scott22
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| Do you buy new, used or new or used gear? All used started with ADCOM pre and amp,cd player. True story I messed up shorting out my amp i lived an hours drive away from thier place in new brunswickish area any way they not only repaired it while I waited they went through the amp making c... | |
| Brands That Died Snell, aaaahhh owned the c2 Nice sounding ran with adcom gear. | |
| Best concert you've attended Greatful Dead at Princeton1970ish | |
| Amp longevity, if well taken care of --the risks of purchasing used equip. As a 20 something I bought an Adcom preamp and amp for $300! Adcom was in New Brunswick NJ close to where I lived I took it to them and while I waited went through the entire amp and pre making changes as they went and gave it back to me free of c... | |
| How Many Listeners Here Listen Mostly With Eyes Closed? 7th grade junior 3 trenton NJ Charles Higgins music professor 6' 8'' beautiful man with the most powerful voice. made us listen to the classic head down eyes shut, great advice. | |
| Prices of Records/Vinyl in 2025 When I was teen I'd buy used from the Princeton Record Exchange and steal new albums from the big box store. | |
| Have some fun with bookshelf monitors!! By used from private party if you can after your due diligence. | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? What is ideal? I sit 8 ft from the Canton 9k reference stand mounted and SVS subs , my Listening db from 8 ft is in the lower 70ies with max. touching 80 db. If I go louder my ears will bleed. Full length Curtains behind gear, and in front on wall behind sitting... | |
| New vs uses in your current setup My system canton 9k speakers Technics SGU700 integrated,maker interconnects, monster m2 speaker cables, martantz cd 6006 player all used all trouble free (hope I did not jinx myself) for years. Before that bought all adcom gear pre &power amps... | |
| Should I upgrade from REL/510 subwoofer to REL/812 subwoofer? I went from 1 to two SVS sb1000Pro subs in a 14wx16L room with a vaulted ceiling going from 8 to 16 ft in a well damped room opened at one end. I sit 8 ft from speakers.The second sub added to the sound stage and imaging and filled in the bass ... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? BEACHBOYS ugh I'm am old man and proud to say I'v never listen to a Bboy song in total since as soon as one comes on I switch staions, forgetabout owning a cd or record from them. Beachboys lol | |
| What are the absolute legendary Snell model no.s? As a young guy I owned Snell C2 bought from a friend in my office who was into audio. The light oak finish was beautiful, sadly my wife did not agree so after 15 years I sold them and cobbled together Canton 9K Reference stand mounted and SVS subs... | |
| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! Woo all this process for a record.Not my tune, I switched to CDs to avoid all this, now I breath on the disc wipe it on my shirt, put it on the tray, push play and chill. | |
| Any regrets in selling gear? Yea all my Adcom gear Pre, power , and CD. Great gear for the price. | |
| How do you pick your gear? Tips and insights are welcome. I buy used well reviewed, highly regarded, like new speakers that I can get for 40% of retail. I live in a upper middle class area and have been able to pick up 3 month old Canton 9K speakers and a 6 month old technic sug 700 integrated using my ... |