david1949
Responses from david1949
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality Records vs CD’s vs Streaming, which is best. Depending on you equipment, all could sound very good or not so good. At one time in my life I had McIntosh Tube amplifiers and Pre-Amps, 7 Wilson Speakers, expensive turntable and CD player. The sou... | |
| NAD M33 and which speakers? I use my M33 with Paradigm 3F floor speakers. Love the sound. I haven’t heard the Persona B stand speakers, but I would certainly give them a listen. Paradigm Persona high end speakers are beautifully constructed with choice of several colours a... | |
| So how much do you think the placebo effect impacts our listening preferences? As with anything, sound is a preference. What sounds good to you should be what you buy. Some prefer lots of bass, some midrange and some treble. I do believe people think they hear things because of price or name brand. It would be better if ... | |
| Paradigm or JL subwoofer Someone made a comment on Paradigm speakers have poor resale value. In the US that may be true. Paradigm isn’t a big name in the US. In Canada however, where Paradigm is made, resale is better than most. As they become more well known in the s... | |
| Speaker suggestions please - going to the BIG city There are so many great speakers in your price range. If you had to listen to them all, there would be so many new ones on the market that you would have to start over again. I’ve has Wilson Speakers and B&W Speakers, but my favourite is a C... | |
| The Absurdity of it All I generally don’t read much on this site. Mostly because the topics seem a little silly. In this case, everyone likes what they like, almost never the same as someone else on a regular basis. I work for a company that requires a hearing test ev... | |
| What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire? I can’t believe there is actually a thread about this. Who cares? The never ending pursuit for perfect sound doesn’t exist. All this stuff means nothing. What a waste of time. | |
| My NAD 3020 D proves your Class D tropes are wrong How many of you Class D haters really have Class A really expensive amplifiers. The only reason I can think of to pay for expensive Class A amplifiers is to say you have one. I’ve had Class A, Class A/B and Class D. Class D with the right speak... | |
| Looking for my Final Pair!! I know what I am going to suggest will Probably get some interesting responses, but here we go. I would seriously look at the Canadian Made Paradigm Persona 3F or 5F or 7F. Price, $10,000 and up. Not only a great sounding speaker, but very attra... | |
| The Absolute Sound vs Pleasing Sound First, let me begin by saying I love music. Almost all music, very few exceptions. I also love audio equipment. I have had excellent equipment over the years, Tubed amplifiers from the best, Wilson speakers, expensive connection cables, design... | |
| Equal $$ for Phono OR Streaming? Let’s look at this logically, the amount you are willing to spend on either idea should be the answer to the question. If you have good speakers and a good amplifier you will only get good sound. (Not Great) I was in the same position and chose t... | |
| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? Many years ago I read an article written by McIntosh which stated you could use a lamp cord for speaker wire and not notice any real audible difference. I have used cheap wire, medium priced speaker wire, and tested expensive speaker wire. The l... | |
| Why is there so much separation between the professional audio and audiophile worlds? So here’s the thing. 5 years ago I had what most would call a pretty decent audio system. McIntosh tube amplifiers, Willson speakers, great cables and connectors, a $10,000 turntable excellent CD player etc. When we moved to South America, I sol... |