audioman58
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| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS Look at Merrill audio they started off reasonable . now because they decided to use the latest in digital they go Waaay over priced by making a fancy cabinet at 10 x the mark up , a truly good engineeer Will offer Amps preamp $5-$10 k. That ... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer I know mc well and know modf8ng betterthen most Mc have pretty meters partsquality is nothing more then average , many of the mid priced gear not even made in NY ,try China ,not very good they have been sold for over 10 years I believe to a Kor... | |
| Bluesound Node 2021 DAC - I sold my Denafrips Ares II The aries2 is a far better dac then the node that is for sure they are both entry level the node has the streaming built in. ,a dedicated computer server is much better , I use the uptone ether regen cables are very important ,I use AQ Diamo... | |
| Dynaudio Contour C60 or Magico A3 or Vandersteen Treo CT The Totally redesigned Dynaudio 60i is redesigned and better in every way and at $12 k. A true Highend bargain. | |
| Dynaudio Contour 30 vs Confidence C2 comparisons The new series is the 30 and 60 I which is a major improvement in many ways from cabinet design to new isotar2 tweeter , even he Xovers totally beefed up bigger inductors ,Mundorf plus other capacitirs, better wiring looks like vandanhull and th... | |
| Tidal vs Qubuz - Steely Dan "Jack of Speed" If you want to get a program that will truly improve your music check out HQ player , for $200+ Once you read a few reviews and check it out for yourself which you like best it is a dramatic increase in fidelity across the board. | |
| Tidal vs Qubuz - Steely Dan "Jack of Speed" You didnot mention if you had to have MQA engaged , many dac makers will not pay for what is a enhanced but still compressed Version with MQA I never had tried Tidal. Because Briscati, or Denafrips and many others will not pay MQA and their... | |
| Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k) What I do is seek out speakers under 10 years old like in the Dynaudio S contour 3.4. The new ones are almost 10 k I rewire it , then rebuold the Xover for under $2k I have anew speaker the speaker was like new ,and for $2200 even before upg... | |
| Denefrips Pontus "burn in" period? Alvin says 2 weeks straight will get you to 95% | |
| Review: Dynaudio Contour 3.4 LE Speaker I bought the Contour S 3.4, not the LE. I saved a bunch of money ,the Xover being on the bottom is a easy upgrade with night and better parts I used Path audio resistors, Mundorf supreme silver oil for tweeter with a Duelund .022 silver oil bypass... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? Not as refined , the top end is not their strength vs much more expensive speakers. I heard them for maybe an hour | |
| LSA 20 Statement Speakers Lsa10 is old technologies decent ,but the new 20 statements sound at least 2-3x more expensive . | |
| LSA 20 Statement Speakers My friend owns the LSA Statement 20. They are miles better then anything they made even 3 years ago , Beryllium is very tough to machine ,they did their homework on this new line up . | |
| Slow used market right now? During this virus scare audio has been selling very good as well as hires TVs people are fixing up their homes and entertainment sales has not been effected shortages and many things have gone up 15-20% . I have bought a good amount of gear as... | |
| AKM makes the best DACs There are many great-ladder dac chips -R2R out there to even consider any AKM chips not 1 upper dac maker use them ,buy a Topping if that’s your thing. |