|   9090 Club Question... | moondog
Apr 23, 2001 4:29 PM | | OK Boys... I was doing some serious listening this past weeend & it occured to me that as a general rule... I only use about 1/4 of my 9090's power. 10 O'Clock is absolutely cranking in my 9 x 12 room. Do any of you guys actually find your's cranking past 12 O'Clock very often? I can't imagine & I've been playing in Rock-n-Roll bands for over 30 years! My first Sansui was a 7070 & it was almost perfect for my needs, but Ijust had to get the Big Dog. Maybe someday I'll have a huge room to let it soar in, but until then... 10 O'Clock is the Comfort Zone in my Groovy Little Hippy Pad.
mooney |
| re: 9090 Club Question... | ckelly
Apr 24, 2001 1:06 PM | | Moon,
A friend of mine has a Sansui 9090db. When we crank it up, it goes up to about 11 o'clock, and very occasionally 12 o'clock, more than that is asking for our friends, the police to come over (and not precisely to listen to the music).
The fact that we crank it up more probably has to do with his speakers being very power hungry, he has a pair of Marantz HD-770's and to make them sing you have to feed them.
http://www.classic-audio.com/marantz/HD770.html
As for the sound of his setup:
Sansui 9090db
Marantz 5220 tape deck
Technics SL-D1 Turntable
Marantz HD-770 Speakers
Sony CD
Sony Minidisc
It sounds fantastic!! I spend a lot of time spinning vinyl there, drinkin' red wine, after the second bottle goes, we switch to CD's - LP's are rare and it would be no fun to wreck a record when our fine motor abilities are blunted by booze.
Christopher |
| re: 9090 Club Question... | moondog
Apr 24, 2001 6:30 PM | | Christopher - I know what you mean... Oh So Well!
A buddy of mine & me have been known to rip it up pretty good on Saturday Nights up in the Hippy Pad. No cops yet, but........
Now for something completely different....
I've been meaning to ask you a question. For a few months now I've been promising to make some CD's of some audiophile stuff & assorted other things for some of the Old Frequent Flyers here. (Buzz, Beatle Fred, Christopher from Chile, etc...) If you're interested... email me your address & I'll put you on the list. If you'd like to give me an idea of what kind of music you REALLY enjoy, that would help also. My tastes are all over the board except for Rap & Commercial Country. I also plan on sending a copy of my CD to all who are interested.
Anyway... Let me know if you'd like to INDULGE?
moondog@mtco.com |
| Count me IN!!! | ckelly
Apr 24, 2001 11:54 PM | | Moon
Check your mail =)
As for the content of the CD, I'd rather leave it open, but if you want a few suggestions, could be some psyhodelia, trip hop or acid jazz. If you have some of YOUR music recorded that would be really cool.
Christopher |
| I'm right here =) | ckelly
Apr 25, 2001 12:42 AM | | John
I looked around for A Perfect Circle, no luck, I could send you (and everyone) something from these lattitudes, maybe brazilian (bossa nova) or some good music from Argentina, tell me.
Christopher |
| Sounds good. | ckelly
Apr 25, 2001 9:55 AM | | John
No problem, I'll be patiently waiting. :-)
regards
Christopher |
| re: 9090 Club Question... | prag
Apr 26, 2001 10:22 AM | | Unfortunately I am only member of 8080 club but I concur the dial has never been past noon. Especially with the loudness switch on!! I could be evicted for anything past 10 o'clock really!! Would love to really test the parameters of this receiver in a VERY large listening area. By the way I am currently refurbishing SX-1980 and can't wait to listen to it. Later fellow vintage enthusiasts
Mike |
| Turn On... Tune In... Drop Out...(nt). | The Lunar K-9
Apr 26, 2001 1:58 PM | | |
| Do you guys listen to music with the Loudness button ON or OFF? | ckelly
Apr 26, 2001 7:32 PM | | Buzz
I use the loudness when listening at low volumes, at higher volumes I like it LOUD without the loundess switch. It turns the Bass up much too high, veiling everything else.
Christopher |
| Do you guys listen to music with the Loudness button ON or OFF? | estan
Apr 26, 2001 11:16 PM | | Chris has got the right idea..
The loudness switch is made to comensate for the ears lack of sensitivity to bass and high treble when listening at low volumes.
Best to use your tone controls at high volumes to get the sound you like.
Stan |
| Do you guys listen to music with the Loudness button ON or OFF? | ckelly
Apr 27, 2001 12:02 AM | | In fact, I tend not to like to use tone controls at all, as I find them only to "dirty up" the music you listen to.
I prefer other solutions to the problem which are more definite: proper speaker placement.
Buzz, I was also thinking, Could the speakers you have not go that low? |
| Do you guys listen to music with the Loudness button ON or OFF? | ckelly
Apr 27, 2001 1:03 AM | | John
I have my controls flat (in the middle) all the time, as I think tone controls "colour" the sound. I don't use an eq, too much hassle. I guess it all has to do with what gear, shape/size of the room, etc. one has.
Chris |
| Do you guys listen to music with the Loudness button ON or OFF? | estan
Apr 27, 2001 2:54 PM | | I wuz gonna take a nap but....
If you can get away with it Chris is right but sometimes a bit of EQ is necessary and the loudness control should only be used for very low level listening as in background music.
John if you were complaining about bright sound why are you turning up the treble?
Stan |
| Do you guys listen to music with the Loudness button ON or OFF? | estan
Apr 27, 2001 7:57 PM | | hey John...thanks...I've been good.
Goin away to the ocean for the weekend...leave tomorrow morning early.
I'm glad the EQ is working out...
I owe you a print of Jeanette...send it next week.
Was out to see my daughter in Seattle and all we did was play 9 ball.
c ya,
Stan |
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