calvinandhobbes
Responses from calvinandhobbes
| Pro-Ject Extension 12 to SME Model 10 My suggestion would be to listen to it to help you make a decision. It would be very hard to determine whether to make the switch even based on the impressions of someone that has heard both. At a certain level of audio product, what's "better" be... | |
| Pathos amplifiers comparison I'm listening to a Classic One right now connected to Monitor Audio Silver 300 speakers. I find the Classic One to have a really nice tonal quality with a smooth midrange and high frequencies, but with no loss of detail or resolution. Downsides ar... | |
| Options for $1k or less DAC? +1 on the Denafrips Ares II. The one caveat is that to my ears there might be some harshness, but less harshness than many other DACs under $1k from reviews I've read (i.e., Topping D90 as a prime example of a DAC with the opposite type of sound f... | |
| What’s the benefit of placing speakers like this? (diagonally at the corner) I think my current listening space in my hexagonal shaped bedroom has pretty much the same effect as the setup in the Vinnie Rossi article. I chose to treat the 1st order reflection coming from a short wall next to my left speaker, but otherwise ... | |
| Point of higher priced streamer? This may have been mentioned; I didn't see it in this thread. Adding a streamer means that music is no longer coming from your iPad. You would sign into streaming services (Qobuz, Spotify, Tidal) on the streamer, music is sent directly to the stre... | |
| DAC finalist please help +1 on jjss49's comments on the Ares II. It does sound very good, but ideally I want a bit more refinement. The Ares II sounds great overall, but I do feel that its sound quality has some harshness when listening for an extended period of time. I... | |
| I Mac or Streamer for source? or is there a difference? My impressions of the sound quality from a Pro-ject Stream Box Ultra S2 vs a PC laptop or an iPhone running off of its battery only through three different DACs: Audioquest Dragonfly Red, Rega DAC, Denafrips Ares II:The streamer made all three of ... | |
| Music streamers +1 on the Pro-ject Stream Box S2 Ultra. Several reasons why I got the Pro-ject:Its power supply is reported to be well sorted out. Adding a linear power supply doesn't add much improvement, so that is several hundred dollars that you don't need to... | |
| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? I've always been pretty meticulous and particular when auditioning new equipment for purchase. I do so to avoid buyer's remorse about installing equipment into my system that doesn't provide the sonic benefits or improvements I was expecting. Th... | |
| are 4000$ /pr speakers today better than $4000/pr speakers from mid to late 1990's? Metal dome tweeters seem to sound less harsh but no less precise in current speakers than what I remember from speakers in the 90s. | |
| Looking for a basic streamer without a DAC, preamp, storage and all that I've been impressed by both the sound quality and user interface of the Pro-ject Stream Box Ultra S2. I was thinking of getting a Bluesound Node, but kept reading that other streamers produced better sound quality (probably due to less jitter intr... | |
| Concert halls from around the world. What have been your favorites. Wow, lots of former Wolverines on this thread.Another +1 for Hill Auditorium from me. | |
| Thinking about getting a R2R DAC Is there any way to demo the Holo Audio DACs? I'm in the Seattle area and have also been looking into the Holo Spring and Holo May DACs. | |
| House buying and the aspiring audipihile +1 on Master Bedrooms as listening rooms. I think they are the largest closed space typically available in a house.Though my current listening setup might be duplicate for you due to the unusual shape of my master bedroom, I'm sharing this in case... | |
| Did any Amp help you understand lyrics better? I think there are three factors that help a listener understand lyrics better, or more specifically, how a singer intends to convey those lyrics.As others have mentioned, transparency or clarity of the sound is one of those factors.Another factor ... |