joeyga
Responses from joeyga
| your first system- Well, the first system is a bit of an throwback to 1978-1979...it's also still intact and plays daily. Even have the original boxes for it all. Near mint condition. Yup, good stuff they made back then. This is my secondary system today. Sony ... | |
| speaker choice for new 20x30 audio room I've a room close in dimensions, 18 x 29 x 9 where I use Raven CeLeste towers and a single BIC sub. Sounds awesome in that space. If you find yourself in metro Atlanta door`s open for a listen. | |
| Who Tried Power Conditioners Over The Years and No Longer Use Them Today, Any Why? I've had sucess with Monster Power conditioners (pro5100 and HTS5100 MKII) on primary and secondary systems. Also using Sonoquil cables in the primary rig; secondary uses cheap speaker wire from Amazon and OEM cords. No clue on the OEMs as to the... | |
| How do you listen? I've a few different listening modes that include outside with a favorite cigar and an adult beverage, either beer or bourbon, my secondary system rolling the blues, toasty warm in front of the fire pit, clear starry nights. At a minimum its a 1... | |
| What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey? Y100 Miami, WSHE 103 Miami, WKLS 96 Rock Atlanta. | |
| Raven Audio service - what's not to like? Great to hear the repairs were expeditiously served. Not surprising from Raven.Just received a large tube order based on Dave's prescriptions from his private collection. Swapped all weekend long, all rows and power tubes as well. Wider, deeper... | |
| Tiny bridges everywhere, but why? Quick, someone call "Mythbusters" ! | |
| Tiny bridges everywhere, but why? The OP has an interesting query here. Can't say I've ever seen or heard of elevated audio cables before. Wire management is handled using cable trays. Your local utility uses miles of cable (and cable trays or underground conduit) in every subst... | |
| Tiny bridges everywhere, but why? For Halloween I'll set up the Jacob's ladder which is 120v -15 kV at 250VA. An old lighting transformer. Fun stuff.As far as LV insulators go I dig the old glass style Those ceramics cut like a razor blade if broken or cracked, far worse than g... | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k I agree with MC...go with a Raven Blackhawk 3.1, tubes from Dave as well. You won't be disappointed. The rig is astounding, | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? I listen to SiriusXM, CDs, FM in the AMG (Harmon/Kardon). Best sound of my vehicles.CDs and FM in the Z4M (Bose)...same as in the 97 Ford pickup truck. Just replaced the truck's 4 speakers with Polk 6x9s, uses the original factory head unit am/f... | |
| A little tube magic? Many of those high powered 50k-100kwatt fm radio stations you listen to run 24/7/365....and use tubes in the final stage...don`t sweat it...just run them. | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? I remember my Dad blessing the console TV, tearing it apart and hauling down a handful of tubes to the local Hoyle's drugstore wher they had a tube tester and hundreds of replacements. Seems like we did that every 6 or 8 months. Ah, the good ol`... | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? Tube TVs? Good riddance! Even the small sets were beasts to move back in the day. Now where did I put that aerial...er, ugly antenna. | |
| Is The FM tuner obsolete? As an old FM tuner I'm not obsolete...plenty of tuning left yet!Ah, well, while broadcast radio lacks the impact of the 60s thru 90s there are very few stations I dial in these days. Long gone are the rock giants 96 Rock, wkls Atlanta and She 103... |