david12
Responses from david12
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? As far as show sound is concerned, I helped out at a show last year, by lending my speakers for the duration of a show. They were built in the US, the show was in England, so it was much easier and cheaper to use mine. I watched the set up, which ... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? "I wonder how many of these companies with rediculously priced components will be around next year". Quite a few I would think. I am not trying to write an apologia for high end manufacturers, but we live in a world where true high end kit may onl... | |
| Zensati Cables Electroslacker, I am not necessarily implying that profit is excessive, the material content is expensive in these cables. There comes a point where ancillaries, like cables, become overkill, in the context of the overall cost of ones system. I am... | |
| Devore Nines and Daedalus Athena comparison? Well, I have'nt heard them side by side, but considered both in a long search for highish sensitivity, tube friendly speakers. The list included Coincident, Art, Zu. and Silverline. The 2 I enjoyed the most were Devore 9's and the Daedalus DA-RMAs... | |
| highly sensitive loudspeakers for single ended poe Another vote for Daedalus. I spent a lot of time looking for SET friendly speakers, but avoiding horns. I have'nt found a horn speaker, I could enjoy long term.The 3 brands I realy enjoyed were Silverline Devore and Daedalus. The latter seemed the... | |
| Zensati Cables Kops, unless I am being stupid, the new Audiogon site does not seem to allow contact between members, unless you are buying or selling, strange. | |
| Your jaw dropping cables I recently heard a cable loom of Zensati cables at a show. The kit was good, mainly Gamut, but the sound was peretty astonishing. You can't really judge a cable under these, circumstances, but they seem quite exceptional. Even the entry level are ... | |
| Analytical or Musical Which way to go? I would go for musical every time, give me euphonic, coloured, tubes and I'm a happy bunny. A more interesting way to express the question, is, how does the Speaker designer work on a new design? Is it by measurement or careful listening and tweak... | |
| how to value Fisher preamp This always seems a strange question. The inevitable answer is, it's worth what someone is prepared to pay for it, at the time. That is the advantage of an auction, whether on this site or E-bay. Providing you give a longish period to generate int... | |
| Most suitable tone arm for linn sondek LP12 I had an Ittok, then Origin Liver Silver taper on my LP12, both were excellent, the OL possibly a tad better. There is a lot of mystery and folk lore about the LP12. Tradition was that the only arm not really suited, was the basic versions of the ... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? It seems to make good , hard nosed economic sense, to go for High sensitivity speakers and low powered amps. High sensitivity speakers don't need to cost more, the cost maybe is reduced base output. High output, particularly with tubes, cost money... | |
| Zensati Cables I have just got the price list from Audio Reference,the mew UK distributor. The lowest level 3 interconnect is now £2050, 2mt Speaker cable £3800, power cable £1730. Too rich for me, I'm afraid. I guess i will have to look out for 2nd hand. | |
| Zensati Cables Plafitracer, That's expensive, but not an insane price. Do they have a UK distributor yet? The owner was at the recent Surret show looking for one, he said. You might have bought them from the German or Danish retailers. I know he said he was'nt i... | |
| Jadis amps and pre-amps still competitive? New, they have become insanely expensive. The DA88 integrated I was interested in, went up from about £8000 to over £1200, in quite a short time and £/Euro rates have'nt changed that much. Recently, I listened to a second hand Jadis DA50 and next ... | |
| Floorstanders with a large sweetspot Daedalus DA speakers, I have the DA-RMas the hifi speakers by Lou at Daedalus. His origonal speakers the DA series were designed for wide dispersion. Very hard to beat these speakers and they look good too. They are more expensive than your budget... |