audioman58
Responses from audioman58
| need advise, which is the weakest link in my audio chain Upgrade your dac Denafrips new Pontus 12 th anniversary at $1800 is far superior , if you don’t have that their Aries 12th anniversary dac is under $1050 and still a big improvement very smooth and detailed R2R dac. | |
| Advice on how to liquidate system Maybe trying headphones is agood alternative,I have tinnitus and when it’s loud a qualitypair of headphones forsure makes a solid difference Qualitythough is essential. | |
| Why are People Dumping their Audio Research Gear and What Does it Say about them? Audio research build quality is crap vs what it used to be ,the Ref stuff is very good this is why they went bankrupt ,they are now owned by anew influx of owners and $$ they were living off their reputation way to long , McIntosh another abuser... | |
| Top two most important sound qualities Easy since 75% of the music is the midrange ,the-other Bass. | |
| Boressen speakers They are very expensive except for their entry level floor standers at $11k all their better quality is $40k and up. MBL I feel is that most balanced as a omni directional speaker even off axis their entry level 126 is excellent ,just give... | |
| Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums Talking heads excellent mastered and just a great album if you like their style . sand-in the Vaseline ,is a bit gritty in its day-lol but truly one of the best recorded CDs I have ever heard classic rock 👍 | |
| Digital Dilemma I can’t even keep up ,whst I think is expensive say $12 k in digital total it’s nothing to many who spend like a nice turntable setup $40-50 k | |
| Digital Dilemma Direct cd in many lesser streaming dacs sound better ,to get streaming to sound good there is a fair amount of $$ to spend ,minimum of $500+ Ethernet cables, and usb cable for dac. A Quality Ethernet hub Sonore ,or the New coming out in June Upt... | |
| McIntosh to Luxman? This is their latest and best the 507Z my friend bought one and got a very fair deal from Perrotta Consultants ,these new models have a better layout and sound even better weighs around56 pounds ,very well done ,retail $9500 but he got a nice... | |
| Parasound to Pass Upgrade The Pass labs are a bit warmer ,but also cleaner sounding , with better headroom and dynamics , having dedicated amp stands to is a plus ,,there are I believe 10 fuses in the JC1 monos in thePass labs far less this too explaines and different d... | |
| Swiss Digital Fuse Box - "What headroom sounds like" Ok good to know ,does that mean you just leave stock buzz fuse under theIEC ? | |
| Swiss Digital Fuse Box - "What headroom sounds like" Very interesting ,Walter said in my case where some amps have 4 fuses inside the unit they would not be a ideal fit. | |
| Swiss Digital Fuse Box - "What headroom sounds like" These are around $400 ,now like with my amplifier it has 5 fuses inside ,therefore somethings don’t apply , and in some dacs no fuses ,or some have thermisters which are better-then a fuse , but if you only have 1 fuse these have a microprocess... | |
| Gustard R26 vs hi end streamer The Gustard is a very detailed dac for a R2R I thought it should be much warmer ,natural sounding it was more neutral sounding then expected , the streamer side these guys suck at answering emails and slow on needed streamer updates the stream... | |
| 300b lovers If you truly want a true reference quality SET 300 B amplifier Radu Tarta Shiny eyes products are way under the radar and No commercial brands are even remotely close to his expertise . In Europe Thomas Meyer is his equal . What most miss is ... |