| Author | Message | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 632 Registered: 9-2003 |
Just wondering if, besides bkbass Barry, there are any other audiophiles out there on the site. While we certainly have some serious players here with some mondo amp rigs and multiple Alembics, do we have HiFi nuts here as well? Specifically, do we have anybody out there that is as serious with their HiFi rigs as they are about their bass rigs? | ||
| nick_bassman
Member Username: nick_bassman Post Number: 60 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Kevin IME it isn't as common as you might expect to find musicians who are serious about reproducing music at home. I actually got interested in Hi Fi and listening before I got interested in playing. I put my first system together when I was 13, some "stereo" friends and I used to listen to Dark Side and Concert for Bangladesh to test the latest upgrades ! I'm still pretty serious about my home stereo system currently running a $20,000ish system. So come on out of the closet you audiophiles !! | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 633 Registered: 9-2003 |
Nick: Actually, having been a rabid avid audiophile since 12 or 13yrs. of age, as well as a DeadHead and guitar nut, I am well versed in the sad fact that some of the most talented gifted musicians have lousy or non-existent music systems. Since very few pros have hot-rod music systems, I figured I'd ask on the site and see what I got for responses. $20K is fairly serious HiFi territory! How about some details for the drooling masses? You Stereophile magazine readers out there know what I'm talking about, LOL! | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1735 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hehehhee ...one of the most audiophilistic audiophiles I know is a club member. The other one is the training manager of an important Belgian bank. I always liked a good record or CD but was never into high-end hifi stuff. He introduced me into a world where one (1) CD-player costs about $ 20K's. Well I oculdn't follow in whatever way. Paul the bad one | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 634 Registered: 9-2003 |
Currently, my dozen-year-old HiFi rig is in my storage locker...I'm using my roomate's rig which, while of higher quality (RE: read HIGHER priced, LOL!), is equally as old: Audio Research (ARC) LS-2B Mk. II Hybrid (i.e., tube & S/S) Line Stage (pre-amp) ARC D-300 S/S Power Amp Theta Data Basic CD Transport Theta DS Pro Basic DAC Infinity Renaissance 90 Loudspeakers (tri-spiked) Tice Audio Power Block II/TPT AC Line Conditioner MIT Interconnects Monster M-1000 Bi-wired Speaker Cables w/X-Terminators Marigo Audio Labs Power Cords Nakamichi CR-7A Reference Cassette Deck (not normally used) NO Analog front-ends (i.e., turntable) UNFORTUNATELY!!! Billy Bags Tubular Steel Audio Rack on spikes/bases It's a relative oldie, but certainly a goodie. I'd say he has roughly about the same dosh as Nick invested in his system. | ||
| nick_bassman
Member Username: nick_bassman Post Number: 61 Registered: 9-2002 |
OK Kevin here goes :- Wadia WT3200 CD Transport Perpetual Technologies P1A DSP/Upsampler Perpetual Technologies P3A DAC ModWright Level 2 Power Plant for above items Avantgarde Acoustics Model 5 amplifier Avantgarde Acoustics Uno speakers Nordost Moonglo 2 digital cable Townshend Isolda DCT interconnect Townshend Isolda DCT speaker cable (DCT = Deep Cryogenic Treated) Equipment sits on Target racks (soon to try building a couple of TNT Flexy racks). The speakers constitute about $11K !! I'll try to get some pics if people are interested. Cheers Nick | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 635 Registered: 9-2003 |
Nick: Please, take plenty of pix! I'm especially interested in ultra-high quality (and high-priced stuff) as it is rare to glimpse it outside of the meager few high-end audio rags adverts and review sections. High-end audio "salons" (boutiques? LOL!) are usually too upper-crusty to let goateed Harley tee, jeans and biker-boots-wearing, Harley-riding/diesel pick-up driving miscreants like me in their hallowed halls (regardless of my W-2 IRS tax statement), LOL! I used to have a friend in High-end audio (so did my roomate) so we both used to get great deals and top-shelf treatment, hence the system above. Ah, I see! After reading your (much-more modern) equipment list and seeing a British flavor, I also read your profile. As American as my current referrence system is, yours is equally British, LOL!. Ah, the power of the Pound Sterling! Please excuse my current audio ignorance as I haven't followed the trends in