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| WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD? Depends on how you define “unique”…..If you consider any bottom-feeder releases, you may get “disgustingly evil” offerings and you now get the infamous Arthur Brown with “Fire”. I hated it from the time it first was released.It is with some trepid... | |
| What Makes your System Special? I have been in this hobby since the early 70”s in university. As I’ve aged and now retired, my tastes in music genres has changed and evolved with age. With it, I made very recent move to new speakers excelling with an exquisite airiness and best-... | |
| I want a new to me CD player but need to have HDCD decoding capability ARCAM FMJ CD23TI had one …. Fine for its time.http://www.soundstagenetwork.com/revequip/arcam_cd23t.htmhttps://www.stereophile.com/cdplayers/251/index.html | |
| Cables, just as important as a hi end component? Nope …. Not necessarily …..(1) High end prices on cables are no assurance of any audio performance improvements or system synergy.(2) the improvements and benefits of cables are entirely system dependent in the 2nd part.For example, uber high-end ... | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for harbeth 30.2 XD RYDER has a good point in general vis-a-vis matching higher strata build upstream components to very revealing HARBETH speakers (… and this is not just limited to REGA’s lower tier offerings ,,,): You always only get what you pay for…. Maximizing ... | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for harbeth 30.2 XD I have the HARBETH 30.2 XD’s driven by a REGA OSIRIS integrated amp and paired with its stablemate REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/DAC. (And a MAGNUM DYNALAB FT101a ETUDE fm tuner)It is stellar and a keeper .... full stop.If you are now questioning your overa... | |
| Arcam Solo Uno - OR - Audiolab 6000a play - for the office https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/audiolab-6000ahttps://darko.audio/2019/10/arcams-solo-uno-is-a-compact-streaming-amplifier/You get what you pay for ..... | |
| CD player suggestions under $700 At that price point strata, its a just a “pick one of ‘em ...” exercise. | |
| Kimber Kable 4TC vs Morrow SP3 Keep the KIMBERs.... they work for you and you already have a like brand synergy with your ICs,Especially at that very modest price point for your new targets, I highly doubt that they will serve to be an improvement . And especially on a blind pu... | |
| Arcam sr250 vs denon avr 7200wa CAVEAT EMPTORhttps://www.avsforum.com/threads/denon-7200wa-flagship-really.2427482/https://www.avforums.com/threads/denon-avr-x7200wa-problem.2150642/ | |
| Speakers The single most critical component Nope .... I disagree. Intuitively, speakers matter , BUT, and its a BIG “BUT” ..... the speakers are no more important than the rest of your system components.In brief: Let’s talk about your upstream electronics. There is a well-travelled and time... | |
| Speaker Cables Common denominator: the supplied biwire stamped metal speaker links are links are crap....full stop.Speakers cable brands: that is an alchemy between your system dependency vs. Your Personal taste. Only your bespoke personal hands on bakeoffs betw... | |
| Integrate for Totem Sky Here is your Holy Grail .... TOTEM AMBER integrated amp. This was a JV between SIMAUDIO and TOTEM wherein TOTEM had a custom designed unit built for them by SIMAUDIO based on the SIMAUDIO platform.https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649729185-... | |
| Integrate for Totem Sky Here is what TOTEM frequently uses at the audio expos,AyrePliniusESPECIALLY SIMAUDIO ( .. both in Montreal and mutually voiced to each other’s products_)common denominators: Lotsa “grunt” (that means a high-current with lotsa amps. . NOT wpc) cuz ... | |
| Wanting to purchase Revel Center Channel speaker https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649725175-revel-c50-centre-channel-speaker/http://audioeden.com/useddemo-gear/4525583102 |