athrillofhope
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| If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over............. Easy: I have burned my entire CD collection onto my streamer and assembled into a continuous stream. That is my pick. Does this violate the rules? If so, then, at the risk of sounding like I am trying to impress with upper brow tastes truly ... | |
| Wilson Alexia 2 Old thread, and comments are spot on. FWIW: own the Alexia 2s and had them on McIntosh stereo amp. Not offensive, but somewhat veiled. Moved to Pass X600.8s and a huge improvement. Heard both Boulder stereo and D’Agastino Progression monos and Mom... | |
| Best streamer for a returning audio guy Whatever you decide (or have decided--have not read to the end of this thread) to do, DO NOT SELL YOUR VINYL! EVER. You have 1500, and therefore a good investment of titles that probably fetch over $30 each today. And while vinyl may one day be eq... | |
| The Best Preamp is no Preamp? I have to agree with ghdprentice and phantom_av: the vast majority of the time, a great (tube) pre-amp is essential. It really depends on what you have. We have tried to forego a pre-amp and go direct from Streamer (Linn Selekt DSM w/Kalayst D... | |
| Decide between ARC Ref 6SE and Aesthetix Calypso Eclipse For what it’s worth, we are currently conducting a pre-amp shootout between 1) McIntosh C2700 [tube], 2) VTL 6.5 Series [hybrid tube/ solid state] 3) Audio Research Ref 6SE [tube], 4) Pass Labs XP-32 [solid state], and 5) NO Pre-Amp: Linn Selekt D... | |
| Sonics? All Things Must Pass -50th Anniversary The only track I have extensive exposure to over the decades is “My Sweet Lord”, so this is where the focus stayed. Streamed the 50th Anniversary Edition of ATMP in 24 bit over Qobuz via Linn Selekt Katalyst DAC.Generally, your comments are spot o... | |
| If I just use a DAC, do I need a Pre-amp? Have tried the following preamp configurations with my Wilson Alexia 2s, Linn Selekt DSM with Katalyst DAC, and Pass Labs X600.8 monos: 1) VTL 6.5 Signature II [tube-SS hybrid] ($18K)2) McIntosh C2700 [tube] ($8K) 3) Audio Research Reference 6SE [... | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? This may get me banned from Audiogon, but it is our (my wife and myself) "dating song" that Adam Sandler sings to Drew Barrymore at the end of the movie "The Wedding Singer" called "All I Want To Do Is Grow Old With You".The beshevleved mishappen ... | |
| What do $2500 speaker cables sound like? Speaker cables are no different than any other component in your system--you must try them out in YOUR system to hear the results.It is true that you can pay thousands on cables and it can be a complete overpriced waste. But this is true of EVERY ... | |
| Where are the young audiophiles? mapman: "I think the high end should lower prices so more young people can partake."One phrase: Market Economics.Hi-End ANYTHING would not exist without the Free Market Enterprise Profit Motive. No one does anything because they have compassion an... | |
| Where are the young audiophiles? This has been said for decades. In the 1970s, the adage was "Hi-End Audio is not developed yet. It will not survive".In the 80s, it was "Hi-End is too trendy--like disco was".Today, Hi-End is "social injustice and supremacist because it mandates a... | |
| So Hard to Decide on an Amp I recently demoed the Pass Labs X250.8 stereo amp from a small local Pass dealer here in Southern CA: Katli Audio in Chino Hills.My wife and I loved it and are now setting up a trial period with the X600.8 monos. Fred from Katli is knowledgeable ... | |
| Mágico M6 vs Big Wilson speakers I may not (YET) be in the category of being someone who can have as a “problem” needing to investigate between these two world-class legendary companies and these two emotion-inducing speakers, but I can be adopted by someone who is.Let me know ... | |
| Anything SS sounds better than D'Agostino ? jbrrp1 makes a good point: it is hard to attribute all attributes to a single component. Cabling and speakers and pre-amp, etc .... can have profound impacts.As another post stated, a true test is switching out a single component—in this case, the... | |
| Your top 3 most EMOTIONALLY intense live concerts, and top 3 EMOTIONALLY intense records. Three intense live performances, in no particular order:1) Phil Keaggy, arguably one of the greatest electric guitarist of the past 40 years, playing his 30+ minute guitar solo for "Rejoice" during the late 1980s to early 1990s.2) John Michael Ta... |