david_ten
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| Whats playing on your system today? Starker Plays Kodaly --- Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello; Duo for Violin and Cello with Josef Gingold; Bottermund-Starker: Variations on a Theme by Paganini | |
| It’s you. Sinnerman where you gonna run to?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MODlCaeiT0M | |
| Audioquest Dragon Powercord vs Hurricane Since the focus of this thread is the Audioquest Hurricane, here is Jay Luong's (Audio Bacon) take on it:"The Audioquest Hurricane HC power cord has a singular personality. It prefers the fun, weighty, warm, and solid sound over a more spatial and... | |
| Paradigm Persona series @audiotroy @kren0006 Thank you for your detailed responses. I appreciate them.However, I still don’t find (in your posts) convincing rationale that points to and informs the necessity and importance (and criticality) of speaker first over amplific... | |
| Speakers for a “cold” room Therefore, and the reason for my earlier recommendation to listen with the speakers pulled out and nearfield...to eliminate the room and diagnose whether it is system related or not. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Kishori Amonkar --- Maestro's Choice (Indian Classical; Vocal) accompanied by Sultan Khan [sarangi] and Balkrishna Iyer [tabla] | |
| Paradigm Persona series @audiotroy We start with the speaker selection first as the speakers are based on room size, output spl required, finish, physical size, asthestic design, of course sound quality.All of the above remain the same whether starting out amplifier fi... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Shankar - Who's To Know (Indian Carnatic Classical; 10 string double violin) L. Shankar / U. K. Sivaraman / Zakir Hussain / V. LakshminarayanaFantastic!!!More here: https://ecmreviews.com/2010/02/11/whos-to-know/ | |
| Paradigm Persona series you start with the speakers always with the speakers first...The reason we start with the speaker is because it will determine the electronics,Amplifier choice forces speaker choice. Speaker choice forces amplifier choice. Either way is instructi... | |
| Help choosing speakers so as not to muddy the waters furtherStill waters run deep but muddy waters are fecund.Chase the mud. Seriously. | |
| ... WHAT POWER CORD(S) ARE PLAYING IN YOU SYSTEM TODAY? Geoff, to ease your embarrassment, a reading assignment...just in case you flip...pertinent to the thread as well...Jay Luong // Audio Baconhttps://audiobacon.net/2019/08/17/27-audiophile-power-cables-reviewed/ | |
| Speakers for a “cold” room Have you listened near field with the speakers pulled out into the room? If so, any differences? | |
| ... WHAT POWER CORD(S) ARE PLAYING IN YOU SYSTEM TODAY? Triode Wire Labs 'The Obsession' across all components. SR Galileo UEF to SR PowerCell 12 SE. | |
| Audience SX2/Front Row Cables...has anyone tried or heard much of this new reference line? Should I try to demo Synergistic Research too?Absolutely. | |
| MQA? @itsjustme That post was a general and generic one and not directed at you. Agreed on the point you make.@rbodner The module lists for $250 with free shipping. Why would you not try it out??? Given the level (and cost) of your front end (Aurende... |