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| LIST ALL YHE SPEAKERS YOU HAVE OWNED THEN TILL NOW! In no particular order Klipsch Hersey Klipsch Cornwall IMF TLS 80 Braun L810 Large Advent (3 pairs) Mission 770 KEF 105 Acoustat Model 3 Apogee caliper signature Apogee Duetta Signature ProAc Super Towers Quad ESL (3 pairs) Reference ... | |
| What speakers have you mistakenly let go and then later repurchased? Like mglik, I bought my first pair of the old Quads in the late 80s. Sold them when Quad announced they would no longer provide parts for the 57s. Bought my second pair in the early 2000s and kept them for about 8 years. Just bought my third pair ... | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? The Quad 57s! Bought my first pair in the late 80s. I remember the dealer, who was also a personal friend, told me that, even if I wanted to try a different speaker, to never sell the Quads. I didn't listen and sold them in the mid-90s. Bought my ... | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? Quad ESL 57! I got my first pair in the late 80s and foolishly sold them in the 90s. Bought my second pair in the early 2000s and sold them about 7 years ago. Again, this was a mistake (I will never learn). For all the things the old Quad do wrong... | |
| PAP owners I have been using Linkwitz Labs Orion speakers for about 7 years and I have heard the PAP Quintets many times in a friend's system. Speaker placement depends on the room size, particularly the ceiling height and room width, and where your listenin... | |
| Transmission line speakers! I had a pair of IMF TLS 80s in the mid-70s and loved the bass they produced. However, I found the midrange quite poor and they did not image very well. I sold them for a pair of Braun L810s - bass not as deep as the IMF but the midrange was far su... | |
| dCS Bartok DAC - Interesting Video Review I like GoldenSound's comprehensive reviews. Indeed, his review of the Holo Audio May finally convinced me to purchase this DAC and I am very happy that I did. However, I have spent many hours listening to the Bartok in 2 different systems and it h... | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition "The Truth" from the Hornshoppe. This took me completely by surprise, notwithstanding the rave comments from Arthur Salvatore in the Audio Critique. It's a buffered, active line stage but without gain and uses light diodes to control volume. I hav... | |
| Rank the top reference DACs you've heard I have recently acquired the HOLO Audio May KTE and like it very much. However, I have listened extensively to the dCS Bartok and Vivaldi stack and the Totaldac (not the flagship) in the systems of friends. All of these DACs sound excellent and I ... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC brge2,I have limited experience with other DACs in my system. I had the Denafrips Terminator for a long weekend last summer (2020) and I thought it was good but not great. I like the MAY considerably more. I have listened extensively to the dCS Ba... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC cudfoo5,No, the MAY will not get much better with break-in. If you don't like it now, you are unlikely to like it in the future. However, your description of "bass is bloated" and "image is diffuse" is the polar opposite of my experience with the ... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC brge1I'm in Canada and I ordered my MAY KTE in the last week of May. I received the DAC in about 3 weeks, half the time predicted by Kitsune. I think shipping came to about $280 US and DHLÂ brokerage fee were less than $50 CDN. So far, I have not ... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC Version I'm in the same situation as you, trying to decide which version of the May to purchase. Ron at New Record Day does a great job on reviewing the May KTE but admits, towards the end of the review, that he is not certain if all the silver in the KT... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC I have followed this discussion with considerable interest and I'm close to pulling the trigger on a May. But I am hesitating over the level of the May that would be best for me in my system. The primary difference between the Level 2 and Level 3 ... | |
| LKS 004 or monarchyM24 dac? I have used a Monarchy M24 in my system for close to a decade and love it. Recently, I replaced the WIMA coupling caps with some Mundorf Gold/Silver/Oil and this was a worthwhile upgrade. Tube rolling is also worthwhile but you don't have to spend... |