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1: General Asylum, RE: Any significance with... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2024-03-30, 04:56:35 (65.92.231.106)
Went back to the ad to get my story straight... Also looked at the previous listing and found out that the seller is not the original buyer. He bought the unit from the original buyer in 2021 and has .......
2: General Asylum, Any significance with... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2024-03-29, 05:49:33 (65.92.231.106)
Buying from original owner vs buying from second owner any significance? Any significance on price for prospective buyer? Not dealing with rare item here, SACD player that has recently been discontin .......
3: General Asylum, RE: Not so fast (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-06-08, 01:38:15 (65.92.230.222)
"A lot of high end audio is about the heavy and beautifully polished chassis and snake oil marketing in the guise of technical whitepapers." Truer words seldom spoken. .......
4: General Asylum, RE: I believe that the previously-scheduled court date was kicked over to June 7th (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-06-02, 16:03:11 (65.92.230.222)
Thanks! .......
5: General Asylum, RE: Survival of ARC (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-06-01, 16:53:39 (65.92.230.222)
Well, I for one. .......
6: General Asylum, Survival of ARC (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-06-01, 11:34:40 (65.92.230.222)
Does audio research still have a pulse? Thanks. .......
7: Tubes Asylum, Biasing (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-05-31, 04:22:13 (65.92.230.222)
Why do power tubes need to be biased and why is it that pre-amp tubes are ready to go once installed in the socket? Yes this is an admission of my limited knowledge of basic electronics! Thanks! ::: .......
8: General Asylum, RE: Latest on Audio Research (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-05-19, 06:45:32 (65.92.230.222)
How do you know that ARC will survive? It ain't a deal until it is a deal. if wishes were horses beggars would ride .......
9: General Asylum, RE: Latest on Audio Research (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-05-19, 04:53:03 (65.92.230.222)
Any truth to audio research being sold to a granite company? Strange as ARC was already on the rocks. Something pushes the boundaries of reality here. Granite enclosures is a crock IMHO. Maybe the liq .......
10: General Asylum, RE: From itself ? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-05-11, 15:18:55 (65.92.230.222)
Strange, there I was seeing those amps for the first time earlier today and thinking that finally ARC was producing something that was a nice design that might generate sales. The colour thing is some .......
11: Tubes Asylum, How can audio research survive... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-05-10, 02:00:01 (65.92.230.222)
if Russian vacuum tubes are unavailable? ARC is cornered, more to the point ARC has cornered itself. Does anyone know if Russian tubes can somehow be sourced in numbers sufficient to get ARC back on i .......
12: General Asylum, RE: How come the worlds best audio minds cant ,,,,,,,, (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-05-09, 17:46:56 (65.92.230.222)
Audio designers just want to have fun and live in the belief that they are right about their approach to sound reproduction. BTW are there any women involved in the design, building and marketing of .......
13: General Asylum, RE: If you had to start from scratch today ...... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-05-09, 16:14:42 (65.92.230.222)
Sugden or Pass integrated amp, keep my Rega RS 10s, get an SACD player. .......
14: General Asylum, RE: I don't think so ... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2023-02-25, 18:11:59 (65.92.230.205)
I had a teacher who gave students this useful trick: if you want to know if a person is intelligent ask them if they are easily bored. .......
15: General Asylum, RE: What did your folks play music on and what played? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-11-30, 15:52:54 (65.92.231.113)
Bing Crosby box set played on an Emerson mono console. Yup I am no longer young. Stuff belonged to my older brother 11 years my senior. .......
16: General Asylum, RE: Cash on the barrelhead (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-11-04, 06:05:54 (65.92.231.113)
I have no friends so I guess I am screwed? Maybe I could hire some nasty guy but then how do I control such a person? I could be doubly screwed... No way out so I'll keep all my stuff and let my est .......
17: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The cult of doing everything the hard way in audio (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-09-04, 09:03:19 (65.92.229.160)
I am at the age where I am just going to keep my system pretty much the way it is now. I still find some of the efforts put in by audiophiles to reach their goal quixotic. The horizon always seems to .......
18: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The cult of doing everything the hard way in audio (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-09-04, 06:14:47 (65.92.229.160)
105 dB/2.83 volt/1 meter is doing it the hard way. What horns are you running? VW bus sized horns? .......
19: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The cult of doing everything the hard way in audio (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-09-03, 05:36:12 (65.92.229.160)
With efficient speakers would a high power class "ab» amp not run most, if not all, of the time in class "a» any way even at high volume? Depends on bias and what not but I have always been intrigued .......
20: General Asylum, RE: Do your music preferences affect you sound character preference? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-08-19, 09:46:55 (65.92.229.189)
A good system will handle what you throw at it. .......
21: Tubes Asylum, RE: 6h30 Supertube (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-08-18, 17:17:24 (65.92.229.189)
https://guitar.com/features/interviews/exclusive-western-electric-confirms-plans-tube-georgia-factory-crisis/#:~:text=The%20company%20currently%20makes%20just,those%20used%20in%20guitar%20amplifiers. .......
22: Tubes Asylum, RE: Do you guys leave your tube amps on all the time? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-08-18, 17:10:25 (65.92.229.189)
No, never, no way. .......
23: Tubes Asylum, RE: 6h30 Supertube (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-08-18, 04:29:15 (65.92.229.189)
Well it certainly is not like a light bulb and I wonder if the equipment manufacturers that use 6h30s extensively in their line hold so many in stock not to sweat? .......
24: Tubes Asylum, 6h30 Supertube (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-08-17, 14:15:55 (65.92.229.189)
Are there intellectual property rights to this tube owned by Reflektor? Could the 6h30 (maybe with some sort of improvement) be copied by some other company outside of Russia without fear of legal ac .......
25: General Asylum, RE: I just made a great sound discovery. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-08-09, 06:13:42 (65.94.10.65)
The problem is all inside your head it seems to me... .......
26: General Asylum, audiogon (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-08-07, 13:38:43 (65.94.10.65)
I have been getting a ''page unresponsive'' message every time I visit for a good while now. What gives? Thanks. .......
