jimmyblues1959
Responses from jimmyblues1959
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? I still play CD's because the better quality ones still sound great. Of course you need a first rate CD player to get the most out of them and that can be costly. Nothing beats streaming for convenience and its sound quality continues to impro... | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! +1@larri LMAO 😂 | |
| Burmester 218..... Everyone hears things differently, which is why it is so important that someome looking for an audio system purchase gear that they are happy with. Too much audio gear is purchased based on a reviewer's opinion of what an audio component sound... | |
| Any regrets in selling gear? I regret selling my pair of teak 15 ohm 1986 Rogers LS3/5a’s, my Naim NAP 135 monoblocks, and my Classe DR3 VHC. Other than that I’m content with the audio gear I presently own. 👍 | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode It's always a pleasure to read about a fellow hifi enthusiast who has owned and enjoyed decades of music through their gear! 👍 | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? @Bunkertoy, if you’re interested in R2R dacs and would like to sample the technology without spending a lot of money, you may want to consider the older Audio By Van Alstine dacs. A few years back I purchased a 2008 AVA Insight multibit dac for ab... | |
| Current or Previous Harbeth Owners… Back in the 1990's I owned a pair of Harbeth HLP3ES bookshelf speakers with a matching pair of Harbeth passive subwoofers. Did not care for the subwoofers but I did like the HLP3ES, which was a very pleasant sounding speaker. I do, however, prefe... | |
| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? Unfortunately, most audio reviews are based on the hype a company can generate through paid advertising revenue to the magazines their equipment is reviewed in. Not only is this a conflict of interest, it also means that in all likelihood unles... | |
| How to bias a tube amp with a Multimeter +1 noromance .👍 | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Given the money pit that this hobby can quickly become my advice would be not to say anything about the system. If your friend is happy with its sound that's all that counts. | |
| Krell Moves to new location From what I understand about probate, nothing can be done in regard to Rondi D'agostino's Estate until the probate court acknoledges who the administrators for her Estate are. Until then any audio equipment held by her company will remain with t... | |
| What's going on at Krell McIntosh gear has always been excellent. I still have my MR65B, the first stereo tube FM tuner that the company ever manufactured, and it sounds great. I even have a second MR65B for spare parts. The only Krell gear I ever owned was a first ge... | |
| What's going on at Krell I can attest to the increased times that many probates have taken (still waiting on a Family member's for nearly two years). The Covid 19 debacle and the myriad of deaths that it caused so suddenly have completely backed up the probate courts in... | |
| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update Life is short and you should find happiness in it wherever you can. For some billionaire a million dollar audio system is mere pocket change. But for someone who really can't afford it yet sacrifices to do so, it can become the proverbial albatros... | |
| Does old-fashioned necessarily mean out of date? After more than fifty years in this hobby the most important thing that I have learned about it is to trust your own ears over objective testing, and to take audio reviews with a grain of sand, since most are heavily biased for one reason or anoth... |