High-end audio in quite some time having just renewed my Stereophile subscription for the first time since the mid-nineties. I also haven't auditioned anything new since then as well, so I'm not familiar with the majority of your current system (Wadia Digital not withstanding). It's a shame we live at opposite ends of the pond, as we are similar in age and likes and I would be honored to audition such an impressive system...anybody that spends Eleven LARGE on loudspeakers is alright in my book! Sh*te, I spent two years auditioning everything while saving all my pennies to buy my loudspeakers (Infinity Reference Source 9 Kappa's - $3300/pair) back in '91 when I was still a broke engineering student! The only loudspeakers I liked at the time under $10k besides those that I purchased were the B&W 801 Matrix (from ole' blighty, LOL!)and the Martin-Logan Quest, both too expensive for my student-aid pocketbook, LOL! Alright, I dug the Magnepan 1.5QR's, but they needed a subwoofer/amp that cost three to four times their $1600MSRP, LOL! If you haven't guessed already, I am a bass freak...if it ain't got the lowest octave extension and weight, it ain't for me, LOL! | ||
| wideload
Member Username: wideload Post Number: 62 Registered: 6-2003 |
I fell in love with Martin Logan speakers (SL-3's) the same way I fell for Alembic...it just sounded clearer and more "present" than anything else. Like Alembic, I had to wait a few years before I felt able to justify my purchase. Add a Velodyne sub and its a very nice system (listening to "The Rite of Strings" now, in fact). Mortgage and two tuition bills keep me firmly grounded in reality, though. But think how much extra cash I'll have when the kids are on their own-in 15-20 years!!? Larry | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 639 Registered: 9-2003 |
Actually, some of the finest sound I've ever heard was an audition of the Martin-Logan CLS! I can't remember all the details WRT the ancillary equipment as it was '93 at Sound By Singer in NYC near Washington Sq. Park. They had these subs that were specifically voiced for the CLS's (they had a card in them that was "programmed" for them specifically). I wish I could remember the name! I do remember the system used the CAT Signature Series 1 tube single-ended pre-amp and an all-analogue front end (vinyl!)...the LP(1) playing was, as I remember it, Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" and it sounded like Arlo and his band were right in the room amongst me! I loved that whole system and can't remember what in the hell was in it, LOL! BTW, same night I auditioned the most expensive system I've ever seen: Apogee Grand Stage loudspeakers (over $100k!!!) and these ridiculous Conrad-Johson all-tube Mega-Watt/Mega-Buck monoblock amps and despite being personally set-up by the PHD who designed the loudspeakers (he was there!) it sounded like total crappola! In the same room and just minutes later were B&W 802 Matrix driven by Krell electronics that sounded awesome! I also heard a 'budget' system playing SRV's "Tin Pan Alley" consisting of those Monitor Audio mini-monitors (with the metal-coned drivers) driven by Audible Illusions hybrid electronics and a modest analogue front-end (VPI HW-19Jr /Sumiko Blue Point) and it kicked-*ss and actually had bass...from 6" drivers!!! I made the comment in front of the PHD designer of the Monitor Audio's and he was amused that I was surprised the system had bass..it would have made an awesome office/den/bedroom auxilliary system...my buddy eneded-up becoming a Stevie fan because of that demo, LOL! | ||
| rami
Advanced Member Username: rami Post Number: 390 Registered: 6-2002 |
Whenever I get into that "mood" and want to impress my friends, I pull out my 1963 McIntosh MA230 integrated amp. It was actually the first integrated amp they ever made and is documented in their catalogue. Incredibly beautiful, rich & warm sound. I actually got it as a gift from a retired McIntosh rep as thanks for helping him setup up his newer system. It's a real spectacle for the ears and the eyes with those glowing tubes. He also gave me a McIntosh MR-65 Stereo FM tuner. Both with the optional solid Walnut cabinets. WOW!!! Rami | ||
| hollis
Senior Member Username: hollis Post Number: 485 Registered: 11-2003 |
Rami, You just keep on getting higher and higher on the "cool-o-meter". I love McIntosh stuff! | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1737 Registered: 9-2002 |
Brother "cool" Rami ... well of course he HAS to be "cool" ...can you stand a 2,5 year wait for a bass ..."Cool" must be your middle name. The guy I mentioned above from the bank had also a "tube -CD player" looks great with those glowing things but to be honest ...I didn't hear it!!!! PTBO | ||