27: General Asylum, RE: Have you tried sitting on a phone book or wearing platform shoes? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-08-06, 05:18:58 (65.94.10.65)
Do phone books still exist? .......
28: General Asylum, RE: Do you listen more to male or female singers? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-08-05, 05:53:48 (65.94.10.65)
Hmm... you need more help than I can provide... .......
29: General Asylum, RE: Psycho-acoustic effects can and do transcend wall and ceiling boundaries, at least sometimes. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-07-29, 10:38:19 (65.94.10.65)
This reminded me that I have a JVC Super Digifine XP-1010 Processor in my closet that has been there for a mighty long time and that unit actually did what you just said. It does it with actual techno .......
30: General Asylum, RE: An expanding sphere (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-07-29, 07:21:30 (65.94.10.65)
Seems you think that the system never bumps into the limitations of the listening room. I would love some of that! .......
31: General Asylum, RE: "MoFi Gate"..... Recent Mobile Fidelity Vinyl Has Been Digitally Mastered.... [yt] (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-07-24, 17:19:37 (65.94.10.65)
Refocus. .......
32: Digital Drive, SACD laser assemblies an Achille's heel? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-07-23, 04:54:19 (65.94.10.65)
Am I right in thinking that SACD players are often advertised as having a new laser assembly? Why is it so hard to design and manufacture these component parts? All too often you see such mention for .......
33: General Asylum, RE: I'm a huge jazz fan (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-07-11, 10:25:32 (65.94.10.65)
I'm not troubled by the fact that I am yet again in a minority. Record listening is, for all intents and purposes, a solitary reflective moment. Add to that the fact that a lot of Jazz requires a pers .......
34: General Asylum, RE: Theory 1: Experiencing music has become more of a private activity (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-07-10, 04:54:11 (65.94.10.65)
Bet you never heard much or any Jazz then... .......
35: General Asylum, RE: Theory 2: We're overdue for something new (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-07-10, 04:50:10 (65.94.10.65)
Popular music is junk food for the ears. Change your diet! .......
36: General Asylum, RE: I would think much more... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-07-10, 04:42:07 (65.94.10.65)
You realize that is a sign of decay of a society right? Maybe it's a sign of wacky religiosity also in the creation of talismans or objects of cult? Objects infused with spirits and woo. .......
37: General Asylum, RE: I don't understand the audiophile mindset. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-07-03, 04:17:52 (65.92.231.252)
Best comment yet. Kudos. .......
38: General Asylum, RE: Done with digital (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-07-02, 06:47:52 (65.92.231.252)
Feeling better now? .......
39: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Simple (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-06-24, 07:16:21 (65.92.231.252)
BTW I never mentioned that the Yamaha amp should be 100 WPC in class A. It would come off better as a signature product if it was around 30 to 40 WPC in class A though. .......
40: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: No - just a 200 watt amplifer @ 8 ohms -nt (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-06-23, 03:23:27 (65.92.231.252)
Nice polite post there, now if I could only figure out what it means. My point is that at its price point one would normally expect that Yamaha would want to have an amp that stands out in its design .......
41: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Yamaha M5000 Amp (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-06-23, 02:58:21 (65.92.231.252)
Interesting take although I do wonder if you are not making a big deal out of very little: how many people out there running Class A amps? In normal circles any mention of Class A amps would be met by .......
42: General Asylum, RE: I guess the question is still not resolved, after all these years (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-06-23, 02:52:53 (65.92.231.252)
Voodoo is the thing, voodoo... .......
43: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Yamaha M5000 Amp (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-06-22, 09:51:42 (65.92.231.252)
Did I mention anything about 200 wpc? .......
44: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Yamaha M5000 Amp (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-06-22, 04:00:44 (65.92.231.252)
A beautiful, heavy and serious looking amp Why is this not a Class A amp? At its price point weight and considerable heft would it not find wider acceptance in the market if it operated in Class A? Ma .......
45: General Asylum, RE: How Important Is A Balance Control To You? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-06-20, 15:20:20 (65.92.231.58)
A must. .......
46: General Asylum, RE: An open letter and appeal for this forum (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-04-29, 17:21:57 (65.92.231.166)
That's why it's great! It's hip to be square. .......
47: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Yes, a gorgeous looker; very pricey for 100 wpc though (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-04-28, 14:13:06 (65.92.231.166)
Great looks either colour. I am partial to the natural colour with those lovely shiny black wood cheeks. 10k is in USD, the price up here in Canada is even wilder than that. From the photos of the inn .......
48: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Yamaha M 5000 Power Amp (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-04-27, 04:59:19 (65.92.231.166)
Lovely looking piece of kit. Anyone here with time spent listening to a variety of music with that amp? I understand that it is rated at 100 wpc and that it operates in class a/b. For the price and co .......
49: General Asylum, RE: MIT Scientists Develop New Regenerative Drug That Reverses Hearing Loss (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-04-19, 15:40:50 (65.92.231.166)
Whaat? .......
50: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I wonder how the rest of their line sound ?? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-04-12, 05:39:26 (65.92.231.166)
So ugly amps try harder? .......
51: Amp/Preamp Asylum, High Current Amps (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-04-10, 10:34:26 (65.92.231.166)
That was a concern a decade or more ago. I have not seen much talk about the technical concern that a great amp had to be high current. Not exactly losing sleep over this particular issue. Has it disa .......
52: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: You could try the Pass INT-60 (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-04-01, 12:28:12 (65.92.231.166)
That was a typo. Someone brought to my attention that the booklet with the product correctly states the efficiency of the speakers is 88 db. .......
53: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: It depends on the amp manufacturer (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-04-01, 12:17:49 (65.92.231.166)
Thanks! I will have to read that again taking my time to take in all that information. .......
54: Tubes Asylum, RE: Move the pair from the left side to the right side and from the right side to the left side. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-04-01, 10:01:47 (65.92.231.166)
UPDATE OF SORTS Brought it in to the dealer earlier this week and won't you know it I got the same sermon on how could I even think of putting tubes not sourced from ARC in one of their amps. I think .......
55: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What speakers? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-03-29, 11:24:41 (65.92.231.166)
Deceptive specs, a British trait I fear. .......
