avguy
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| Moving to Singapore. Help needed I currently live in Shanghai, but have also lived in Hong Kong and Taipei. So I know the hassle of moving audio equipment.I suggest that you dump all your current U.S. equipment, and upgrade in Singapore as this will be a great excuse for doing so... | |
| Jadis orchestra reference or DA50 for Proac D15? All tube amps get hot and generate a lot of heat, same with Class A solid state amps. However, these "small" integrated Jadis amps like Orchestra and DA50 are quite tolerable in heat generation. You will only notice the heat if you put your hand c... | |
| Jadis orchestra reference or DA50 for Proac D15? I used to have Jadis Orchestra Reference and now currently have the DA50 Signature. The DA50 is definitely a big upgrade to Orchestra in every way. I use these integrated amps on my Rogers LS3/5a, and despite the small size of these speakers, they... | |
| Avalon Eidolon Visions in the house Could not agree with you more. I also have the Avalon Eidolon Vision speakers, and felt the same way you did. Never has the soundstage come across bigger and deeper, nor has music sound more transparent than my Visions. They are also extremely mus... | |
| My B&W speakers Yes, they are high-end. Just believe "they are high end", and they indeed are... All kidding aside, low end, hig end, etc.... who the hell really cares.. as long as you enjoy the music coming from them, isn't that what matters? As in any hobby, it... | |
| remote control for the lexicon MC1 I used to have the MC1 and have the MC12B now. For some strange reason, their remote controls are prone to malfunction. It happened with the MC1 and recently the MC12B. Lexicon makes one heck of a processor but not their remotes, as I don't know w... | |
| I Was at a Funeral of An Audiophile... Are you sure the man was a true audiophile? True audiophiles would have their audio equipments, speakers and cables cremated and buried with them, so they can continue listening to their music forever in heavenly peace, or in eternal damnation if ... | |
| Loudspeakers - how best to prolong their lifetime? Don't let them be found without the grill with small kids around. Otherwise, these kids will not be able to resist putting their fingers to the drivers and test the impact of their little fingers on the tweeter or other drivers...:-) | |
| Avalon Acoustics vs Wilson Audio I spent quite a bit of time comparing Avalon Eidolon Vision, and Wilson WP8 and Sasha, before settling down on the Avalons. The two brands sound, really, as different as can be. Both are incredible speakers. It all comes down to what sound you pre... | |
| Do you listen alone or with guest s It's hard to enjoy listening to a high-end system with other people when there is only ONE perfect sweet spot, and this perfect spot is really big enough for only ONE person! Unlike a Bud light beer, this spot is hard to share...:-( | |
| Speakers that excel at depth/layering/space Same as mentioned above and from my experience, Avalon for depth, layering, spaciousness of music, although I like Kharma quite a bit too... | |
| How close to the real thing? I have a neighbor who is a pianist and has a baby grand piano in his living room. I go over to his house from time to time to hear him play. I can tell you the sound from my audio system does not even come close to the incredible beauty of live pi... | |
| What Chores do Audiophiles Hate? I hate when I have to sell a cherished equipment after buying a new equipment, in order to control cost, and especially given the emotional value that equipment has built up with me...:-( Also, not to mention the arduous task of moving very heavy ... | |
| Is this Placebo or something real? Yes Mceljo, you definitely should see the movie "The Matrix". It is a must see, and one of the best sci-fi movies ever with incredible home-theater effects!!! But only the first original episode, and not the subsequent sequals, as the story then g... | |
| Is this Placebo or something real? So Mceljo, it's the question that drives you, isn't it - "What is the Matrix?", and it's the answer that you've been searching for all your life... So how can we ever be sure that what we seeing, hearing or touching is real, and not the work of th... |