| rami
Advanced Member Username: rami Post Number: 391 Registered: 6-2002 |
Yeah, that wait has been brutal. I don't think I could stand to go through that again. It'll be my last Alembic custom. | ||
| adriaan
Advanced Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 377 Registered: 6-2002 |
My direct experiences with audiophile equipment date back to the 80s. Never had the budget to match my preferences, so I'm sticking to neutral sounding low-end stuff - yes, there is such a thing, as long as you don't turn up the volume. I've always preferred electrostats over cones - especially for classical/acoustic music, a major crush on the Quad EL64 (or what was the number - the upright version). Cones for 'pop' - probably B&W, which were also pretty good for non-pop. KEF was pretty good, but a bit too warm-sounding. Hm, I must be closet Briton. | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 506 Registered: 12-2002 |
My entire surround sound system in my crib BOSE baby! | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 642 Registered: 9-2003 |
Thanks for all the replies, guys. Now for the "separates the men from the boys" question: Who here still listens to an analogue front-end (i.e., turntable) and maintains a vinyl library? I'm still dying to replace my 25yr-old Thorens TD-115 Swiss (W. German-made, actually) turntable with a VPI Scout/ScoutMaster or TNT JR. (made in New Joisey!) and re-kindle my love for vinyl all over again. Sumiko will even give me a $75 trade-in allowance for my old Blue Point MC phono cartridge if I step up to a new Blue Point II or Blue Point Special - EVO III! Vinyl is alive and well, if you know where to look...you just need a VPI-17 record cleaning machine for all those "garage sale" specials, LOL! | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 644 Registered: 9-2003 |
BTW, for all our BeNeLux club members out there: What does "Ah! Njoeb Tjoeb" mean? It's a Dutch company that takes Marantz or other Mass-market Mid-Fi CD players and mods. them with tube circuitry to get a more "Hi-Fi" (re; analogue) sound out of them. I think it means something like "Ah! those tubes (valves)"....Am I right? | ||
| lbpesq
Intermediate Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 113 Registered: 7-2004 |
I still have my old AR turntable hooked up, though admittedly it gets very little use. I have a 200 CD changer that I love to put on random and let it go. You can get some very interesting set lists that way, sometimes almost creepy. The AR is a simple as it gets - belt drive and one switch only: on/off. No automatic return at the end of the record. Want to play a 45? Take off the turntable shell and move the belt to the smaller pulley. Low tech at its finest! Bill, tgo | ||
| adriaan
Advanced Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 380 Registered: 6-2002 |
"Ah! Njoeb Tjoeb" - as you already guessed, tjoeb is just a phonetic spelling for "tube". WHen I googled for it, it suggested "Ah! Njoe Tjoeb" so yes, it must be simply "Ah! New Tube". Never heard of them, but then I don't read up on audio. Apparently this is the Ah! Njoe Tjoeb website: http://www.hifi-notes.com/index2-nl.htm | ||
| dnburgess
Advanced Member Username: dnburgess Post Number: 330 Registered: 1-2003 |
My audiophilia preceeded my gearophilia - but not by long. I was working in a hi fi store at the age of 14 so that I could afford to buy my first electric guitar - a second hand SG (which is presently being restored). I use developments in hi-fi technology as a guide to music instrument technology. e.g. The hi-fi world pretty much decided (with a few notable exceptions) a long time ago that 3-way speakers with mutiple small woofers represents the best set of trade offs. Hence I checked out Acme speakers. Another example - switch mode amplifiers don't seem to have caught on in audiophile land - and I'm sceptical about them in bass applications. I prefer the sound of my PSS Audio power amp to my QSC. (But the former is so heavy I hardly ever take it out of the house, usually using an Acoustic Image Focus - 600W into 4ohms weighing 4lbs - the convenience is so amazing, its worth the trade off most of the time. I guess audiohiles seldom have to lug their gear.) For serious listening my main source is a Pioneer universal player - SACD sounds great. One day I'll get another turntable and record cleaning machine. David B. | ||
| jacko
Junior Username: jacko Post Number: 38 Registered: 10-2002 |