56: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What speakers? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-03-29, 10:47:55 (65.92.231.166)
Rega RS 10. .......
57: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Class ab and class a (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-03-29, 10:27:25 (65.92.231.166)
So naim never existed I guess. .......
58: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Class ab and class a (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-03-29, 07:31:08 (65.92.231.166)
Would a very powerful high quality Class ab amp driving efficient speakers at high enough volume in a 30 ft. x 12 ft. X 8 ft. room remain in class a most of the time? Please stay real and reasonable h .......
59: Tubes Asylum, RE: EPA regulations........ (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-03-22, 07:02:32 (65.92.231.166)
Any details of the story behind the EPA bogeyman? .......
60: General Asylum, RE: Yet another reason why so many audiophiles annoy me (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-03-13, 20:13:14 (65.92.231.166)
Nothing here has changed. Nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. .......
61: Tubes Asylum, RE: Move the pair from the left side to the right side and from the right side to the left side. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-02-25, 07:17:50 (65.94.10.218)
I moved the tube installed as V5 with the one installed at V7. Turned the adjustment pot counter-clockwise and then clock-wise to bias the tube and can't get the bias over 61.5, which is practically t .......
62: Tubes Asylum, RE: Well, move the offending tube to a different position and see if it biases there. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-02-24, 10:01:11 (65.94.10.218)
Thanks,I thought about that but since the tubes work in pairs I was at a loss as to what was the best tube to remove for the swap. The tubes operate in pairs so I could not wrap my old brain around wh .......
63: Tubes Asylum, Tube installation issues (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-02-24, 08:51:56 (65.94.10.218)
Installed a new set of power tubes in my ARC VT-100 mk III amp. New tube in position V5 can't be biased properly, I can get it to only about 60 millivolts with adjustment fully counterclockwise. Is i .......
64: General Asylum, RE: Dumb Acquisition... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-02-18, 09:26:12 (65.94.10.218)
Yawn... .......
65: Tubes Asylum, RE: Retubing ARC VT-100 III (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-02-14, 13:23:48 (65.94.10.218)
I promise it is my last question: The tubes I bought were "matched" The four pairs read as follows: 1st pair: plate current 48 48 trans conductance 4500 4500 2nd pair: plate current 48 47 trans co .......
66: General Asylum, RE: Live music "distortion" (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-02-09, 08:39:08 (65.94.10.218)
Yeah all of reality is distorted... I thought it funny but charming that the natural sound of instruments could be thought of as being distorted. .......
67: Tubes Asylum, RE: Retubing ARC VT-100 III (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-02-08, 11:08:38 (65.94.10.218)
Thanks! On looking at that YouTube I thought it was so that a load would be connected to the amp, but I could not figure out (and still can't!) why if there is no signal going through the amp it would .......
68: Tubes Asylum, Retubing ARC VT-100 III (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-02-08, 04:30:07 (65.94.10.218)
I have seen a video indicating that speakers should be connected to the amp when adjusting bias. Is that correct and if so what would be the logic behind that? Yes, a little knowledge is a dangerous .......
69: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Class ab amps (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-02-03, 01:36:35 (65.94.10.218)
Strangely enough I was going to add a blurb about refraining from the sliding bias thing in answering my question but I convinced myself that it was not required. I also used Bryston as it was easy to .......
70: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Class ab amps (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2022-02-02, 18:48:40 (65.94.10.218)
If they stay in class a up to a point and then get into class b and since music at high enough volume driving speakers with high enough efficiency requires very little power do high power amps ever ge .......
71: General Asylum, RE: The headline on the article reads ... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-12-30, 10:33:00 (65.92.229.19)
I don't like that list and neither do I respect any list that does not include a good many of the Jazz greats and Blues greats. The mere fact of making lists of solos is also telling. At any rate list .......
72: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Class "A" amps master list (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-12-28, 07:42:26 (65.92.229.19)
Is there such a thing? Let's say for the last twenty-five years and setting aside pseudo Class A and concentrating on "pure" Class A that most would agree can be represented as such. Thanks. ::: TOPIC .......
73: General Asylum, RE: Wright Brothers - audiophiles? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-12-20, 03:49:07 (65.92.229.19)
Lotsa of wood had to sound very natural... .......
74: General Asylum, RE: Getting a bad review and deserving a bad review are two different things (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-12-13, 07:55:12 (65.92.230.156)
And at the end of the day sound quality is subjective and a matter of taste. Yeah, sure... .......
75: General Asylum, RE: I Almost Lost It.......... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-12-10, 13:16:49 (65.92.230.156)
A quick check of an online dictionary yielded the following: "stupor: a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility" "euphoria: a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness." Do you see t .......
76: General Asylum, RE: Is Bob Dylan guilty of plagiarism? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-12-10, 13:04:22 (65.92.230.156)
Being a false prophet is a tough gig. Being a phony hillbilly a sin. .......
77: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: According to "Making the Music Glow" (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-11-02, 16:13:06 (65.92.229.202)
Thanks. Still happy with my vintage ARC equipment: Reference 2 mk II pre, PH5 phono and VT-100 Mk III power amp. So none of these were designed by by Bill Johnson. Not a problem I was just curious I .......
78: Amp/Preamp Asylum, William Zane Johnson (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-11-02, 12:53:51 (65.92.229.202)
What ARC models were the last ones designed by its founder? For some reason I have not found the info. Thanks. .......
79: General Asylum, Audiogon id down... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-10-25, 04:53:39 (65.92.229.202)
shows this strange message: "Planned Service Degradation This app is undergoing a planned service degradation. Please check the Heroku Status Page for more details." What the hell! .......
80: General Asylum, RE: "tangential answers in a parallel universe" ? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-10-24, 07:35:47 (65.92.229.202)
You always get what you pay for. Or maybe is that "never"? .......
81: General Asylum, RE: The fanboys come to the rescue (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-10-24, 07:28:13 (65.92.229.202)
How old is "old"? How bitter is "bitter"? Now 70 I am about where I was on the bitter scale in my 50s. What about the "cynical" scale? .......
