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| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? @chicagoblue1977 -- I understand that some of my comments might seem unfair to the Blackhawk. Admittedly, the speakers that I have tried the amp with (SF Olympica 2, Harbeth P3ESR, Harbeth 30.1, Harbeth SHL5+) are all considered somewhat hard to d... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? @b_limo - it’s a decent product but overly hyped. And no, 20 watts is not the equivalent of 100 watts, not by a long stretch. Personally, and as someone who owns a Raven Blackhawk MK3, I don’t think it’s a good match for your speakers. It might ge... | |
| 13th Note HiFi Review of Network Streamers @small-green-computer -- Andrew, thanks for posting this review. I have the opticalRendu, and honestly it's one of the very few products that I would call 'giant slayer'. I have compared it to Innuos Zen and Zen Mini, Lumin U1 Mini, Lumin U1, Aura... | |
| Is your heart filled with a love of music, or something else? I find heavy metal to be crude, noisy, and headache inducing. But I will never belittle it or proclaim that it is 'not' music. It brings joy and meaning to lots of music lovers, so who am I to pass judgment, or make bold proclamations like people ... | |
| Integrated Amp Choices I think the seller for the Krell is @yyzsantabarbara @yyzsantabarbara. You won’t find a more honest and trustworthy person to do business with. I just paid Uncle Sam a hefty tax bill, otherwise I would have jumped on it in a heartbeat. It’s a stea... | |
| Is your heart filled with a love of music, or something else? A few weeks ago, I was reading another thread about rap music. There were a number of folks who were dismissive, even derogative, of this genre of music. It was said that rap is not ’real’ music, whatever that’s supposed to mean. I wish these folk... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna I’ve called Upscale Audio a few times but have yet to buy anything from them. I never felt pressured to buy anything from them, let alone a Primaluna product. I think a lot depends on who you talk to on a given day. For example, when I was looking... | |
| Is D for Dry? Class D... Agree that class D is not dry…. Until you hear class A or tubes. It’s all relative. | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna Whine whine whine … good lord !!! | |
| Is D for Dry? Class D... I heard back in 2011 that class D had come a long way. It was supposed to be almost as good as class A. Heard the same story in 2016 and 2021. Now wait till someone chimes in with the usual ‘but but but you haven’t heard the modern circa 2020 clas... | |
| Biggest audio hoaxes Biggest hoax >> ’wife who pokes her head into your listening room and proclaims she hears a difference when you have recently (unbeknownst to her) acquired some new component’.You know she’s pulling wool over your head. No way in hell any wi... | |
| Quicksilver Headphone Amp @devilboy -- I had the Quicksilver headphone amp for a few months. I only sold it because I spent two much on the 2 channel setups in my house and needed some cash quickly.I had the opportunity to listen to the Pass Labs HPA-1 a few months ago. I ... | |
| A21SE vs Supernait 3 vs Eci 6 mkII It's a little unfair to compare Luxman 507 with Sugden. A better comparison will be Luxman 550 or 590 which run in class A much longer.OP -- you should definitely put the Luxman 550 on your list. If your budget permits, a 590 AXII is a solid conte... | |
| TANNOY will stop Hi-FI ? Another one bites the dust :(This is what will happen ...Production moves to China ...Sales of Tannoy drops even further because why would you pay the same price when the novelty (hand-built in Europe) has worn off ...Tannoy becomes just one more ... | |
| Older vs. newer REL subs @missioncoonery -- I hope you can shed some light on what aspects of music improved when you moved up from REL's T to S line? My room is 20 x 15, when I called REL customer service they said T9i will be good enough (I already own one) for my room ... |