charles1dad
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| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Hi Andy,Now that’s a picture I’d love to own. In my listening room I have a picture of a young Monk (circa 1940s) sitting at a piano. If you don’t already have these recordings I strongly recommend the following. "Live At The It Club" Small Los A... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Hi Rinpoche, I think it'd be fun and educational if you got 1 pair of the inexpensive Mogambi Gold Studio XLR cable for comparison to the esteemed AQ cable you're buying. I'm curious to read how much of a difference you'd hear between them. It's e... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Okay I consider myself a student of Thelonious Monk, of both his playing and equally for his compositions. Simply put I have the upmost admiration and respect for his enormous talent and contributions to jazz music. Two guitarists payed tribute to... | |
| Portable Radio Quality?!? Loomisjohnson, I need a good quality am fm portable radio. Thanks for the suggestion. Charles, | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Sal,Yes, Larryi comments are consistently insightful and well-thought-out. Larryi in general I agree with you preference for the lower power amplifiers in regard to superior sound quality. This point is driven home often when I hear the mega powe... | |
| Looking for an upgrate from Cronus Magnum Hello Ucc118,Intrinsically I like plan A. However Mapman makes a very good point. At least on paper your speaker’s specifications would seem to favor a transistor amplifier. However actually listening to the amp/speaker pairing is the ideal scenar... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Al,That was pretty emphatic. So much for hypothetical musical utopias LOL.Charles, | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC In this situation I'd sell the Devialet and use the money efficiently as possible i.e, bang for the buck approach. I agree wholeheartedly that there'd be enough money on-hand for both a very high quality preamplifier and sufficiently high quality ... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Porsche or Odin system loom? This would actually be an intriguing proposition "only" if the Odin caused a stunningly transformative improvement in your system’s sound quality. Al, I’m mean genuinely astonishing / sublime effect of which you’ve ne... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? In terms of performance vintage speakers have stood the test of time far more so than motorcycles. That analogy doesn't work for me. Much larger gap between old vs modern motorcycles. 😊Charles, | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? It seems that the primary objective during the area of classic vintage speakers was efficiency, faithful reproduction of human voice and acoustic instruments. Current emphasis seems to be accommodating high power amplifiers and ultra level deta... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC I was under the impression that the dealer's demonstration unit was purchased by Rinpoche. Charles, | |
| Dac that produces music As with Jond I can vouch for the Yamamoto YDA-1 DAC. Minimal inputs and features but utterly natural sound character and convincing tone and timbre. A pure music lovers DAC.It will effectively convey emotion and soul.Charles, | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Facten,That's such a nice offfer. There are good people on this site. Charles, | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Hi Jason, It’s good to know that you discovered this thread and like many others here found an affordable and exceptionally effective tweak. Let us know your impressions of the Black fuse in your Shindo preamplifier. Charles, |