82: General Asylum, RE: Free Market in full force here (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-10-18, 03:47:58 (65.92.229.202)
"common sense" and "logic" are at polar opposites. "common sense" is the most arrogant position any person can take in a sloppy defence of any entrenched widely shared belief. It's the first and last .......
83: General Asylum, RE: I've never been a Clapton fan and i'm not going to start now. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-10-18, 03:05:13 (65.92.229.202)
The search for the "greatest" is a disease of the mind. .......
84: General Asylum, RE: Seriously (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-10-18, 03:00:26 (65.92.229.202)
Absolutely. .......
85: General Asylum, RE: A filthy racist, and unrepentant. Ironically, he made his bones (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-10-17, 13:04:05 (65.92.229.202)
Spot on! .......
86: General Asylum, RE: You don't have to be Black to play the blues NT (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-10-17, 13:03:24 (65.92.229.202)
It helps. What was SRV quoted as saying after a so so performance? .......
87: General Asylum, RE: Since it's not about music... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-10-17, 13:01:02 (65.92.229.202)
It's not about politics it's about decency, a pretty rare commodity in Boris Johnson's UK and the former guy's US of A. .......
88: General Asylum, RE: Old Accessory (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-09-26, 04:43:30 (65.92.229.202)
Does it really matter in the end? .......
89: General Asylum, RE: Hype ... that you would fall for when you were a newbie - but not now ? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-09-22, 16:48:20 (65.92.229.202)
Just fell into your time warp. As warpy as ever. What wine did you favour when you were young and naive? .......
90: Digital Drive, RE: Yamaha CDS 2000 (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-09-22, 16:33:16 (65.92.229.202)
Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. Cheers! .......
91: Digital Drive, Reliability of SACD players (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-09-19, 17:45:11 (65.92.229.202)
I seem to recall reading of some reliability issues with the Yamaha CDS 2000 player. Anyone with first hand information on this model willing to share? I am considering buying a used one that I have s .......
92: General Asylum, RE: So it's been a while.... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-09-02, 17:48:19 (65.92.229.202)
Nope 'cause I still have it. Don't listen much anymore though. .......
93: General Asylum, RE: RMAF 2021 Cancelled (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-09-02, 17:45:12 (65.92.229.202)
Scared me for a minute there: I thought the Royal Malaysian Air Force was cancelled. The issues with this crumbling hobby are generational, if my family is an indicator. It is too bad for those who ha .......
94: General Asylum, RE: Date yourself: Your first concert? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-07-13, 09:47:32 (65.92.229.202)
At seventy I can't remember that far. .......
95: General Asylum, RE: They lost me at "...unquestionably gorgeous". (nt) (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-07-13, 09:45:49 (65.92.229.202)
I didn't even get that far. .......
96: General Asylum, RE: Still a classic. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-07-13, 09:43:51 (65.92.229.202)
I would put the emphasis on The Great War. Depends on one's values I guess. .......
97: General Asylum, How do I unsubscribe to audio asylum? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-06-03, 08:36:53 (65.92.228.189)
Seems I have three registrations. Just trying to clean up my computer. Thanks. .......
98: General Asylum, eBay Charging Sales Tax Depending on State Law? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-05-29, 05:03:02 (65.92.228.189)
What is the actual situation? Thanks. .......
99: Speaker Asylum, RE: "Woody tone produced" might actually be... woody tone. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-05-03, 16:58:35 (65.92.229.110)
I would think not. .......
100: Speaker Asylum, RE: Why do they discontinue successful...... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-05-01, 08:12:26 (65.92.229.110)
I wonder why no replacement drivers are available pretty shortly after a speaker model is discontinued. Simply a way to boost the sale of new models, but why encourage manufacturers who do not value c .......
101: Speaker Asylum, RE: Speakers not subwoofers. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-05-01, 07:56:20 (65.92.229.110)
Absolutely right. .......
102: General Asylum, RE: Equipment sold online in 2022 will be taxable income! (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-05-01, 07:52:29 (65.92.229.110)
Oh a sane voice! .......
103: Speaker Asylum, RE: Most authentic speaker for stand up bass (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-04-30, 13:34:32 (65.92.229.110)
My Rega RS10s charm me with the woody tone produced. Have had speakers with very big active woofers that can make one lose his hairpiece put did not do the woody part like those Regas. .......
104: Speaker Asylum, RE: You're right about Provo but wrong about Wilson Audio (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-04-30, 13:29:26 (65.92.229.110)
groschartitqueu. .......
105: General Asylum, RE: Shipping heavy audio equipment (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-04-30, 13:19:03 (65.92.229.110)
Two better than one. A wooden crate would be even better. .......
106: General Asylum, RE: An Al Schmitt Obit... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-04-30, 13:14:03 (65.92.229.110)
Thanks really appreciated the piece and discovering Al Schmitt. .......
107: General Asylum, RE: Audiophiles and the Metric System (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-01-06, 06:05:32 (65.92.230.94)
Like amps thermometers should have good resolution... .......
108: Tubes Asylum, RE: ARC VT-100 Mk 3 Retube (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-01-06, 05:58:31 (65.92.230.94)
Thanks. I am replacing the output tubes only. 6h30s are very long lived. I wish the amp had a counter for hours in operation or if some some off the shelf counter was available. The last tube set was .......
109: General Asylum, RE: Audiophiles and the Metric System (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-01-05, 12:24:28 (65.92.230.94)
Are you wishing for a metric clock? .......
110: Tubes Asylum, ARC VT-100 Mk 3 Retube (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2021-01-04, 07:40:16 (65.92.230.94)
In 2005 I retubed my ARC VT-100 mk3. It has been used very sporadically over those years. The tubes are probably still good but to avoid issues I have now bought new output tubes. Back at that time a .......
111: General Asylum, RE: Cryo treatment (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-12-14, 18:40:57 (65.92.230.94)
Is that like deep-frying? Like KFC chicken I guess. Makes for crisp and tasty sound. Hmmmmmmm... .......
112: General Asylum, RE: How do you know that they don't? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-12-14, 18:37:45 (65.92.230.94)
Sort of like the KFC special mix of herbs and spices. I am duly impressed. .......
