audioman58
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| 2023 AXPONA Show Report The Mon speakers may be nice but $25k for conventional stand mounts is Waay over priced ,take MBL 120 Loudspeakers their tweeter and midrange 100% out of the box and their issues but 100% Omni directional even off axis excellent imaging and det... | |
| Given an Onkyo Integra M 504 today. Worth keeping? It’s not bad for part of a low budget system , | |
| Law Of Diminishing Returns? If you hav3 the $$ there are audio systems that are substantially better say between. $50k and a $100 k. Rule of thumb on average , having owned a Audio store I know very well what’s under the hood and quality. 25% of a product including packagi... | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too Digital cables usb, Ethernet cables IHave documented changes ,improvements as they breakin , being only 5 v as many mfg have said I feel between 200-250 hours is when it’s finally settled in well even Ethernet cables can be a nice improvement A... | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too Digital cables usb, Ethernet cables IHave documented changes ,improvements as they breakin , being only 5 v as many mfg have said I feel between 200-250 hours is when it’s finally settled in well even Ethernet cables can be a nice improvement A... | |
| Female XLR to RCA? It’s a waste of time ,you throw away the advantages of being balanced to ultimately lowers the noise floor. | |
| Fiber to my Etherregen… Sonore OM or generic? For starters like myself experimented since I bought a new faster modem ,router combo far better synergy then separate units and less cables ,the motorola 8702 has docsis 3.1 which is 4 x faster then the older 3.0 I then put a 12 v Linear Power... | |
| Anything more resolving than 65 year-old speakers? Listen to MBL omni directional speakers they have Everythung in spades with far more dynamics and fantastic micro,macro details even their entry level 126 monitors ,btw their tweeter,and midrange driver are the same on all of their speakers .I a... | |
| Dac: Old vs New There is so much better technologies in digital advancements over the last 4 years depending too on your budget , any of the Denafrips dacs brings good value, as well as most Holo springs , Gustards new R26 dac is great value , to get imo a ... | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? Not true look at very high end dacs like the chord Dave It’s very detailed and cutting edge but very neutral ,which for instance if you have a Vacuum tube amplifier or preamp would be a ideal match , also with the hundreds of brand Audio cables... | |
| Is soundstage width a myth? All things are possible with the$$ to spend on Quality throughout your system including cables , at bare minimum $20k asa bare minimum starting point $40k or up it starts to get much more immersive . Most of us have to save To upgrade each c... | |
| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? As I mentioned in a earlier comment in general the more $$ you can spend per component the closer you can get to your audio nirvana .your records yes willhave a bearing on the depth also but if you have agood balance in quality including qualit... | |
| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? How could this be a myth ? If listening live you have each aspect of tone,soundstage ,width as well as depth imaging and instrumental textures. this greatly depends on in a big way the $$ amount invested and system synergy. having not only been ... | |
| Why do I need a switch? If you truly want better sounding digital ,then go to little green computer to see options never have separate modem,routers i bough5 the latest docsis 3.1 motorola 8702 combo much faster,more cohesive , and get rid of the crappy $10 power supp... | |
| Spending a month's salary Having owned a Audiostore and 40 years in Audio ,here my recommendation For synergy . Your source makes or breaks your system , and your speakers equally important buy the excellent Marten Oscar duo standmounts , and maybe a Svs SB-4000 powered... |