therobert
Responses from therobert
| Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great? Best inexpensive combo I had was NAD326BEE driving Monitor Audio GR10’s - amazingly good sound. | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding Bands that are, or were, really big and popular that I can’t understand the appeal: Rush - my all time most hated band by a wide margin - words can not describe how awful I think their music is. Boston - just ughh U2 - first album is pretty good... | |
| Turntable noobie...what advice do you have? Mississippi Records in North Portland has the best prices, and you can listen to used vinyl before you buy - highly recommended. | |
| I feel bad for GenX'ers that missed out on the 60s and 70s. I was born in the 60’s, and you are welcome to keep listening to the same old classic rock crap - if I never here another Zeppelin, or Eagles song again, I’ll be perfectly happy. There is so much music out there, that it blows my mind that classic... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Not that obscure . . . but Lhasa De Sela's "The Living Road" | |
| Audio Lessons Learned - post your best advice for the newer members! Don't equate higher price with better sound. I spent quite a bit of time and money trying to best my rather modest original set-up that I sold. Eventually got it right, but it was infuriating, and time consuming. | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes Violent Femmes - Debut albumElvis Costello - My Aim is TrueThe Clash - SandinistaJuana Molina - SonYo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as OneWillie Nelson - Shotgun WillieCalifone - Roots & CrownsLhasa De Sela - The Living Road | |
| Advice on best mid priced MM cartridge choice for Rega P3 (2016) If you are patient, you can usually find a Rega Exact selling new on Ebay, or somewhere in the $300 ballpark. I've had two in the past several years, and it's a really nice cartridge - especially with the Rega table. | |
| Phono preamp worth it with MM cartridges? Except for speakers, I have almost the exact same gear. First off, I think the Exact is excellent, and I’m on my second one. I run a Parks Audio Budgie as my phono amp, and couldn’t be happier with the sound. They don’t come up for sale that often... | |
| Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned? Combination of NAD 326BEE amp and Monitor Audio GR10 speakers - Amazingly good sound for the price. Still kind of wish I hadn't sold them, but, unfortunately, don't have the space for more than one system. | |
| ...bookshelf speakers that sound good at low volume... Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2 - I love that they sound full, and detailed even at lower volumes | |
| Speakers that are a great value! Another vote for Ascend Acoustics - I’ve had their Sierra 2’s for a few years now, and feel no need to “upgrade”. Great value. | |
| Best debut album Tie between Elvis Costello’s My AIM Is True, and The Violent Femmes debut | |
| MOBILE FIDELITY ONE STEP VINYL The best thing about the One Steps . . . reselling! I got the first Bill Evans for $100 - the day it arrived I sold it in one hour on eBay for $325. Tidy profit to offset some more reasonable vinyl purchases. Luckily I'm not the guy that needs to ... | |
| A moderate priced dac I got a used Rega DAC for just under $500, and have been loving it. |