calvinandhobbes
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| Wilson Audio Tunetot Loudspeakers Reviewed ! Listening to Wilsons is something I would highly suggest doing before deciding they are the right speaker for you. To me, Wilsons sound great on the usual audiophile measures, but don't sound musical or engaging to me. But, your listening preferen... | |
| Anyone own/listened to Paradigm Prestige 95s? I’ve heard them at a dealer with a Parasound Halo Hint 6 integrated amp as well as a Cambridge Azur integrated amp. What I liked about the Prestige 95 was the warm sound and broad soundstage. However, they sounded "slow" and lacking pace to me whe... | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? @oregonpapa The line between "need" and "want" can get blurred more easily the more disposable money someone has. 😄 | |
| Holographic Soundstage ? Also know that that holographic sound quality is partly due to what's coming out of your source components.I didn't find the Chord Qutest to be particularly holographic in sound. A Denafrips Pontus II made a big difference for me in changing how m... | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? Define too expensive. Do you have $20,000,000 in the bank, love audio, are bored to death and want to try something new? Then no. People with money have a lot of leeway to buy things that seem frivolous to others.Do you have a $1,000 system, or ev... | |
| streaming devices, which would you buy? @tgilb No, the only dealer is Vinshine in Singapore. They have contracted two people to do US service though: UNITED STATES - WEST COASTSean NaumanHifiHandymanLicensed, Bonded, Insured WA ContractorAnacortes, WA 98221UNITED STATES - EAST COAST... | |
| streaming devices, which would you buy? Also, FWIW, streaming is GREAT. The ability to hear about new music from someone and immediately be able to hear that music is an amazing new experience. I’ve been able to discover more new music in a week than I used to discover in a year.Just kn... | |
| streaming devices, which would you buy? I may be wrong about this, but I believe that the Audiolab 6000N with the DTS Play-Fi platform requires that music be streamed via another device such as a phone, tablet, or PC. Most streamers are able to get the music files on their own. (i.e., n... | |
| Banned in Audiogon? @cd318 I heard a $150k system with Wilson Tiny Tots and the Puppy subwoofer many years ago. They sounded good from an "audiophile" perspective meaning extended highs and solid lows. Perhaps they also sounded a little "slow". But for me what they p... | |
| Lessons learned about packing for shipment WOW. Note to self: Make sure I like what I'm buying for audio equipment so I can live with it for years & try to NEVER ship anything unless I'm driving it myself.Yeah, I've heard that UPS in particular has changed its policies to exclude many ... | |
| Best Speaker wire with Rogue Audio amp and preamp for $2K or less? A suggestion to try the cable lending library via The Cable Co to try out some different cables in your system. I have an ancient pair of Nordost Flatline speaker cables from the mid 90's. They sound really transparent and fast in my system, but t... | |
| Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Adaptor As Your Source Also, I gave the iPhone the advantage of playing back a file stored locally, while the file via the Pro-ject was streamed via Qobuz. The iPhone was also disconnected from both charger and battery.Also, a correction that I am using the Apple Lightn... | |
| Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Adaptor As Your Source I didn't let the iPhone warm up the first time I did this, but out of curiosity, I just connected my iPhone to my Pontus DAC and let it play for 30 minutes. I was listening to the new Norah Jones live album release 'Til We Meet Again' with vocals,... | |
| My conclusion: mid level $$ analog vs digital @frozentundra Other components are an ancient Creek 4140 integrated amplifier with a MC phono input and Monitor Audio Silver 300 speakers. I just built up a digital front end. but when I work on my analog source once again I'll probably start with... | |
| Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Adaptor As Your Source Also, just to change up my day and take a break, I just tested this out again. I have a Pro-ject streamer that’s been connected to a Denafrips Pontus II DAC for the last two weeks. I unplugged the USB cable attached to an Audioquest Jitterbug nois... |