audioman58

Responses from audioman58

How long is it taking to receive a preamp?
Depends were you buy from Pass labs, Coda ,made in USA and wait time 3 weeks or less on average and excellent quality. 
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
Your speakers are very important in determining Bass control but your amplifier controls Everything,your power supplies and current on demand , my Coda amp for example has over 120 amps on demand ,and over 80k in capacitance and a Huge very low no... 
Spatial Audio Labs
Arion audio , has possibly the best AMT mid-tweeter currently being made yes even better then the Beyma their new Atlas speaker brings a lot to the table and is more dynamic. Not as laid back the midBass has better transient attack then the X3. An... 
The value of embellishment?
For that much money buy a  better cartridge, or arm . 
3 New UBER Decks - Is this Turntable's SwanSong? 🦢
The glaring flaw here is Mikey is no longer accurate with his opinions. Good  digital has not only closed the gap but has surpassed turntables in many areas .a turntable for example is very limited in Dynamics,Low Bass ,noise levels S/N ratio ,Dyn... 
Recommendations and thoughts for end game speakers and amps
Marten Parker trio-Diamond Edition are incredibly good speakers use very detailed ceramic composite drivers Marten uses only premium quality parts throughout ,the $$ Jorma internal cabling,WBT connectors,high  Quality Mundorf Xover parts  special ... 
If I could afford, I’d purchase 100% Oswald Mills Audio gear
With ultra high end Audio, 👁 candy. Is part of the purchase .personally I care more about what’s under the hood as far as parts quality . For Turntables I find these with counter rotating platters for lowest noise very cool 😎 under I see the $$ pr... 
Dedicated 20a lines, 125 feet distance, which gauge wire to run?
Awg 10 would be idea Copper, no aluminum wire awg8 even better but even high quality Gold copper outlets awg 10 is roughly near max . 
Klipsch Forte ii too bright, or is it my room ?
Ozzy62 maybe I should have simplified it for you.most people don’t have 20+ years into mods throughout .in the vast majority of speakers the Stock Xover is a liability ,or weak link. The room for sure can be problematic .not seeing the layout ,and... 
Demos - To Charge a Fee or to Not Charge a Fee?
That’s the chance you have to take I was a dealer for a number of years ,if you know how to help build system synergy  with other products ,and and are competitive in $$ pricing then no need to loose the sale many dealers that loose the sale are c... 
Klipsch Forte ii too bright, or is it my room ?
I hav3 owned. All but the Khorn and even with the best effort the Xover by far is the weakest link then connectors ,on series 4 I believe they upgraded the wiring but the Xover parts inside are on par with Magnepan -Rubbish which I hav owned them ... 
Streamer/Server to replace Innuos Zenith
What most people don’t realize  with a high quality dac-streamer combination you eliminate the need for a dedicated server ,a little computer with a SS driver is optimum for have a modular design like the Bricasti it is very honest to the musical ... 
Streamer/Server to replace Innuos Zenith
A great dac -Streamer combination and 3 models to choose from with trickle down technologies starting with the Bricasti M3it is very advanced And using the Classic dual Multibit          Analog Devices 1955 dacs, all linear power supplies ,multi l... 
Bi Wiring Speakers from Luxman L-509X
Wireworld  Eclipse 8, with several model choices uses only       OCC  Copper ,and best dielectric out there or other high quality options ,it is a very substantial  awg9 and can be bought with naturally biwire  and uses only silver plated ,or gold... 
Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics
It is getting to hard to find a respectable Audiophile speaker for under $15 k , and to make it worse the internal Xover parts are not much better then C+ in quality ,myself having been doing upgrades or mods for years. My quest now is do I buy a ...