audioman58
Responses from audioman58
| What do/did you do for a living? Ex Audiostore owner ,partially retired .having over 40 years in Audio rule of thumb 25% at most goes into most products the rest R&D overhead and dealer markup.Most people donot realize this this, cables up to a 10 x markup in some cases.This ... | |
| DAC choices -- help me cross the line Mojo Audio call Ben they have a $2500 model that is like buying a hot Rodney unit ,I am a modded for a long time you will find nothing under $5 k that is better it has the classic Analog Devises 1865 K version R2R dac Femto clock Xmos board 9 of ... | |
| unbeatable Class A integrated The Krell has a patented sliding A circuit that applies in pure class A as current demands up to around 90+ wpc then goes into Class A to 200wpc 8 ohms ,400wpc 4 ohms. A very good sounding unit ,andthe preamp section is a dedicated class A se... | |
| unbeatable Class A integrated The a New Krell 300 is very good with a sliding A bias circuit very good detail and a nice slightly warmer balance with many options like hdmi inputs and outputs to hook to a hired tv dac board is optional.for around $8k retail and made in Ct USA . | |
| Any thoughts on Denafrips Terminator Plus R2R das done right are more natural less hifi then these new Sabre dacs or single bit , like Analog devises R2R Multibit ladder dacs these were laser tuned precision used in pro industry .look at Mojo Audio his R2R built dacs are modular ,state o... | |
| Resistors I put psth audioon Everything for the bass picks up the most heat and the path keep the performance rock stable , and the Bsss stays tight and focused as long as the capacitors are not stocky Solen I am a big fan of the Clarity CSA caps for lar... | |
| Wilson Audio MAXX resistors Just use the best resistors out there from Path Audio , 10 watts and by far the best , what is Wilson using Caddock ? | |
| Best speakers for max. $3000? I too own the excellent but a hidden secret in the USA .they just sound like music thst is probably why their 1-18, and 2-18 which are the industry standards now in the recording industry for monitors for mixing,editing sound tracks good or bad t... | |
| Clarity CMR vs Jantzen Alumen Z caps I hear none of you guys or gals mentioning resistors I have been modding over 20 years ,the Path Audio resistors are the best out there noticablybetter then Duelund less then1% tolerance and very detailed and naturalin my excellent Ampheon Argon... | |
| Anybody want a laugh? After seeing $40 k Loudspeaker cables this is a steal Z,! | |
| Anybody want a laugh? I have seen much more expensive Audiophile switches | |
| DAC Measurements vs Actual Experience Dac measurements can e Misleading for there are different methods to measure and will not dictate final Sonic outcome one Expert inthe field most will not know unless into audio for awhile is Mojo Audio . Ben Hand builds all his dacs uses all the... | |
| Very bright SC and IC with coherence in imaging, soundstaging and timing Kimber 8 tc Litz is very good for each wire is isolated from the next the 12 tc is a bit better still and great value. | |
| Looking for "perfect" streamer.... Buy a Jcat net card sir streaming it blocks the garbage from the computer and isolates and has a excellent afemto clock,slso for computer files the Jcat computer card .these are the most well thought out cards out there and excellent results. | |
| ...do great speakers increase in value over time in the vintage market? if you keep. Them for 20 years the value may be more then you paid for them 20 years back |