113: General Asylum, RE: A self-made man... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-12-09, 08:55:07 (65.92.230.94)
Does owning a furniture store in the 60s in the hinterland makes one son's too bourgeois for him to write songs and poetry? The whole socioeconomic thing is stale to me. The whole respectfully submitt .......
114: General Asylum, RE: A self-made man... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-12-09, 06:24:38 (65.92.230.94)
Do you actually hate everybody in all social classes? .......
115: General Asylum, RE: I honestly thinks that it does not make much sense from the usual business standpoint (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-12-09, 06:18:37 (65.92.230.94)
"La critique est aisée, mais l'art est difficile". .......
116: General Asylum, Any Comments On... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-12-09, 05:10:34 (65.92.230.94)
Jay's Audio Labs on YouTube? I thought there was a fundamental difference between a lab and a listening room. I'm weird that way I guess. .......
117: General Asylum, RE: Another One Bites the Dust (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-12-02, 03:52:53 (65.92.228.157)
Stuff happens when everyone has five guitars. .......
118: General Asylum, RE: The Rat Shack is BACK!!! (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-12-02, 03:50:55 (65.92.228.157)
Is there a need for such zombie businesses? .......
119: General Asylum, RE: I don't trust the crap that I said yesterday, much less 15 years ago. nt (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-12-02, 03:42:47 (65.92.228.157)
Your brain must have been better back then no? .......
120: General Asylum, RE: You know you're getting old when... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-12-02, 03:40:31 (65.92.228.157)
I am so old I have never had a cell phone and will never get one. Technology killing culture and civility is sad. .......
121: Speaker Asylum, RE: How important is..... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-11-19, 14:59:58 (70.51.187.164)
I tried ugly speakers in my room and felt terribly demeaned. So many unaesthetic speakers out there it can make one cry. .......
122: Speaker Asylum, RE: Giving up on Harbeth speakers (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-11-19, 07:07:45 (70.51.187.164)
For what it is worth: the only time I heard Harbeth (model 40.1 if I recall) was years ago at the Montreal audio show (circa 2009?). The brand had disappeared for some time and they were trying a come .......
123: Speaker Asylum, RE: What are the best subwoofer makes for music, not boomy HT. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-11-10, 16:37:12 (70.51.187.164)
Well music is sometimes boomy, what do you do then? .......
124: Speaker Asylum, RE: why ? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-11-10, 16:35:27 (70.51.187.164)
DC. .......
125: General Asylum, RE: Sometimes I think I come here just for the amusement value (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-11-10, 16:31:41 (70.51.187.164)
It is the essence of this "hobby", music is a by-product. .......
126: General Asylum, Average dimensions of listening rooms in USA (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-26, 11:03:45 (70.51.187.164)
Any data on that subject, aside from anecdotal blather? Thanks. .......
127: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Salomie Circuit (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-25, 05:37:08 (70.51.187.164)
Anyone with a good explanation of what it does? Is this proprietary to Bryston? The cubed series seems to have been well received. I am in the process of figuring out if my 7b Sts should be traded in .......
128: Digital Drive, Unit will not play SACDs (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-23, 06:06:45 (70.51.187.164)
Sony SCD-XA9000ES has lost its ability to play SACDs a good while back. For a while it was sketchy but with a little coaxing would play. Any idea what could be wrong with it? Thanks. P.S. plays CDs w .......
129: Digital Drive, RE: Try This (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-23, 05:57:19 (70.51.187.164)
Thanks! .......
130: General Asylum, RE: Can they read music ? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-23, 05:51:28 (70.51.187.164)
The term "musician" has very broad shoulders. .......
131: General Asylum, RE: RIP Paul Chambers of Goodwin's High End (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-22, 07:16:09 (70.51.187.164)
https://www.keefefuneralhome.com/memorials/paul-m-chambers/4331056/ .......
132: Digital Drive, RE: PAR's is my "go to" list, but this one is helpful too... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-19, 11:23:45 (70.51.187.164)
Thanks. .......
133: Digital Drive, RE: Any master list anywhere of older high-end CD players... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-19, 11:23:11 (70.51.187.164)
Thanks. .......
134: Digital Drive, Any master list anywhere of older high-end CD players... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-19, 05:53:52 (70.51.187.164)
for which replacement parts are available? I understand that can change at any time but... Defective players don't even make proper doorstops but given a chance can still reproduce high quality music .......
135: General Asylum, RE: Typical snowflake. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-19, 05:00:14 (70.51.187.164)
Now I have to check out ''sock puppet''. .......
136: General Asylum, RE: Begs the question: What makes a great guitar player? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-19, 04:54:28 (70.51.187.164)
For many it boils down to volume, speed and distortion. You know the main ingredients of fine music. .......
137: General Asylum, RE: Typical snowflake. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-18, 18:19:31 (70.51.187.164)
Americanese is not my first language so maybe you could tell me what a ''snowflake'' means in that particular context. Thanks. .......
138: General Asylum, RE: Your brother is smart... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-18, 06:27:12 (70.51.187.164)
Wish the pool of smart people was much greater in the US as what recent history has shown. Such smart people hindered by such a load of dim ones. Good luck to you and to the big whole world. Protect y .......
139: General Asylum, RE: There are no Greatest guitar players!! (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-18, 06:17:34 (70.51.187.164)
You iz right Sir. .......
140: General Asylum, RE: Spit Valves ? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-18, 06:11:40 (70.51.187.164)
The way I see it being banned is an honour. .......
141: General Asylum, RE: You egregiously neglected (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-18, 06:08:56 (70.51.187.164)
You got it spot on with those lists! OTH I was bitter even in my youth... Have been listening to quite a bit of "Bucky" Pizzarelli lately: not too shabby. .......
142: General Asylum, RE: Greatest guitar players!! (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-10-18, 06:04:32 (70.51.187.164)
I simply do not understand these ''Greatest'' lists. Americans are both the source and the victims of this marketing obsession. Did Doc Watson make many of these lists? .......
143: General Asylum, RE: Anybody else having problems with A'gon loading. Takes forever lately for me. nt (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-09-14, 06:32:21 (70.51.187.164)
Do I detect a sign of bankruptcy? Anyway it's just a thought, you all have a good day (with apologies to Beau of the Fifth Column). .......
