audioman58

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A good taste of DSD--what is your experience?
I have let it bleed on DSD and I try down loading it .i had to convert it 24 176and was not too happy with the sound quality . Maybe buying from HD Trax   Their masters iwould be noticably better since they know proper editing l I will try a few ,... 
What are these speakers that came with my home worth?
I did a little checking these are at least 15 years old ,and no longer made, these have powered amplifiers . You will just have to see what the market will bear . The buyer most likely will have knowledge of this type of speaker already , and like... 
Hard Audio - Ceramic Speakers
Martens are a great example of well done ceramic drivers, with Accuton drivers they are very nuetral ,that is why the Cover parts are crucial. They use Mundorf Silver Gold oil caps which are better then most out there. 
What are these speakers that came with my home worth?
When new everything maybe around $15k for everything maybe $6 k on a good day . 
What are these speakers that came with my home worth?
Veladyne subs are pretty much out dated vs Svs,rel, or JL audiothe speaker system go on Audiogon blue book to get a idea which is pretty close roughly 40% of the retail if you are lucky for they are not in high demand or even made any more that I ... 
Broken hearted...magnepan and vandersteen
The new Spatial  audio labs  x5, and x3 have world class Beyma tweeter- midand excellent German dipole midrange, and powered sub in these great open baffle speakers in the $6k, $7500range they shoot Waay  above that and free delivery,and a 60 day ... 
How have I missed out for soooo long!!!!
Try hearing Top digital through a great vacuum tube dac.Lampizator recently came out with the new Amber-3 dac it has a bunch of trickle down technologies from their top $25k pacific dac for under $3k delivered enjoy the music.com recently reviewed... 
Broken hearted...magnepan and vandersteen
If you truly want to hear a true maggi it must have their great ribbon the the 3.7 or 20.1 and they like a lot of current . 
The one tweak most Focals need ...
Regarding the vast majority of speakers even at over $10 k many use capacitors which I consider substandard like Solen which are rated a 6 vs 15 for the worlds best Duelund cast caps for example. I upgrade my speakers always . If speaker company w... 
The one tweak most Focals need ...
If you going to do Xover caps  a clarity CSA would be minimum I have found best bang for a higher end cap the German Audyn true Copper Max caps . Parts connecxion just started selling them     I have used them in higher end builds, and recently pu... 
sellers trying to sell used product for 10-20% off of list price
only an idiot would pay that , even the most in demand product less then 50% . On Audiogon how often would you pay 50% for a used product? Only if in high demand  and willing to pay Max . 
I'm looking to learn about Air Motion Transformer technology
A lot depends on the quality of the AMT ,in the Wharfe Dale maybe $50 each  top AMT can go over $400 each the bigger ones operate from the midrange to high frequency , I have had Dayton $70 AMT that were ok but lacked refinement, I have a Monitor ... 
Need help to find a solid state amp that sounds as good as VTL S200
What kind of speakers do you have ,efficiency,and your budget ?pass labs comes to mind ! Why no tubes ? For sure a good tube preamp,or dac  power tubes in a amp require much higher maintainence , small tubes will ladt several years on average , an... 
spatial audio m3 or tekton perfect set
Why not just go for the new X5 for under $6k it is excellent and a noticable step up in refinement Tekton not even in the same Class here !! One listen you will be sold . 
JL Audio F112 v2 subwoofer - worth the price?
I have been buying equipment for years .the Best Buy in all of Subs in the New SVS Sb-3000. No sub even at 2 x the price has all these technologies.it has a 50 bit processor, split shaft voice coil ,13 inch driver800 watt,with mosfet high current ...