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| Interconnects—Just a thought. When asked what the requirements of a good speaker cable were, Peter Walker, the designer of Quad ESL have replied:"There are only two requirements a speaker cable should satisfy. The first is that it should be long enough to reach between amplifi... | |
| The Most "Analog" CD Player? The most analog CD player that I know is Acute Classic, by EAR Yoshino. One of the best CD players of all times as well. It replaced my Big 7 DAC from Lampizator. It’s not the most transparent device I’ve had but the texture of sound is totally vi... | |
| Openning a hi fi shop I would not actually sell any gear. At least that would not be the major scope of my business. It would be some kind of high-end rental service or pawn shop inspired by sharing economy. I would offer short and longterm rentals and leasing. The cli... | |
| McIntosh vs Accuphase? I would not buy McInotsh, neither Accuphase. In the simmilar budget you can buy Ear Yoshino 868 + 509. For a couple of bucks more you can do even better and buy Atma Sphere system (made in USA) which will outperform almost anything else. Both syst... | |
| Audiophile system for Techno and Dance music Thanks for all your inputs. There are some techno artist which make Techno music not to dance, but primarly for concentrated listening. For exemple Jochem Paap (aka Speedy J), Oliver Lieb (aka Spicelab and L.S.G.), Steve Law (aka Zen Paradox, Star... | |
| Looking for a vinylesk sounding DAC EAR Yoshino Acute Classic is the most analog sounding CD/DAC I know and in THAT sens outperform Lampizator and probably almost any other DAC. It’s relatively cheap in the world of top gear. It may lack some precision and details, compared to Lampi... | |
| The secret to a great amplifier... Peal the sticker of your orange, blue, black and other "audiophile" SR fuse, then check on Amazon what you have just purchased and how much it costs on Amazon. However, if you have paid your "audiophile" fuse 250 USD, maybe you should avoid this f... | |
| $7000 preamp vs $700 receiver - Is the difference THAT significant? Yes it is... But I would not buy McIntosh. There are better preamplifiers on the market in 7.000$ price tag. You may want to check Ear Yoshino 912 or Atma Sphere MP-3. | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps I have received two days ago a new pair of MA-1 MK 3.3 fully loaded (with VCaps and Powerboost add-ons). It is not even properly burned-in yet, but I’ve just had the most spectacular listening experience in my life! I’m thrilled!!! MA-1 & MP-1... | |
| Need preamp recommendation Ear 912, Atma Sphere MP-3 or MP-1 | |
| Subwoofer Suggestion the swarm by audiokinesis | |
| Most organic / real / analogue sounding DAC (ideally with Volume Control) for $1500?????? If you live in UK you may try to find Musical Fidelity Tri Vista 21 on second hand market for 500-700£. Then send it to Pink Faun for the upgrade (new capacitors etc). In total this will cost you less than 1000£ and you'll have a DAC which compare... | |
| Mid Range Streamer DAC recommendation help requested! If you like "digital" sound, any DAC listed in your post will do the job because all of them qualify for specified requests. However, if by "very good sound" you mean very emotional, or very analog, probably none of here listed devices will make i... | |
| Best CD player under $2000 Ear Yoshino Acute | |
| Best tube preamplifier for under $15k Atma Sphere MP-1 and MP-3. I prefer Atma Sphere gear over any other tube manufacturer including Yoshino, Mcintosh, Jadis, Audio Note etc. I live in France. We have many great tube manufacturers here in Europe. However, I ended up purchasing americ... |