144: General Asylum, RE: Anybody else having problems with A'gon loading. Takes forever lately for me. nt (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-09-13, 18:47:39 (70.51.187.164)
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! .......
145: General Asylum, RE: You know what's going on with Sonos, right? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-04-10, 09:40:32 (76.67.89.248)
Private property and private life are so overrated when a pleasant synthesized woman's voice asks you what she can do for you and immediately plays you such great immortal tunes as "Strangers in the N .......
146: General Asylum, RE: agree (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-04-10, 09:29:01 (76.67.89.248)
The engine noise and road noise makes it special right? .......
147: General Asylum, RE: The leap from mid-fi to hi-fi (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-04-10, 08:35:47 (76.67.89.248)
The real system is lonely in my basement sound room as I hang around my bedroom with my Chromebook and one Cambridge wireless speaker discovering some marvelous early modern Jazz posted by one Massimo .......
148: Inmate Central, RE: Is this for real? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-04-10, 08:23:51 (76.67.89.248)
I dunno where the OP was coming from but the swamps of conspiracy and the valleys of wilful ignorance would be a good guess. .......
149: Inmate Central, RE: Is there any science behind Corona ? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-04-10, 08:20:18 (76.67.89.248)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPwvyAMW3rw&t=2591s .......
150: General Asylum, RE: Will this be the death of Hi End? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-03-28, 11:33:58 (76.67.89.248)
Stop worrying, insanity always prevails. .......
151: General Asylum, RE: Yeah, its all a vast left wing conspiracy. Incredibly lame, particularly coming from a nurse. nt (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-03-20, 06:39:45 (76.67.89.82)
Yup. There is no civil society in the US since there is more hatred of government than trust in it. Probably justifiably reserved in some ways but madness is, well, madness. The word "solidarity" does .......
152: General Asylum, RE: missing it (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-03-20, 06:30:39 (76.67.89.82)
The American experience has run its course. Face it. .......
153: General Asylum, Jigsaw puzzles (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-03-20, 06:17:53 (76.67.89.82)
Best use of my time as a shuttin. A mindless activity but keeps one's mind off the current situation. Being alone in the listening room downstairs is not soothing anymore, would rather be spending tim .......
154: Inmate Central, Jigsaw puzzles (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-03-20, 06:17:53 (76.67.89.82)
Best use of my time as a shuttin. A mindless activity but keeps one's mind off the current situation. Being alone in the listening room downstairs is not soothing anymore, would rather be spending tim .......
155: General Asylum, RE: What factors influence us in our system designs? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-02-10, 11:32:10 (76.67.89.82)
"design" is too good a word Babe so I'll just say fare thee well. .......
156: General Asylum, RE: Vinyl in serious trouble! (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-02-10, 11:29:20 (76.67.89.82)
Really? Only chemicals, some other outfit will start cooking another batch I am sure. A real tragedy is this one: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html Now .......
157: General Asylum, RE: INVITATION: Can you hear high THD? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-02-03, 06:18:37 (70.50.145.218)
Nothing matters, nothing, as imagination is greater than knowledge. This is audio man, don't spoil its magnificent subjectivity. .......
158: General Asylum, RE: We all know that "audiophile" (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-02-03, 06:13:29 (70.50.145.218)
Yawn. .......
159: General Asylum, RE: LEDE (Live end, dead end) sure used to be a "thing..." (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-01-28, 18:06:57 (70.50.145.218)
So was scientific assessments of stuff. .......
160: General Asylum, RE: We all know that "audiophile" (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2020-01-28, 18:01:31 (70.50.145.218)
You are simply too smart, no really. I bet you have golden ears too, lucky you. Take a bow! .......
161: General Asylum, RE: Strathearn ribbons (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-18, 06:52:15 (70.50.145.218)
Hairshirt not for you? Are you not afraid to lose your Real Audiophile Accreditation? .......
162: General Asylum, RE: Warranty on Rega Products (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-08, 17:17:51 (70.50.145.218)
Thanks to all. Do you know if the RS10 speakers have the same warranty? Thanks again! .......
163: General Asylum, Warranty on Rega Products (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-07, 17:42:21 (70.50.145.218)
I may be dreaming, but I seem to recall reading that the more expensive Rega products (Osiris, Isis ...) carry a lifetime guarantee. I read that on the Web so it must be right, right? Does anyone know .......
164: General Asylum, RE: The solution... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-07, 17:28:25 (70.50.145.218)
Not a believer of Vooddo I see... .......
165: General Asylum, RE: Yes you are wrong (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-07, 17:26:51 (70.50.145.218)
You do the Voodoo better than that other guy... .......
166: General Asylum, RE: No one should ever make a comment on sound (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-07, 17:24:46 (70.50.145.218)
You do the Voodoo that you do so well... .......
167: General Asylum, RE: Yeah, I know... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-06, 03:47:05 (70.50.145.218)
As well he should otherwise it would be "garkon". Trust me my mother tongue is French. No accents? How bloody imperialist is that? .......
168: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Seems like an effort to force anyone set on owning an SME arm to buy one of their tt's. I hope..... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-04, 09:16:33 (70.50.145.218)
I had the same two observations. Oh! maybe Brexit will save them? .......
169: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I once forgot about the record playing... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-04, 07:13:56 (70.50.145.218)
Wow an idiot proof turntable, of sorts! .......
170: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Dumbass (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-04, 07:11:50 (70.50.145.218)
You are a naughty boy. .......
171: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Dumbass (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-04, 07:11:02 (70.50.145.218)
Probably. .......
172: Vinyl Asylum, SME arms will no longer be available to the retail and OEM markets (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-04, 07:10:08 (70.50.145.218)
Get yours now. Prepare your bonus money! .......
173: General Asylum, RE: I just got a new sofa... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-12-03, 19:22:45 (70.50.145.218)
So what about speakers with a leather covered baffle? Do you fart in their general direction? .......
174: Speaker Asylum, ProAc History (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-11-26, 10:05:06 (70.50.145.218)
What were the best from ProAc over the years? Any worth buying that can hold their own against today's competition? Can they be repaired (parts availability?) or are they best avoided? Thanks. ::: TOP .......
