, TT to speakers, for $1500? I would think a decent vintage TT (JVC direct drive would be my choice) and cartridge + powered speakers and you still need to come up with a phono pre could be done for around that. | |
| Question about how analog audio recording works The same question could be asked of your eardrums. |