I go through this almost weekly

Posted by sberger (A) on May 27, 2014 at 09:33:45

In Reply to: Dang! Thought I had it Figured Out posted by Brian Levy on May 24, 2014 at 09:47:19:

With a lot of different flavors it's always going to be hard to pick one to stick with. That's why I like having my different pieces. Go through different listening moods, read something, try something new with an old piece. It's all good. Probably my 2 favorite pieces are my Fisher 400 and X-101-C. They've both been restored perfectly. The 400 sounds incredible, and is so easy to use. I get great tuner reception, and as anyone knows who has tried one, the tuner sounds out of this world. I'm lucky to have some great radio in the San Francisco/Bay Area and a good roof antenna insures that I am able to pull in most of it. Also has a world class phono. So tuner, phono, preamp and amp, all wrapped up in that Fisher goodness. My 400 is an early one, dating to '64. And I can change the flavors around in it simply by rolling 12AX7's. The X-101-C is basically the same, albeit with 7591 OP's. For that I simply add a Fisher R-200 tuner and I'm off to the races. So many a time I think why use anything else? These 2 units fill all my needs and sound awesome. But then I'll look at one of my Heathkit pieces, or my Eico HF-87, or my Sherwood S5000, or even one of my vintage SS Harman Kardon or Sony receivers. And I get the urge to hear them again. What's a poor boy to do?

So I wouldn't get to frustrated at not being able to settle on one set up. Variety is the spice of life, right?

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Topic - Dang! Thought I had it Figured Out - Brian Levy 09:47:19 05/24/14 (26)

RE: Dang! Thought I had it Figured Out - Brian Levy 15:42:23 06/1/14 (3)

RE: Dang! Thought I had it Figured Out - BillH 06:00:36 06/3/14 (2)

RE: Dang! Thought I had it Figured Out - Brian Levy 09:38:11 06/3/14 (1)

RE: Dang! Thought I had it Figured Out - Brian Levy 12:09:22 06/5/14 (0)

Interesting and reveals the fact there is so much - audiogatorjim 11:41:34 05/30/14 (0)

Failure! - Brian Levy 10:38:09 05/30/14 (4)

You just can't defy physics! - E-Stat 15:55:12 05/30/14 (3)

RE: You just can't defy physics! - Brian Levy 06:45:57 05/31/14 (1)

Enjoy the Heresys! - E-Stat 07:34:03 05/31/14 (0)

RE: You just can't defy physics! - audiogatorjim 18:41:31 05/30/14 (0)

AM in Toronto? - kintyre695 12:51:34 05/27/14 (2)

RE: AM in Toronto? - Brian Levy 08:19:41 05/28/14 (0)

RE: AM in Toronto? - Brian Levy 17:14:53 05/27/14 (0)

I go through this almost weekly - sberger 05/27/1409:33:45 05/27/14 (0)

RE: Dang! Thought I had it Figured Out - rickl 08:25:35 05/27/14 (0)

Have you considered listening to the music? nt - briggs 20:00:34 05/24/14 (10)

RE: Have you considered listening to the music? nt - Brian Levy 21:26:55 05/24/14 (9)

RE: Have you considered listening to the music? nt - BillH 07:49:18 05/28/14 (0)

RE: Have you considered listening to the music? nt - Satxhifi 23:10:29 05/27/14 (1)

RE: Have you considered listening to the music? nt - Brian Levy 03:25:08 05/29/14 (0)

There's definitely something special - E-Stat 19:39:09 05/26/14 (0)

RE: Have you considered listening to the music? - briggs 08:57:46 05/25/14 (4)

RE: Have you considered listening to the music? - Brian Levy 15:18:34 05/25/14 (3)

L300s and Heresys - Bill Way 21:32:06 05/25/14 (2)

RE: L300s and Heresys - Brian Levy 05:02:51 05/26/14 (1)

RE: L300s and Heresys - Bold Eagle 20:24:37 05/26/14 (0)

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I go through this almost weekly - sberger 05/27/1409:33:45 05/27/14 (0)

I go through this almost weekly

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