Gold Member Username: MagfanUSA Post Number: 2187 Registered: Oct-07 | http://www.mcleans.info/information/maggies-blog.do?newsId=4188 I would love to experience this. |
Platinum Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 14128 Registered: Feb-05 | That is very cool. I recently had someone over to my house to buy records from a CL ad I had online. Turns out this fella is an avid high end hobbyist and not a junk collector (like so many who respond to CL ads). He asked why I was selling my records I told him that I was going all digital and concentrating on my primary system. He looked around my living room and saw the AV setup and looked a bit mystified. I said not that one, the one in the home office that's playing now...I was playing a CD of all small scale acoustic music. He said, you mean that's not folks practising, "no that's my reference rig". He looked shocked..."can I see it"...ofcourse. He stood looking at the little Harbeths with disbelief....very cool. |
Gold Member Username: MagfanUSA Post Number: 2191 Registered: Oct-07 | People react differently to the 'first taste' of hi-end. Next thing you hear from this guy will be that he now has 'upgradeitis' My motorcycle racing neighbor came over to visit one day. I had some classical on the stereo. The neighbors child (maybe age 6 or 8) plopped down in the money seat. I guess me and Gary were making too much noise, cause the kid turned around and Shhhhh'd us! |
Platinum Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 14130 Registered: Feb-05 | The guy owns hi end, it still fooled him. |
Gold Member Username: MagfanUSA Post Number: 2195 Registered: Oct-07 | I think I know what you are getting at. Sometimes I'll have something playing and duck into another room. It sometimes sounds like I have a piano or jazz group in the LR. Very.....live sounding. And, I'm dead certain that your system has been evolved to a pretty high degree. You've heard 20x more stuff than I have and owned far more...... My system remains stable, if that's the right word, for long time periods. |