dave_72
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| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? Dave_72 you already know about expensive mistakes, I have made a few mistakes myself, not anymore. I have a problem giving advice to anyone who has just entered this hobby and what to recommend because it will take a few years of trial and error t... | |
| Pass Labs Amp X350.5 or X350.8 anyone compare? Thanks again, Ozzy. So I take it a long break in time is key to success. My current speakers (JBL S4700s) were like that; they were dreadful out of the box, and now they really rock the house. However, it took at least 200 hours of break in to eve... | |
| Pro-Ject turntables No more than $6k, really. By the way, I forgot about the VPI Classic 3. That's another 1 I'm currently looking at. | |
| Pass Labs Amp X350.5 or X350.8 anyone compare? Ok, thanks guys, I was worried there for a bit, lol. | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? ...and expensive mistakes have been made. I am guilty of that too. | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? At best I'm trying to recreate the sound in the mastering studio which may or may not have a basis in real time musician performing.I would agree with that. However, to get the sound of the master tape, you need the master tape. Everything else is... | |
| Top 3 Most Overrated Artists contest in R&R. Just 3? I could go on for days with a list. Here are my hard rock/metal choices.Mötley CrüeKissDef Leppard | |
| Pass Labs Amp X350.5 or X350.8 anyone compare? Hmmm...I'll have to say I don't like a subdued upper midrange and treble. If that's the case with these .8 amps, I'm no longer interested in them. | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? You make the analogy of seeking ever greater audio realism with a drug users endlessly chasing a better high. There's a great deal of truth in that analogy I think.I think so too. Having never used drugs, although I have abused alcohol in the past... | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? Marijuana played an enormous role in the birth of hi-end audioReally. How so? and why. Thanks. | |
| Pass Labs Amp X350.5 or X350.8 anyone compare? Interesting...my understanding is that the .8 amps are supposed to have *more* life in the upper frequencies. Anyway, keep up the good work Ozzy! | |
| Phase Linear 700 & 400 series II Don c55-I can believe that. Also, you had the big McIntosh amps back then which were/are far superior to the Phase Linear, modified or not. | |
| Phase Linear 700 & 400 series II rivals almost anything made today.Yeah, right. lol. Also, keep in mind that you said modified and reworked, not stock. | |
| Pro-Ject turntables Thorens never crossed my mind, so thanks for that. I would say, just by looking at their site, probably, but not 100 sure.Thanks for the report, PKelly1504. | |
| Used B&W 801 series 3 value? Imo, in that condition, no more than $1500. :D |