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| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? @jayctoy Definitely take my advocacy for it with a grain of salt. If you are looking for a 'zippy' sounding DAC, it definitely fits the bill. It's an Amir favorite (Audio Science Review). I don't typically recommend it, but I do see how it is spec... | |
| The Disappearing Act The disappearing act is one very prominent characteristic of “the suspension of disbelief”, but others are required to get there. I’ve heard lots of systems that image so well/holographically such that the speakers absolutely disappear, but the sy... | |
| Looking for a new phon cartridge Audio Technica ART9i. Look into it and the original ART9 which has hundreds of posts on this forum. An absolute steal at $1,500 or less. | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? @audiocanada What DAC do you have now? I predict ’ll get flamed for this answer, but perhaps consider one of the Topping D90 variants for $799. It has a crazy low noise floor and is super fast sounding, quite close sonically to the $14K Mola Mola... | |
| Balanced wiring for Sennhesier 800 S @dbphd I would highly recommend you purchase quality aftermarket cables instead of building your own. There should be a number to choose from, like Arctic Cables, Norne Audio, Moon Audio and others. The headphone side connectors are a royal pain t... | |
| Final Touch Sinope USB? Hey @bluethinker, I used the Sinope for a while going from an Aurender N30SA to a T+A SDV 3100 HV. It is one of only two USB cables I have ever loved, the second one being the Synergistic Research SRX, which does best it, but also costs considerab... | |
| If a tree falls in the forest… I used to live in the western side of Queens and owned a car, but now I’ve been in Minnesota for over six years. | |
| anyone hear the new Synergistic Research 14 powercell power conditioner @karmapolice I have been a long time SR user and now an SR dealer that owns the PowerCell 14 in my reference system. It is a huge, huge improvement over the PowerCell SX, with a much lower noise floor and improved dynamics and soundstaging. With t... | |
| Synergistic Research Foundation fx vs xl speaker cable @knorpi I believe you’re talking about the Foundation SX and the Foundation XL. I am an authorized Synergistic Research dealer and have both looms on my floor. Also, despite being an SR dealer for the last 18 months, I am an audiophile first and h... | |
| Bose buys McIntosh I would "like" to think this would be a good move for both parties, but time will tell. They largely operate in two very different categories of audio. Bose has been more recently focused on personal audio, automotive, home theater, and pro audio... | |
| Tube power amplifier low static on one channel It could be two other things - - Dirty or loose tube sockets. Inspect, tighten and clean the contacts in the tube sockets - If you have digital electronics adjacent, such as a router, WiFi modem, satellite, etc, that could be causing the static... | |
| My wife weighed in…she wants piano white tower/bookshelf FWIW, while I love the looks of the Estelon Aura, keep in mind that it is bottom firing, not bottom ported. The woofer is facing downwards, so it generates a lot of bass toward the floor which also dissipates to the rear of the speaker. It is reco... | |
| My wife weighed in…she wants piano white tower/bookshelf @aj523 That is very important to note. You are seeking recommendations based on a few constraints that will make it challenging to find the perfect speakers. Narrow baffles typically mean smaller drivers. For smaller drivers in narrow baffle speak... | |
| Amp for the new Watt Puppy speakers Like you, I was an owner of Yvette’s before I became a dealer by trade three years back. I paired them with T+A electronics (who I now deal for), and the pairing was very good. Wonderful harmonics from the T+A, and exceptional control of the speak... | |
| My wife weighed in…she wants piano white tower/bookshelf How big is the room? Do you have the opportunity to pull the speakers away from walls, or how close do you think they have to be? |