chayro
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| Topping DX3 Pro + Forgot to add - it also does Bluetooth, not that I ever use it other than to make hands-free phone calls in my car. | |
| Can it get better? IMO, it's not about the speaker, it's about you and your musical priorities. I was driving my SHL 5s with a Naim 252 preamp and a 250 amp and it was wonderful. Only 70 wpc, but with a stout regulated power supply. If you have a dealer, I think ... | |
| Lieder anyone? Hey David - Long time. I never thought I would be listening to leider, but I somehow acquired a Tacet CD of Mozart's lieder sung by Ibolya Verebics and it is absolutely wonderful. I recently retired and I think I want to expand my musical univer... | |
| Denefrips Pontus "burn in" period? Pro-ject happens to make good stuff. When my phono preamp was being repaired, I bought a $129 Pro-ject phono preamp from Amazon and it was not horrible. There are several issues IMO. There is the break-in issue. I don’t judge anything before 30 da... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? Interesting question. I am admittedly a Harbeth fan, although right now I am listening to the Chartwell LS6s. Harbeth certainly has a big fan base and I agree with those above that say they are best suited for acoustic music and vocals, although... | |
| Problem with Esoteric service Yes, I fully understand that they have a US service center, but this is not the first time I've heard of a player having to go to Japan to align the transport, which seems to be one of the most likely adjustments that have to be made. Why don't th... | |
| Problem with Esoteric service It is just insane to me that a product sold in the US cannot be serviced in the US. That's like buying an Acura that has to be sent to Japan to replace the starter. For CD players, it seems to me that the transport is the most likely thing to go... | |
| Why People Like Tekton @jonwatches - Funny you brought up the SHL5s, because back when I had my big Naim rig years ago, the SHL5s were fully capable of delivering every nuance of Nora Jones' saliva and lips, so it's really about what they're connected to. Probably the ... | |
| Why People Like Tekton I think this thread, like many others, demonstrates the difficulty of expressing one's ideas in writing so clearly that everyone comprehends what you were trying to say. I'm sure many of you have experienced the same thing. This was not meant to... | |
| How does solo piano help you evaluate audio gear? Well-recorded piano can show a lot about a system. Assuming it was well-recorded. It covers virtually the entire musical pitch spectrum and has a huge amount of weight when captured accurately, not to mention the inner detail of the hammers striki... | |
| Wadia 861 as a DAC If your Wadia has a digital input, why would you not try it out before thinking about external dacs? The Wadia was a great-sounding machine. Yes, good-sounding dacs have come down in price, but they are not necessarily better than the big boys o... | |
| Speaker placement IMO, in a domestic environment, it is impossible to predict the outcome of different speakers, distances from the walls, spikes, sliders or anything else. There are just too many acoustic variables. In my room, the tiny Harbeth P3s produced a be... | |
| How does solo piano help you evaluate audio gear? Not to be facetious - I think solo piano is an important instrument to evaluate equipment with if you like to listen to a lot of solo piano. I would venture a guess that the majority of audiophiles cannot, either by budget or space constraints, o... | |
| Need McIntosh service advice Unfortunately, there are very few good techs around. I remember when I was using a lot of electronic musical instruments, there was only one guy who could really fix them so they stayed fixed. I think you're only option is to call the dealer and... | |
| Review - Don Grusin Out of Thin Air - PS Audio This is funny - My entire review above was lifted and published in Jazz/Blues News. No credit of course. Pretty lazy journalism on their part. Unless that's what they regularly do - just find others' comments on the net and publish them. http... |