daveyf
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| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @fleschler Sounds like you heard a classic mismatch of gear that had little synergy. When i heard the Alexx V's, they were in a huge room ( 45'X30'!) partnered with D'agostino amps/ preamp and a MSB Select 2 DAC. Superb sound with a huge soundst... | |
| MoFi controversy This thread brings back a memory of attending a meeting prior Covid that featured a rep from MoFi who discussed their new releases, including the ’One Steps’. The rep did answer questions about the mastering and the ability to use the original mas... | |
| MoFi controversy The price of the ’One Steps’ has a lot to do with the packaging (box) and the expected profit. Whether they are originally cut from a digital file is questionable, but as the gentleman in the video states, in order to make 40K records, something h... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @keithr I tend to agree that the price tag of some of these candidates tends to be off-putting, when considered against their abilities, or lack thereof! When I heard the big Stenheim's, I was also pretty unimpressed. I was impressed with the ... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @fleschler Your friend is very typical of a number of a'philes who much prefer putting their money into gear than into the room acoustics! Crazy to do this, IME. The benefit he would get with going to similar lengths as you did to treat his room... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @fleschler Great point about the cost of the room. I would think that anyone who has the ability to buy the mega $$ speaker would have a room that could accommodate it. Not just from a size perspective ( although this is a given) but also from th... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @blisshifi Some good points. However, historically there have been a number of ultra priced speakers that have come to the market that have really failed to not only catch the consumers attention, but have also failed in their ability to sound be... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing A few months back i heard the new Wilson Alexx Vs. These are a very impressive speaker. What struck me was that at this level, and room dependent, the speaker can portray the sense of ’scale’ of a large ’live’ event! That is something that I think... | |
| Eric Clapton Unplugged MoFi UD1S thoughts @dhite71 It is nice to see someone come here and rebut their OP. I think with a lot of these ’audiophile’ releases, the better your system, the easier you are going to be able to hear the differences. The new MoFi ’One Step’ is clearly a lot bet... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing There is a good question as to whether a speaker design that would be tiny, have zero aesthetics and yet be a ’world beater’, would actually have any traction regardless of pricing. Most manufacturers ( maybe all?) are cognizant of the fact that f... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @drbarney1 I see you had a purpose built room built for your system, or was it a system built for your room design!! ...;0) Either way, your room is certainly "unique"!!!! | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing While I appreciate the attempts at humor, the question that maybe should be asked is how superior are these speakers to the more common place offerings that most of us have heard? Is it possible that these ultra speakers can bring the very well he... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing Take a look at the new issue of The Absolute Sound, you will see offerings from, among others, Magico, Wilson, Tidal, Kharma. Plus a larger number of manufacturer's with speakers in the $150-$500K arena. | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable @in-tone For the denigrating folk who think they know what the new Linn LP12 looks like and sounds like, a visit to LinnKasa would be beneficial. I strongly suspect that these naysayers would have a change of heart, although I also seriously doub... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable @lewm I am unaware of any table from the past, except for the LP12, that has been continually modified over time to compete with the current crop of ’ambitious efforts from others’. To me, this is one of the biggest benefits of LP12 ownership, th... |