To answer the first question, I'd like to be an audiophile but can't quite afford £20000 front ends. To answer the second question, most of my collection is on vinyl and as kevin said vinyl is alive and well - you can still get 90% of new releases on lp if you try really hard. My set up is... Elite Rock turntable c/w Excalibur tonearm . -latest Townsend version is air suspended and comes in at £7500 - it's not that one ;-) Marantz CD63 KI sig Cd player - best sub £500 player in it's day. Arcam alpha 9 preamp and Arcam Diva P90 power amp. Living Voice Auditorium speakers. Plus a rotel tuner and an old nakamichi cassette player. here's a photo of my living room, as you can tell, Mrs J has alot of say when it comes to ideal speaker placement ;-(  | ||
| nick_bassman
Member Username: nick_bassman Post Number: 62 Registered: 9-2002 |
Here is a taster for you guys. I used to run a Voyd Reference/Helius Cyalene/Audionote IO vinyl front end but couldn't really justify having such an expensive front end when at the time it wasn't so easy to pick up releases of new stuff I wanted. Who knows I may venture back to vinyl land. By the way Jacko, nice system those LV speakers are great. more detailed pictures to follow on mine. Oh by the way the silver Sony kit is my wifes Home Theatre stuff !  | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 646 Registered: 9-2003 |
Very nice, mates. Thanks for sharing the pix. I had pix of the current system, but I can't seem to find 'em. I'll have to look a little harder. | ||
| son_of_magni
Intermediate Member Username: son_of_magni Post Number: 129 Registered: 1-2004 |
Thorens T.T. and an Ah Tjoeb CD feeding an AVA PAS III preamp, then into twin SC150 (150 watt each) Transcendent Sound mono blocks (EL509's) which drive Ohm F speakers. For some supplimental rear enhancement I tap off the PAS III into an ST70 and that drives some smaller old speakers that weigh a ton, I forget what brand. I have something like 200 LP's but I haven't added to that collection in the last 15 years. Maybe 150 CD's, mostly jazz, some rock, funk, classical. Oh yeah, my other stereo is a Sansui G9000 feeding two huge Infinities... (Message edited by son_of_magni on November 01, 2004) | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 649 Registered: 9-2003 |
Ohm F's! That's a blast from the past! Where's BKBarry when you need him...he used to sell those bad boys at the long-defunct NE chain "Tech Hi-Fi" back early in the "US Decade" ('80's) where I used to hangout as a punk-*ss long-haired PITA (well, the PITA part is still with me in full-force at least, LOL!). Refresh my memory, are those the ones with the full range 360-degree transmission-line driver (upside-down cone) or are they the ones that were a full three-way dynamic system with a two (or three?)-way upward firing dynamic complement mounted on the top of the speakers? How do you like the Ah! Njoe Tjoeb? This site is great...ask anybody else what the hell a tube (valve) is, and you get dirty looks like you have three heads, LOL! | ||
| son_of_magni
Intermediate Member Username: son_of_magni Post Number: 130 Registered: 1-2004 |
The Ohm F's are Walsh type speakers. Originally they had 14 inch long cone shaped drivers that drive down into the big box. When I purchased them for $100 the drivers were blown. For about $1000 I got the new upgraded drivers and installed them myself. I believe the main cone still fires down into the cab, and there are two or three tweeters mounted at various angles to extend the high end and widen the listening sweet spot. The imaging is really dramatic. I like the Ah Tjoeb, but is it worth the money? I really don't know, but it sure is fun to watch people's reactions when I say that I have a tube CD player. | ||
| dnburgess
Advanced Member Username: dnburgess Post Number: 331 Registered: 1-2003 |
I remember way back selling Infinity loudspeakers with Walsh tweeters - little silver ice cream cones on top of the speakers - was our reference system for a while. Didn't realise there were larger Walsh drivers or that they were still available. | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 651 Registered: 9-2003 |
