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| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? @timintexas You were not wrong about the Epi, except for burning them! The Epi 100 is still around, and can be updated as I describe in my post above... or, get the Human Speakers model 81. Even the 180 is still around, but I find the 100 to... | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? Epi 100. Showed me how a simple, inexpensive, well-designed speaker can sound so natural, clear, and non-fatiguing that I prefer it over almost all other speakers for home use. Over the years, it has kept my "upgrade-itis" under control becaus... | |
| STREAMING - QOBUZ VS TIDAL AND ROON'S PREFERENCES @ghdprentice " There is a point with really great equipment that it all sounds pretty great… then one versus the other is splitting the difference between really really good and really good. And it's a point that many audiophiles, as obsessed a... | |
| Turn down the Volume! @dain. Well, I can’t speak for all horns, just the ones I own, the Heresy IV, but they play so cleanly that they can get actually very loud without seeming as loud as they are... I’m not sure what you mean by focus, but the Heresy have a large so... | |
| Turn down the Volume! If your speakers are good enough, low volumes will still be engaging. Over the years I’ve had great success at highly enjoyable low-volume listening with the famed Epi 100 speakers (Epicure)... they sound excellent at any volume... and with alm... | |
| Marantz Ruby PM KI amp vs Accuphase e-480 or e-380 @wadia150 Yeah, I hear you very clearly. I went with the Ruby for many of the same reasons you list out... I got open box both the amp and the cd player/dac for a lot less than even a used Accuphase e480, so I threw in a bluesound node (the new m... | |
| Hearing Aids and Music I posted this elsewhere, but I'm going to repeat it here because this is such an important topic and needs to be addressed: The best possible amplifier you can get for hearing loss is a set of the amazing new hearing aids that are now available. ... | |
| hearing loss and amp choices @ larryro2 you said "hearing aids do not correct for the loss - they make things louder" This is an absolutely false statement these days when it comes to the high-quality aids. Cheap ones, maybe, but the best are extremely effective at correc... | |
| hearing loss and amp choices The best possible amplifier you can get for hearing loss is a set of the amazing new hearing aids that are now available. I urge you, and anyone suspecting loss, to investigate this matter. The best of the new devices are simply astonishing piec... | |
| Speakers known for great midrange. Klipsch Heritage series, like Heresy IV, Forte IV (but that one can be picky w positioning), or Cornwall if you have the space. The new KLH model 5 has good mids. And of course the oldies but goodies EPI (Epicure) like Epi 100 or Epi 50 or thei... | |
| from TV to amp: hdmi arc extractor vs optical dac I ditched cable years ago... and thousands of dollars later: voila Marantz Ruby in the house. I can't speak to any cable tv method... hell, I couldn't even speak without cable, so can't help there. I like simple, so I think I'm going w a simple... | |
| marantz nd8006 vs Ruby vs n30 $1100 is what I mean for the Open Box one, yes... Update: I went with the Ruby amp, and snagged a deal on the matching Ruby cd player so I went for it, ... for system 1. So, it'll be Ruby amp + cd, and a the updated BlueSound Node 130 for my st... | |
| What are we objectivists missing? Many times, measurements in isolation, in the laboratory, miss the multitude of variables at play in the real world. For example, measuring a speaker in an anechoic chamber is far from real-world. People do not actually use speakers in an anec... | |
| Group mind on the Marantz ND8006... I'm interested too, and like you, my hearing is not what it used to be... | |
| My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000? What about an Accuphase...? e-380 perhaps? |