175: General Asylum, RE: Hi-end retail experience in Chi & NYC (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-11-22, 08:34:21 (70.51.187.18)
I feel your pain. I am nearing seventy and most look at me as they do yesterday's Corn Flakes if I dare walk in to their subjectivist's sanctum. I look clean and smell fine BTW. Music is the last thin .......
176: General Asylum, RE: AL Hirt (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-11-22, 08:22:53 (70.51.187.18)
News is really slow in your neck of the woods. Tell us what else happened in '99. .......
177: Jazz Alley, RE: Japanese Pianists (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-11-21, 15:39:33 (70.51.187.18)
Thank you all. I have my work cut out for me! Thanks again. .......
178: Jazz Alley, Japanese Pianists (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-11-21, 05:49:58 (70.51.187.18)
Have to admit I only know Toshiko Akiyoshi. If I bought only one recording from the other four pianists in the list which would you recommend? Thanks. .......
179: General Asylum, O Canada! (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-11-20, 05:53:59 (70.51.187.18)
Just for the hell of it: if you had to assemble the best all-Canadian system what would you choose? Orphaned products can be included. .......
180: General Asylum, RE: Why do they always play such insipid music... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-11-09, 05:00:13 (76.67.91.243)
Because rich audiophiles are insipid? Just guessing here. Always amazed at how the money aspect makes so many fully titillated. .......
181: General Asylum, RE: Million Dollar Stereo System (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-11-09, 04:54:30 (76.67.91.243)
Yawn... .......
182: General Asylum, RE: Gross ignorance from Rolling Stone (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-24, 18:10:05 (174.92.144.67)
All those lists are so American and so boring and besides the point that I can only shrug. .......
183: Jazz Alley, RE: Ahh, not IMO. He is to jazz what Mantovani was to classical. nt (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-20, 19:16:03 (174.92.144.67)
Tout à fait. .......
184: General Asylum, RE: My first CDP was a Yamaha CD-X1 ... sounded pretty terrible (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-20, 19:06:46 (174.92.144.67)
So was mine. I had to bring it back to the store as the drive was noisy, a very annoying noise. I got a new one without the issue. I thought it sounded fine as it did not have clicks and pops. I am su .......
185: General Asylum, RE: Still innovative, at least at the top of their line (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-20, 05:07:54 (174.92.144.67)
Unfair! What would you look like with no clothes on? DON'T ANSWER THAT! Point is: they certainly look way better with the grills on. Other point is: you can't judge by photos only, so many times I hav .......
186: General Asylum, RE: Never liked the looks of or wanted any of their products ...............nt (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-20, 04:58:03 (174.92.144.67)
Their products always looked incredible IMHO. Who cares if a sports car can go 300 km/hour as long as it looks like it can and does go enough for anyone to lose their permit in every jurisdiction I wo .......
187: General Asylum, Bang & Olufsen may go out with a bang? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-09, 08:10:03 (174.92.144.67)
Maybe a whimper? Great aesthetics for sure. Hmm... .......
188: General Asylum, RE: The problem is that ellipsoidal floor plans create a "whispering gallery" (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-08, 19:13:51 (174.92.144.67)
Thanks! Never had the intention of building one mind you. Simply curious as to whether such an odd shape might be beneficial for listening to music live or recorded. .......
189: General Asylum, RE: I would like to propose an Obituary Asylum (to be hidden like the Outside) (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-08, 06:55:15 (174.92.144.67)
Nature provides, notice how ugly and cranky we get as we age so the living can forget us and move on? If speaking good of the dead would bring them back people would curtail the practice. .......
190: General Asylum, RE: Oval Office (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-08, 06:52:12 (174.92.144.67)
The real one already is. .......
191: General Asylum, RE: Oval Office (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-08, 06:50:44 (174.92.144.67)
Well, basically, I kinda jinxed my own post I now realize. The idea came to me reading about the nth news article mentioning the Oval Office and I looked up its actual size. So I was merely wondering .......
192: General Asylum, Oval Office (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-07, 21:07:25 (174.92.144.67)
Let's suppose you could build a proper copy of it (same shape and dimensions, proper materials): a) What equipment and seating would you put in there? b) How good do you think the sound would be once .......
193: Cable Asylum, RE: Liquid Audio (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-07, 11:04:27 (174.92.144.67)
Yup. Have you any opinion on the concept? Thanks. .......
194: Cable Asylum, Liquid Audio (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-06, 15:08:29 (174.92.144.67)
What on earth are "Liquid Audio Cables"? The explanations I read appear to be pretty much Woo. Anybody here have come across these cables? I read about a plasma in the cable and have two ways to go: r .......
195: General Asylum, Cool Graphic Endorsement of Music (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-05, 09:34:42 (174.92.144.67)
Hope you enjoy it, I know I did! .......
196: Speaker Asylum, RE: Diagnosing (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-04, 16:44:57 (174.92.144.67)
I know this will sound weird but I have never had a cell phone let alone a smart one. OTH I took out my various test records and CDs and used the pink noise tracks on the Telarc Omnidisc and now know .......
197: Speaker Asylum, RE: Diagnosing (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-04, 10:04:53 (174.92.144.67)
Thanks I will have to take the speaker to the distributor as I neither have the equipment nor the technical knowledge to figure out this issue. .......
198: Speaker Asylum, RE: Noise from inside speaker cabinet (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-03, 11:53:27 (174.92.144.67)
Yes they are transmission lines. Rega provides just about zero documentation although they have been very nice to me in providing me replacement parts and expertise. The cabinets are very rigid, heavy .......
199: Speaker Asylum, RE: Noise from inside speaker cabinet (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-03, 09:49:47 (174.92.144.67)
Thems are those. Thanks. .......
200: Speaker Asylum, RE: Noise from inside speaker cabinet (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-03, 08:17:11 (174.92.144.67)
RS 10s .......
201: Speaker Asylum, Noise from inside speaker cabinet (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-10-03, 07:16:35 (174.92.144.67)
How to diagnose vibrations from inside the cabinet heard mostly when music has a more dynamic attack such as on piano? This is driving me crazy as it is transient in nature. I can get the speaker to d .......
