Posts by rpatrick

My two amps worth: Records: Lots of british 12" EP, single and LP imports from the 80s and 90s, with some jazz -- davis, brubeck, coleman, 60s samba-jazz System (open for pic) Turntable - Systemdek IIX with systemdek arm and...

Quote: Originally Posted by rpatrick Thanks Artisan Fan. Kronik, I love the speakers, though admittedly, I didn't audition any others really. Just read up on them and found a lot of good things said about the line...

Quote: Originally Posted by kronik I'm considering the Audience line or the Focus line for a primarily home theatre application with some musical use. Most likely, 5.1 with a SVS sub.. not sure yet on the power plant /...

Hi thanks, Wow, can't compete with your VPI. Beautiful. That's actually half the LP collection. Total of only about 350 - 400 or so. But to me their gold. I bought my gear -- except speakers -- in the used dept of a high-end...

Here's a few of our Victorian in Toronto... http://picasaweb.google.com/doornume...ey=4okrpSDGS80

I have some -- or one, can't remember -- catalogue(s) from Beams/Ray Beams. Just BEAU-tiful stuff from all over the world. That was when the yen was 240=$1 CAD=$1.40US, ca. 1992. YIKES. Remember seeing some very cool ties there,...

1985 Honda Civic Hatchback - Victoria Red (dark orange metallic) 5spd God I loved that car, haha. So light, simple, agile and beautifully designed. It even had a choke, fer chrissakes. That body style 1984-87, is the nicest Civic...

Quote: Originally Posted by matadorpoeta german is such an ugly language. Actually, it's one of the most closely related languages to English. Not that I think English is a beautiful language either. I'd...

Hey, we own that! By "we" I mean the National Gallery in Ottawa. Oh I remember the HUGE kerfuffle when it paid something like $2 million for it about 15 years ago. Don't suppose it's worth a little more now? I like it...

I'm just making one small point DarkNWorns. No need to condescend, but I'll bite (again). Performance wise, we're talking about value for money, and not all-out performance, I'm not sure which cars other than Ferraris and 911s, whose...