russ69
Responses from russ69
| How old is too old? Don't ever "downsize". When you get older you'll need a bigger system just to keep up with your hearing loss. I downsized once, it was a big mistake. | |
| Best Rock Song Of ALL TIME? Traditionally it's been Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven". It must however be played at volume setting eleven. | |
| Bose 901 series VI & Yamaha A-S2000 "Russ69, You have extensive experience with a 45 year old speaker? Bose 901 is on series 6 now while your experience is with series 1...Once again I see another Bose basher with no real experience with Bose products."Yes, I'm an old guy. I owned t... | |
| Bose 901 series VI & Yamaha A-S2000 I have extensive experience with the Bose 901s originals (now called series I) and experience with the Super Bose configuration and even the big Bose 1801 power amp. Bose can project a nice wide sound stage but it is a totally artificial concoctio... | |
| Why do some volume controls start at -80db or..? Mine goes to 11! | |
| Building a System around Magnepan Speakers... Maggies are a good choice if you can be a slave to their requirements. Placement and power is everything. If you can't place them well out from the front wall you will never hear what they have to offer. It may take quite some time to find the bes... | |
| "Audiophile Jabberwocky" You lost me at jabberwocky. | |
| Piano and Trumpet can sound bright Yeah, it's the interconnects. Go to PBJ and dump the Silverstreak and KCAG. | |
| Amps for MBL 111 If you have a modest budget the Parasound JC-1s, or even the A21 should be a good match. I have never driven MBLs but the Parasounds drive the tough Infinity ribbons without any effort. | |
| worse entertainer or performer of all time?? Sorry, but Kenny G's "Classics in the key of G" is a pretty good record and definitively audiophile quality. It's not the usual Kenny G stuff. | |
| Christmas Music and Audiophiles? My two favorites of the last few years are Diana Krall's and Jethro Tull's Christmas albums. Both very good and very listenable. | |
| What are your top 5 RB CDs For SQ - Rock Music Eniac26, here you go:http://www.amazon.com/Even-Quietest-Moments-Supertramp/dp/B000068FXX | |
| What are your top 5 RB CDs For SQ - Rock Music Good picks. Even in the Quietest Moments is also good if you don't have it already. | |
| Mini Maggie System hurts to listen to I'm thinking its the Peachtree. Can you try a high power rig just as a test? | |
| Cryogenic treatment of an LP? If I cryo treat a glass of water, does it taste better? Is it heavier? Clearer? I'm just saying if you heat treat carbon steel, it gets harder. If you heat treat, wood, it's called burnt-up wood. There is no universal process that makes everything... |