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| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life ‘Audiophile life’. Probably akin to going down a rabbit hole and doomed to audiophilia nervosa . Yet some have been successful and happy. Please forget about audiophile equipment , otherwise you could end up playing the same 12 tracks all your lif... | |
| have you ever bought stereo without listening first I prefer home demo. Only time I did not was when I upgraded from Pass Labs Xa30.5 to XA 100.8. Yet I was anxious until after burn in period . I made the right decision. If you have experience with another amp from the same brand in your curre... | |
| Power Conditioners Even expensive Power conditioners did not make sound better. Actually my Pass Labs mono blocks did not like them. | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! I have I dedicated line for each of my Pass Labs mono blocks and a third for my digital kit. Also a dedicated earth rod direct into my garden. I heard the difference. If I move house I will definitely do this for my Hifi . And cheap compar... | |
| Recommendation for an audiophile speaker cord that is not "bright"? Transparent audio cables | |
| Considering simplifying my system... talk me down (or whatever) Simplest to not simplify your system if it works. It might be anything but simple and set you off on the upgrade path again | |
| You've tried other amps and ended with Pass, please discuss I love my Pass Labs Xa100.8 paired with Wilson Sasha. Other combos sound different and have their strengths and weaknesses. Often been tempted to try other amps but I always prefer my own. Recently Devialet caught my attention. Tried the previous... | |
| AMP or Preamp Definitely upgrade amplifier before anything else. You need a high current amplifier cos the Sasha’s impedance dips very low around 80 Hz. I stand corrected on 80 Hz. | |
| Speaker upgrade question - Wilson vs Focal I compared the Focal Scala to Wilson Sasha back to back with the same electronics and room and preferred the the Wilson Sasha. The Focal was too forward and in my face. Actually got a headache within 30 minutes every time I tried over a few days... | |
| Speaker advice for listening to Blues music You cannot go wrong with Wilson Audio. I have the Sasha 1. My favorite genre is Blues especially Blues Guitar. I’ve tried a few notable brands but find The Wilson best for blues and rock | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming I find cd is better than hard drive AND streaming through my MSB Transport and DAC. | |
| What improvements did you hear in going from entry level to high end Audio? More body and detail.louder without any distortion.Natural timbre. Big improvement in bass. Uniform across frequency range. | |
| Best audio companies and dealers I have first hand experience of the ffg: MSB. PASS LABS. WILSON AUDIO. TRANSPARENT AUDIO. All great companies; super after sales service. Need I mention also great engineering and build quality. | |
| New KEF Reference 5 speakers i heard the Kef Ref 5 at 2 different dealers. The second demo was terrible compared to the first which was very good. Different acoustic space and different associated components.my suggestion would be to try replicating the same as the dealer o... | |
| Should I eliminate my preamp? I do not have a preamp. MSB DAC direct into Pass Labs power amp. Previously it was Wadia DAC direct into Pass Labs power amp. Tried many preamps and always preferred no preamp. |