Karl: Thanks for the history lesson...I forgot the transmission line drivers were named after Walsh. Those things were quite expensive back in the day. They did come out with smaller, less expensive OHM Walsh speakers, but the model numbers escape me (the driver looked like Abe Lincoln's top hat, not the dunce cone hat look of the "F"'s driver. The other Ohm's I spoke of are Ohm I's. They didn't image as well as the Walsh's, but they were bi-ampable and shook the floor (Ohm claimed over 120dB of dynamic range and 1000W of power handlling capability!). My "rich" buddy bought those and the Adcom GFA-1 cube power-amp with a Nikko pre-amp (all from Tech Hi-Fi)at my recommendation back in the day ('80 or '81)and they were AWESOME! I wanted that set-up in the worst way. David: I remember those Infinity's, but can't for the life of me remember the model #. It sucks to get old, LOL! Where's BkBass Barry when you need him? He's a bigger Infinity nut than I am! Yes, SOM/Karl has what I believe are the first Walsh-type speakers, and they were designed and sold a quarter of a century ago! That driver is/was huge! I am not aware of any manufacturer currently producing a loudspeaker utilizing Walsh Transmission Line drivers. Cheers Mates, Kevin | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 652 Registered: 9-2003 |
Where are Susan and/or Mica? I was hoping that they would chime-in with what they listen to. I imagine Susan has quite the record collection...notice I said records, not CD's, LOL! I'm wondering what the wizards at Alembic listen to/through? | ||
| bassdr
New Username: bassdr Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2004 |
Hey guys, where are the "Linnies" out there- I have been an audiophile and bass player for 30+ years. Just got my first Alembic- Essence 93K7816- perfect- ebay, $1225- you guys probably saw it. Happy as a clam. I had always been a Rick guy- 4001. Still have my 1979. Linn LP12, Klyde, Tramplin, Cirrcus,etc Perreaux SM2 preamp aragon 4004 Mk2 am Linn DMS speakers, dynalab FT11 analog tuner Magnavox CDB650 mucho modified CD player Vandersteen subwoofer Linn speaker cables Audioquest Coral interconnects 3,000+ lp's "Let those who have ears listen" Michael | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 656 Registered: 9-2003 |
Ah, a LINNIE...Ivor Tiefenbrun would be proud of the lad (say that like "Fat Bast*rd")! I dig Linn-Sondek...those things (LP-12) have been around forever...personally I'm more of a VPI turntable man...must be that Joisey thing, LOL! They (Linn) have some real nice electronics as well, especially that crazy switched-mode power supply thin-profile power amp they make that is cooled by convection only and runs @ 400Hz like an aircraft. We at least one Scotsman audiophile on the site (Jacko), but I don't think he's a "Linnie". | ||
| jacko
Junior Username: jacko Post Number: 42 Registered: 10-2002 |
Nope. Not a scotsman either - expat geordie. My colleague has an LP12 sondek but I prefer my rock. another friend in yorkshire spent about £20000 on a full Linn system about 10 years ago. had it wired through his whole house aswell - again, sounds fantastic. It's the scottish hi-fi show in a fortnight so I'll no doubt be drooling. last years drool were the Living Voice speakers. this year would have been a new cd but I've just put in my Rogue order so that's the budget for 2005 blown. graeme | ||
| geddy
Junior Username: geddy Post Number: 45 Registered: 7-2004 |
For sure, I've been running this stereo/home theatre for about five years now, recently all being driven by my PC. Onkyo 500watt DD5.1 (no DTS) Mission front towers, center and sub SpeakerCraft outdoor speakers hanging in the back surround (which are the cleanest speakers I've ever heard in that size range) So nothing all that fancy but it will shake the house! | ||
| bkbass
Member Username: bkbass Post Number: 77 Registered: 11-2003 |
Hello,I don't remember the Infinity model number of those early ones.I believe they where actually letter designations back then.I do remember the Walsh tweeter being more of a spun aluminum finial shape something like what one might find on the curled end of a banister(ofcourse in wood)in an old house.It was mounted to a folded surround which was mounted horizontal on a horizontal baffle board with the sides and back of the cabinet higher than the driver itself with a top and front grill cloth.I remember thinking to myself how the hell is this thing agonna vibrate fast enough to create accurate highs?The woofer I believe was a peerless octogon shaped frame.Remember this was probly the companies first or second effort.Walsh next appeared with the brand name OHM AND HAD MODELS "A,B AND C"which was a inverted cone with the magnet structure on top and the cones made out of titanium with 18"12" and 10"diameters respectively.The cold war had our service forces scrambling for every ounce of titanium they could find to build machines of war and hence no more Walsh drivers at the Ohm factory.Truly one of the more inovative and finest sounding speakers in their line and history.The Walsh legacy enjoyed a short comeback in the mid 80's with conventional cone drivers and will resurface again shortly as Ohm is still alive and well in Brooklyn. | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 661 Registered: 9-2003 |