202: General Asylum, RE: Become an on-line reviewer... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-09-09, 18:25:40 (174.92.144.67)
Makes the equipment sound better too I heard... .......
203: General Asylum, RE: Are shipping costs killing the resale of audio components? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-09-09, 18:23:41 (174.92.144.67)
If you can afford the component you can afford the shipping. .......
204: General Asylum, RE: +1 -nt (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-06-28, 06:01:47 (70.50.146.218)
+1 on your +1. The only thing vintage in my audio room are my ears. .......
205: Speaker Asylum, RE: Usher Audio is one, if you count Taiwan. (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-06-20, 12:51:54 (70.50.146.218)
Like Russia should be the great speaker builder nation and not little Denmark? Uh boy... Small is beautiful. P.S. too bad China has gobbled up Dynaudio, a shame. .......
206: General Asylum, RE: Good techs are expensive (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-02-06, 07:30:55 (67.68.89.154)
Simple cure for transistor components: buy Bryston. .......
207: General Asylum, RE: Conrad-Johnson too (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-02-06, 07:27:04 (67.68.89.154)
I have pointed this out years ago to my American friends only to be told business is business. I always believed logic was logic but hey what do I know... .......
208: General Asylum, RE: udate- (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-02-06, 07:20:08 (67.68.89.154)
Oh yeah I know a well placed family that fears the post office the most. America put away Baron Black of Crossharbour, KCSG a Peer of the Realm no less,for mail fraud. Soooo... .......
209: General Asylum, RE: Cary Audio - Warranty Sleight of Hand ? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-02-06, 07:13:24 (67.68.89.154)
Shows great confidence in their products and in the unlimited gullibility of the audiophiliac hard-on. .......
210: Speaker Asylum, RE: Why are BMR drivers not popular? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-02-01, 13:58:42 (67.68.89.154)
Rega uses a BMR in its RS 10. Custom made tweeter designed to match the range of the BMR. Main advantage is that the BMR can cover the midrange and a portion of the lowest portion of the high frequenc .......
211: Rocky Road, RE: What do you think about Led Zeppelin? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-01-15, 04:58:55 (67.68.89.154)
All you guys still into hero worship? .......
212: Speaker Asylum, RE: Gosh, not sure if my hockey pucks are NHL spec (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-01-09, 10:11:16 (67.68.89.154)
Great minds think alike, although fools seldom differ. .......
213: Speaker Asylum, RE: Gosh, not sure if my hockey pucks are NHL spec (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-01-09, 10:09:58 (67.68.89.154)
Yes if you freeze them before any listening session. .......
214: Speaker Asylum, RE: when you're that rich (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-01-09, 10:08:37 (67.68.89.154)
How so very neo-Presidential. .......
215: Speaker Asylum, RE: The entire room is tasteless, ostentatious and just plain ugly... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-01-09, 10:03:06 (67.68.89.154)
Tout à fait. .......
216: General Asylum, RE: Hello I am back :-) (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-01-08, 14:03:08 (67.68.89.154)
Cast Iron?????????? .......
217: General Asylum, RE: it was inevitable (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-01-08, 05:07:43 (67.68.89.154)
I dismissed Blue Circle long ago as I tend not to equate quirkiness with genius. I filed BC in the same drawer as nOrh. .......
218: General Asylum, RE: What was your audio epiphany ? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-01-05, 10:45:58 (67.68.89.154)
You say just one drink? .......
219: General Asylum, RE: How many of you are on your "end of life" system? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-01-05, 07:25:11 (67.68.89.154)
I thought I was making moves in that direction but now speakers I bought as my last pair ever have an issue. Was going to let go of my valve equipment as the cost of replacing all those glowing bottle .......
220: General Asylum, RE: Congratulations To John Curl! (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2019-01-02, 14:06:19 (67.68.89.154)
"test equipment"? How dare he! Congratulations for a lifetime of great work. .......
221: Speaker Asylum, RE: Time-coherent speakers are almost always ugly (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2018-12-14, 05:08:20 (67.68.89.154)
Ugly? No, those are hilarious! .......
222: Speaker Asylum, RE: Underhung Voice Coils (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2018-12-14, 05:07:06 (67.68.89.154)
You guys worry how hung your drivers' coils are? .......
223: General Asylum, RE: ...... And the best selling speaker in the US is..... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2018-12-14, 05:04:47 (67.68.89.154)
Audiophiles appear to be the last to know how dead it is. It is, for all intents and purposes. .......
224: General Asylum, RE: In Defense of ebay (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2018-12-14, 04:56:37 (67.68.89.154)
The number of interesting items in all categories that interest me is a shadow of what it was a number of years ago. In audio some of the asking prices are way over what the market would dictate. ::: .......
225: General Asylum, RE: Is it Ok to be a lazy audiophile? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2018-11-13, 05:37:01 (76.67.89.179)
Absolutely, at one point the equipment thing simply gets in the way of the discovery and enjoyment of music. .......
226: General Asylum, RE: Tout à fait! (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2018-11-13, 04:38:15 (76.67.89.179)
Triggered are you? .......
227: General Asylum, RE: Is it Ok to be a lazy audiophile? (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2018-11-12, 16:17:44 (76.67.89.179)
Tout à fait! .......
228: Speaker Asylum, RE: psb (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2018-10-07, 05:55:06 (76.67.89.179)
RGA is the Dagogo guy? Great! .......
229: Speaker Asylum, RE: Do manufacturers.......... (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2018-10-06, 07:35:45 (76.67.90.167)
Maybe if they were subjected to rigorous scientific testing they would sound better? Oh, wait, audiophiles cannot abide that. Sorry my bad... .......
230: General Asylum, RE: Be careful what you wish for (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2018-08-05, 07:01:01 (174.92.145.34)
Fake is still the new real. .......
231: General Asylum, Playing For Change (0.00)
Posted by itolduso1000timesb4 on 2018-07-08, 13:43:05 (76.67.90.72)
Check out Playing For Change, great music, great idea. Have no idea if this is still in operation, if not that's a pity. .......
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