vitussl101
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| How serious are you? From an 8-9 to a 5 I started in this hobby forty plus years ago when I realized that their was this whole other approach to audio than the Pioneer, Technics, Teac, Bose Altec, products that dealers around me sold. And it happened when my older b... | |
| Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile? And sometimes an audiophile doesn't know that they're an audiophile. Growing up, one of my friends in grade/ high school's dad was a stockbroker. I think that he was earning a six figure income in 1968. Certainly had the toys, but one thing I r... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often I'm not sure who you're talking about but I had bad luck with using Mundorf Supreme Caps in a design. I actually talked to Danny Ritchie and he confirmed that the Mundorfs were a poor choice also. Of course, he recommended Sonic Caps, so I calle... | |
| UPS Driver Literally Drops Package with New Hana Umami Red And you think that was the worst of the treatment your package received from point A to point B? | |
| Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers? Honestly, it's 99.9% crap but in that 0.1% you find the gems or at least someone with the same tastes as you. Just today I ran across a video of restoring a not particularly audiophile product but when he took the cover off, I thought, you know, ... | |
| Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"? I always like to ask if the price is negotiable. That way, no hurt feelings. Nothing worse than someone coming by that you assumed was ready to purchase, and then start negotiating. | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? My older brother after his freshman year in college(1977) came back for the summer with a B & O Beogram 4002 table, Yamaha receiver(don't remember the model), and a pair of large Tannoy Era Monitors with classic 12" dual concentric drivers and... | |
| Cable elevators A few years back I ran across a hundred plus glass/ceramic high voltage insulators being tossed out, most with a cradle in them that reminded me of 50' - 60's kitchen stoneware. I realized they can work as cable risers and looked smart but on my ... | |
| The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition I'm just going to reiterate what I said elsewhere; You're paying for an industrial artist's work, not improved performance. I never heard of him until this new Linn turntable and I'm not an Apple person. Frankly it looks cheap in the photos. Yo... | |
| BEST CD TRANSPORT These questions get so boring and routine. But okay, from what I have actually heard and spent any time with, Esoteric P1X. Also heard it with the Rubidium Clock and that made improvements but is not made anymore. But Esoteric has an all new in ho... | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey You play a lot of music at loud levels in that room? Not much I can see will help with airborne interference. Maybe a nice digital playback source. | |
| McIntosh to Luxman? Detail, imaging, impact. McIntosh is rather dull and generic sounding. When you first hear it, you think, a nice and safe sound. But then you compare it to other gear, and right away you hear its limitations. | |
| Why are People Dumping their Audio Research Gear and What Does it Say about them? How do you know that people are dumping their gear? | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... I think that most people who see performances in Concert / Symphony Halls will disagree with you on the front row seat as the best seat in the hall. Be it clamshell like here in Chicago or shoe box (I prefer), like Boston, surprisingly up in the ... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? Not so surprisingly a lot of businesses fail because they didn't do basic homework on the cost of doing business like say opening a restaurant and not figuring out things like how much money I have to make just to cover all the costs at the end of... |