Aha! I knew you couldn't resist this thread for long, LOL! I just had to say your name and "Infinity" enough times, LOL! I liked all those Ohm "Walsh" TLD speakers...they were the only things that Tech HiFi had that approached the bass I got from my old EPI-500's (from Tech HiFi, of course) that I loved until the woofer surrounds rotted. I sold those when I got my Infinity's and the guy had 'em reconed and loved 'em too. Personally, unless someone comes out with something better for me, I still aspire to own a set of B&W 801's (Nautilus or the older Series IV/Matrix) or a set of Martin-Logan hybrids (i.e., full-range electrostat and powered dynamic subwoofer combo). The B&W for outright midrange purity, accuracy and balance (including good LF extension)...Alan Parsons and his Abbey Road Studio(s) can't be wrong, LOL!..OR the M-L's for incredible imaging and soundstage coupled to the Jurassic-park floor shaking capability (Think T-Rex scene, LOL!). Gots to have that bass, LOL! Hell, even though my Infinity IRS Kappa 9's (9 Kappa's?) were the designer's (Victor Campos)choice loudspeakers that my Audio Cheapskate-inspired (thanks, Stereophile's Sam Tellig) Adcom electronics (GFP-565 pre-amp and GFA-565 Monoblock power amps) were voiced for, the B&W 801 Matrix absolutely SANG with them. Obviously, there are MUCH better electronics with which to drive those with now (as there was then...I'm pretty sure Bowers and Wilkinson didn't use Adcom stuff to develope their loudspeakers, LOL!), but I was still blown away with the sound that even "budget" electronics was able to elicit from those heavy dense Matrix enclosures with the pivoting top-mounted tweeter/mid modules! All this without the optional B&W EQ module that extended the bass even further! | ||
| rami
Advanced Member Username: rami Post Number: 393 Registered: 6-2002 |
Check this out! For all of you who like high-end audio with style: http://www.classicpumps.com/mpumps.htm | ||
| the_mule
Advanced Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 317 Registered: 1-2004 |
Hey Rami, no 'Pimp my Ride' but 'Pump my Stereo'? It's a strange world... LOL! Wilfred | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 667 Registered: 9-2003 |
Not quite my cup of tea...I usually like something curvy with long legs to fill a set of pumps, not hi-fi, LOL! | ||
| rami
Advanced Member Username: rami Post Number: 394 Registered: 6-2002 |
I actually saw (and heard) these live at an audiophile show - not bad at all! Two monoblocs with the preamp purse. I believe they're size 10. | ||
| dean_m
Advanced Member Username: dean_m Post Number: 367 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hey Rami, I still run an old McIntosh MC2505 in my home studio/office. My wife got this for me as a Christmas present years ago from a friend who at the time refurbed old McIntosh amps. Great little power amp!!!!! | ||
| rami
Advanced Member Username: rami Post Number: 395 Registered: 6-2002 |
That's really cool Dino! I consider McIntosh to be the "Alembic" of audio gear. Very collectible as well. | ||
| bkbass
Member Username: bkbass Post Number: 79 Registered: 11-2003 |
kmh,B&W uses or used Krell mono blocks(the big boy boat anchors) with a Meridian Pro CD player.Not sure of the cable but I know it's pure silver litz.That right,straight wire with gain baby!I prefer KEF to B&W,piano and voices just sound more natural to my tin ears.I need you to come over and audition the cab we spoke about.Bring your Bass and your head.How about the week after next?Also was speaking with someone about tons of vinyl for sale in you area on Warren(?)street? | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 671 Registered: 9-2003 |
Well, we'll see about the cab. The biggest thing that would improve my sound is learning how to play properly, not a new cab, LOL! Remember, I'm just a half-*ssed guitar player that plods around on the bass. I bought an Alembic not because I am artistically worthy or musically-gifted but because I can afford it (divorced, no bills, etc.), LOL! Now if you wanna give me bass lessons, now you're talking! You see, this way both you AND my guitar instructor can roll your eyes when I don't practice my week's lessons, LOL! | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 987 Registered: 5-2002 |
It's actually pretty amazing what can be accomplished when one practices regularly. <g> | ||
| bkbass
Member Username: bkbass Post Number: 82 Registered: 11-2003 |
kmh,I told you before I'd give you filter lessons.lol!Come on up with your bass and amp head.Call me early next week. |
