chocaholic
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| If you HAD to purchase a used (over 4 years old) DAC, what would it be? Hard to go wrong with a Denafrips Pontus if it’s within your budget. | |
| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? Unless you just want to play with a turntable, the answer is yes, you’d be wasting your money. Sound quality is no better and on most recordings, it worse. There’s no amount of money one can spend to make a poorly recorded album sound like a grea... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT Crazy thought but forget about the geek-a-thon tech analysis and buy what sounds best to you in your system. Im convinced that more thought goes into marketing spin than technology. Hence all the wildly different opinions. This is not an exact sci... | |
| Stereophile review of the new Wilson Watt/Puppy @ckr1969 Well, it’s consistent with the review being discussed, so not a bridge too far….even considering your snarky response. | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? Canton Reference 7K speakers. Took probably 250 hours + but have just blossomed into what may be the best pair of speakers I’ve ever owned. | |
| The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued …and for some fun hard rock and roll, you can’t go wrong with Sweaty Knockers”. | |
| The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued @johnnotkathi A few that I like are Bad Asteroid, Flatlands, Get it like that, Sittin with a duck on a bay. Worth a listen. | |
| The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued The Aristocrats. Current, virtuoso-level instrumental rock-fusion. And stunning sound quality. Just unwrapped their latest double album “Duck”. Stream a few tracks. You won’t be disappointed. | |
| Are new Mark Levinson Preamps better than old? No direct experience here, but recall reading of some having reliability issues with more current ML gear. Hopefully others will chime in. | |
| Any regrets in selling gear? I sold a PrimaLuna HP Dialogue integrated amp with 8 KT-150’s. Had read so much praise for Hegel that I now have an H390 that pales compared to that PL…at least in my room. Nice feature set but the PL was absolutely holographic by comparison. | |
| Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget Worth considering the German made Canton Reference series. Bought the Ref 7’s on an impulse last year and am enthralled with their performance (Hegel H390). Very neutral with dynamics far beyond their size. Very high WAF as well. Not so common in ... | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. When we were young, our stereo systems were “the” thing. There was no internet, no video games and rock & roll was exploding. So, it became part of who we were…and are. Our kids grew up with social media and video games. The technology explod... | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? To save $20k, buy a $500 airline ticket and go see/hear them. | |
| No Output from Hegel H390 Are you using an outboard DAC via the DAC loop function? If so, all digital components must plugged into the Hegel inputs and then you must run a digital BNC cable to the DAC. | |
| Do your ears deceive you? Hearing the “difference” is only part of the equation. Determining that the “difference” is also “improvement”. Heck, the change in SQ could be further from truth, not necessarily closer. Like hitting a golf ball perfectly without watching to ... |