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| Would you buy a piece of gear with a defect? I'm always wary of picking up a defective unit for substantial money unless I have a pretty good idea of what's wrong and can either fix it myself or have a good idea of how much it would cost to get it repaired (if possible). I also always assum... | |
| Favorite cable brand. Blue Jeans Cables are my go-to for interconnects and speaker cables, and Pangea for power cables. I had a set of AudioQuest Evergreens but I sent them back because I thought they sounded thin - I don't know if that's even possible, but in this ho... | |
| Sending a 110 lb amp to the manufacturer for cleaning/calibration. Good idea? How to ship? Assuming that you can't deliver it yourself (or even better, get someone locally), you really need to get a manufacturer-approved packing box/container, because (as someone who has had an amp trashed twice by UPS), you need to pack it EXTREMELY we... | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? In my limited experience I have used the Schiit Bifrost 4490, Denafrips Ares II, Topping D90/D50, and the DACs included in the PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell DAC and the Bluesound Node 2 - nothing too crazy. My order of preference - Denafrips by a l... | |
| A Better Bluesound AC Cable? I too tried the WireWorld C7 power cord, and it really shouldn't make a difference, but it seems to to me; it seems that the overall sound is more dynamic and better imaging, but since it takes about 2 minutes to change over between the cords and ... | |
| Looking for my "last" CD transport Don’t get a used transport unless you’re willing to trash it if parts are unavailable. I saw a YouTube video for the Primare transport - where they mentioned TEAC is still making CD transport mechanisms that are used in cars (for the ones that st... | |
| Most harsh/shrill sounding speakers (vintage) Some of the old Boston Acoustics "A" series could be a bit bright, especially if they were aimed right at you, but they weren't as ice-picky as the Klipschs of old. I think it had a lot to do with trying to get the absolute most volume out of tho... | |
| Looking for a DAC under 2k Pretty happy with the Ares II and had the Topping D90 and that was good as well, would pull the trigger on a Pontus if it was cheaper, in that vague justification that I might possibly be missing something. | |
| Looking for a DAC under 2k Here's my limited experience on US vs Chinese-made items that I've bought. First off, if you buy Chinese, buy through a distributor and not directly from a Chinese company, because if you have an issue it's going to be very difficult to bridge th... | |
| Power regenerator vs conditioner Keep an eye on the Audio Science Review YouTube postings; Amir has a Power Plant that he will be evaluating. I would throw out there the idea that if your equipment doesn’t already filter out the badness and allow for minor drops and spikes in pow... | |
| Looking for a new phono preamp You can pick up a new Parasound JC 3+ for about $2499 if you look around. Check the reviews; it seems to be worth it to bypass the Jr and the original JC3 if you're going to spend the extra money. I haven't seen much about the PS Audio Stellar p... | |
| Equal $$ for Phono OR Streaming? As someone who streams, plays CDs and LPs (I also have a cassette deck but don't use it much), I have periods where I listen to each exclusively for a while and then switch to the other when the mood strikes. Agree with the idea that your friend ... | |
| Are your current amps and other gear the best you've ever had? Oh, absolutely; this current setup is by far the best I've ever had, and it's not by a long shot the best there is. When I started buying equipment in the 1970's I couldn't afford much, and started out with Electrophonic, Airline (Montgomery Ward... | |
| Svs sub : should i go with sb13 ultra or pb 13 I had two SB-2000's and they hit low with those rumbly notes that seem to crawl around on the floor when you encounter them - but I never quite got them to integrate well with my Buchardt S400's. I got a REL T/7i and quickly had it dialed in. It... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Mudcrutch's first album, featuring Tom Petty pre-Heartbreakers.Jimi Hendrix "Crash Landing" - different take on some of the songs you might be familiar with; no input from Hendrix or his band members and some extreme editing was undertaken to make... |