akg_ca
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| "High end" store snobbery I can sympathize with your disappointment, but and it’s a BIG “BUT” ,..IMO there is another a couple of key factors that drove their choice that they declined to share with you, Simply put, the vast majority of audio dealers simply don’t take in ... | |
| After Nordost Superflatline @ratboysr Post Script: a couple of litmus tests for you to ponder that your current flat-ribbon and comparatively very thin cables may be lacking a synergy match to your system…., (1) NORDOST cables can sound fabulous.,.. for sure. Ther... | |
| After Nordost Superflatline I’ve owned NORDOST LEIF models ( PURPLE FLARE) and NORDOST NORSE models ( HEIMDALL and FREY), so I know their strengths and warts very well. ive auditioned all of the models in both . in brief: Don’t bother with the LEIF strata and just stick t... | |
| Totem Model 1 vs Totem Arro @audiofilo123 the TOTEM MODEL 1’s do crave solid state “grunt”. ( All TOTEMs do …)The better the upstream fed, the better performances overall. I had the NAD C370 integrated amp initially to pair up to the ARROs initially (predecessor to the C... | |
| Totem Model 1 vs Totem Arro Best bet Powering your TOTEMs ,,,, SIMAUDIO SIMAUDIO and TOTEM are both in Montreal and mutually used to voice each others product. A TOTEM/SIMAUDIO partnership is arguably the ideal stablemates. Here is your Holy Grail .... the TOTEM AMBER inte... | |
| Totem Model 1 vs Totem Arro @ryder +1 I owned TOTEMs and I also currently run HARBETH 30.2 XD’s. the TOTEMS are generally fine at their price-points with their own fans IFF - they have a suitable high-current capable amp to drive them, and - you accept a few.warts to ... | |
| Totem Model 1 vs Totem Arro I’ve owned the TOTEM ARROs and TOTEM FORESTs in prior systems , so ai know the TOTEM sonic signatures, strengths, and warts very well. which speaker model you choose will be predicated by the amount of “grunt” ( and that means current = amps ….WP... | |
| Recs for small footprint integrated amp (<= 14 inches W) min 30 WRMS Half size footprint With major league performances….CYRUS | |
| Previous Ownership...does it matter to you? @knotscott , @coralkong Absolutely , without quarrel, sir. but rhetorically, how much trust are you going to develop on its condition and functionality on a potential blind purchase now saddled by a purposeful (emphasis added) provenance/ hi... | |
| Previous Ownership...does it matter to you? @testpilot Hmmm …. Okay, ….BUT ……this simple and basic exercise is generally expected and presumed as a key binary choice question to every Seller upfront for 99+% of AGON / CAM / USAM fellow members; “are you the original owner , Yay or Nay? If... | |
| Previous Ownership...does it matter to you? Simply put: - BIG TIME IMPORTANT, - it is driving contributing factor two ways; (A) it impacts my decision tree on whether I move forward on the deal, and (B) then it impacts on how I formulate a fair offer. - Liars are a recipe for a shite-s... | |
| I need help to decide @audphile1 …good point to the OP. System synergy …or lack of it …. matters big-time. If you are going to buy one blind without a personal audition bake-off first, then it’s a much more risky bet. If so, then I’d stick with a like brand power a... | |
| I need help to decide System synergy matters big-time. If you are going to buy one blind without a personal audition bake-off first, then I’d stick with a like brand power amp married up to the pre-amp .. ( PASS to PASS, KRELL to KRELL …. etc., etc. …) | |
| Digital Cable Recommendations @ghdprentice +1 (emphasis added) …. On both counts. This is the best advice you will get in this thread. from personal experience, avoiding disappointment vis-a-vis something lacking from LEIF model level NORDOST cables is real. I heartily conc... | |
| Getting back in the game @czarivey “ bye (ex)-wife , hello stereo” …. LOL Why are divorces so expensive? Because they're worth it. |