charles1dad
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| Having an ear for Jazz Tmsorosk,You`re right, jazz and a good system do indeed compliment each other. | |
| Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC Pani, the only NOS DAC I heard was the Audio Note DAC 5 at CES 2010. It was for about 20 minutes(show conditions) I could`nt form a solid conclusion, but it did`nt really impress under those circumstances.The Metrum Octave is quite a different app... | |
| Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC Hi,Pani, I have the SS version and use the PS Audio PWT as transport(ASI Liveline digital cable) this combo has been wonderful.Srajan used the Yamamoto as his reference for quite a while.Given his very high praise of the Metrum Octave this certain... | |
| Sound stage, front, middle, or behind your speaker The variable that seems to affect soundstage presentation the most significantly has been the recording it self. Quite a wide margin of differences. | |
| Having an ear for Jazz I`ve seen those complaints, I don`t buy them. Ken Burns put a lot of effort ,time and research into that series, he has a sincere appreciation for jazz and it shows. With a project of this scale it`s impossible to please every single viewer. Witho... | |
| Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC Hi,Pani I`ve own the Yamamoto DAC for about 18 months(see my system) it is an excellent sounding DAC.It is very natural with quite an organic presentaion. The dynamics and tone/timbre are honest with a full bodied sound,yet with exceptional resolu... | |
| Zu Druid MK IVs vs. Essences Hi,Onemug, I had come across this article by Eddie Vaughn about 3 years ago. At that time I was using a push-pull amplifier but was becoming aware of SET amps. It was fun reading it again last night, thanks. The article is well written and informa... | |
| Modern Linestages Knghifi,Well said!Mitch-4t,Great car hobbyist analogyWolf,I agree, excellent audio systems can be built with relatively modest money if one is patient and does their homework. There are many very good components that are`nt expensive. High cost an... | |
| Modern Linestages Onhwy61,The general responses here seem to favor simplicity rather than championing complexity.Superior built, skilled labor part quality etc. were cited as reasons for higher cost items.Undeniably market forces do apply, demand for a product and ... | |
| Modern Linestages I make the assumption that people on this forum are mature adults who make their own choices and accept whatever consequences there maybe.I also assume the money spent is money they earned and is disposable after their various expenses, income tax... | |
| Having an ear for Jazz The more I listen to jazz the more I love and appreciated it. I`ve gone through R/B,blues,rock,reggae and some classical and like them all. There`s just something very special regarding jazz muscians and vocalists.They can take a simple standard a... | |
| Modern Linestages Hi Grannyring,you must have posted just seconds before me, Your case is well made using the Dude preamp as an example. | |
| Modern Linestages Uru975,Well stated post! In my experiences simple circuits with fewer parts count(but of premium quality) with a high standard built do usally sound better than than complex (multiple stages) designs with many parts crammed into a chassis.My lines... | |
| Zu Druid MK IVs vs. Essences I came to the realization quite a while ago that there are generally two broad camps of listeners. 1)The higher the power the better the amp and sound,this group tends to prefer lower efficiency speakers with 300,500....watts, hey how about 1000 w... | |
| Zu Druid MK IVs vs. Essences Bjesien,I respect your opinion, but really that`s all it is. You or someone else could(and do) make the same statement about Wilson,Thiel,B/W Manaplanar etc. People simply like what they like. High End audio is nothing but "subjective choice" at t... |