chuckt
Responses from chuckt
| Defunct brands- Acoustat Spectra 1100 ESL, Placette line stage. | |
| Your oldest gear? Mac 2100 and a Mac C 26 bought used in 1985 for $400 and still in use today. Both have been recapped twice. Also a pair of Acoustat Spectra 1100, 30 years ago and the only gear I've bought new. | |
| Selling collection directly in the pacific northwest? Pacific NW is a large area. I'm in Spokane, WA. | |
| Favorite Song Lyrics of All Time. What Say You? "You say that you know me I'm sure that you do. Except for the part that was hidden from view" Aztec Two Step | |
| Short in my system? My Audiolab 6000cdt gave me a shock multiple times and now it won't pickup the remote signal. At least it gets me out of the chair...... | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? I have a pair of 30y/o ESL's, Acoustat Spectra 1100's that continue to impress me with each improvement in my other components. Anyone else have older ESL's? | |
| Any piece of equipment you currently dream of ? Bryston 4B3 to replace my ancient Mac 2100. | |
| Does anyone listen to the radio anymore? We are lucky here in the Spokane area to have 3 good FM stations, which I listen to at home and in the car. An NPR station that plays classical during the day, has great news, and multiple jazz, bluegrass, alternative, and blues programming. A col... | |
| Modular LP record storage suggestions Have you checked out the furniture listings on Agon? There are oak booksnelves I've found on clist or fcbk that are 12" deep with adjustable shelves. I use those with good results. Not expensive, sturdy and look nice. | |
| What has been a favourite moment in Audio? Putting in my first hearing aid after years of needing one. Brought tears to my eyes when I turned on the stereo. | |
| My All Time Christmas Song Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon, the gentleman who wrote it. | |
| What is your "holy grail song" that you cannot find? Modern Day Magic by Marie Cain. Heard it on a demo album when I was a DJ on a Nome, Alaska radio station. | |
| Hardware or source materail +1 for cart upgrade, then phono stage. Made a huge difference in my vintage Mac system. I'm an old guy too, with very similar tastes. | |
| Hearing aid question Absolutely get the hearing aids, decent ones after and audiology appointment. I did that 2 yearsa ago and it was the best audiophile expense to date. | |
| Improving a stone rack I'm looking to use a glass shelf rack, 5 shelves that sit in slots in the wood frame with a soft vinyl supporting the shelves. A Technics 1500c tt will sit on the top. If anything, what type of damping would work well on a budget? I was thinking o... |