mickeyb
Responses from mickeyb
| Wilson Sasha V They actually look like the droids, Huey, duey and Louie from Bruce Derns masterpiece “silent running”. I’d love a pair. | |
| Used PS Audio Items Tmr in Colorado as is ps audio. I’m guessing that’s why so many of their products end up on the site. | |
| Cleaning audio components with 90% isopropyl alcohol I just spit on them and wipe clean with 10ply toilet paper. I find it really enhances the sound. | |
| How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment? Put a dog on top of your equipment. Should do the trick. | |
| All Stocked Up and Nowhere To Play Sounds about right. | |
| Suggestions for Phono Preamp Find a used ear 834 tube phono amp if you can. 1 switch for mm/mc, you can tube roll, outstanding. | |
| Yamaha Amplifier Warranty Issues Replace the unit with a new one. Send faulty unit back to manufacturer where they can fix unit on their own time. Keep customer happy. Sick of all the excuses. Give the man a new unit and let manufacturer fix his old one then resell as b stock. Is... | |
| Prospectives on Chi-Fi Heard a cayin h80a hybrid integrated. It was fantastic sounding. You can tube roll the preamp section to your liking. What a bargain. sounded like a McIntosh only not as colored. | |
| Stupid Asking Prices- Why Don't Sellers Read Audiogon The Blue Book First? If you are looking for something specific for a decent amount of time, you’ll know what real market value is. I’ll look for a specific piece and sometimes I’ll wait 2-3 yrs.. I know in this hobby, if you’re patient and emotionally detached, you’ll... | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus Bob mould with sugar was stupid loud and distorted. a few other notables- Catherine wheel, rage against the machine, Metallica, even Jeff Buckley hitting those high notes was too loud but it was oh so beautiful, | |
| Looking for advise with selecting next integrated amp Luxman or accuphase. Top dollar, top quality. | |
| Investigating if ultrasound is harming LPs Pitter patter. | |
| What to listen for? In Nina Simone’s “I loves you porgy” at the 1:28 mark, you can hear a very subtle “queef” sound. Not sure how to describe it other than it sounds like “queef”. Might be the guitarist sliding on the strings. | |
| Dedicated power circuits Run each outlet in its own conduit directly to the box. We use conduit in Chicago. 12 or 10 is fine for 20amp. I prefer stranded wire over solid. Any breaker box with copper busses is fine. I like the audioquest line of receptacles. They are well... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? I have a vintage family room system consisting of a pioneer sx1250, pioneer pl 630 tt and diapason adamantes as my speakers. It sounds really good. Not as good as my reference system but not nearly as pricey and beautiful to look at with all that ... |