decooney
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| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers I don't mind function-first speakers IF they sound really good for the $. And if the plain-jane's are really that good sounding, it's not a big deal for a furniture grade cabinet maker to replicate enclosures with a rich look. imo, what's worse... | |
| The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change I believe we can contain our main systems that we enjoy and keep, while building or acquiring secondary components to try for curiosity reasons, too. No big deal. | |
| Upgrade Nakamichi PA 7All power amp with mono blocks @thriftyaudio given your existing investments so far, I like your plan for yourself on next steps. Since you indicated having just refreshed your PA-7 amp, go for it. Can’t think of a good reason not to try it with either unit you’ve narrowed it d... | |
| Have Luxman 509x. Considering Pass Labs INT-250 or Dan D’Agostino Progression Integrated @denon1 "It costed me a lot of money to ignore burn in significance, system synergy, isolation and room acoustics." 100% agree. I like to look for low-hours gear put back on the market by people prematurely looking to move to other component... | |
| Upgrade Nakamichi PA 7All power amp with mono blocks @decooney thanks for the offer. My unit was refurbished two years ago. Well that’s great, and hopefully you can find a good path for next steps. Admittedly, I was a little hyper-focused on trying different preamps having heard your model amp a... | |
| Upgrade Nakamichi PA 7All power amp with mono blocks @thriftyaudio if interested, I can ask my local contact who worked at Threshold for Pass what his charge is to update your PA-7, or what he did on the last one I saw there recently. Im really enjoying the upgrades on my other Pass Forte amp fwiw.... | |
| For the love of...kits? @jodeven I love this topic. I repair and restore vintage stereo equipment and guitar amps as a small venture side gig. I have been tossing around the idea of modifying my Thiel CS2 2 with an external crossover using upgraded crossover parts. But ... | |
| Upgrade Nakamichi PA 7All power amp with mono blocks @thriftyaudio here is a 180 for ya, if you are open to other ideas. Since you have the SPL crossover now, have you considered trying the matching SPL Elector analog preamplifier instead of your NAD preamplifier? My thinking is there is more to b... | |
| Acoustic Zen Absolute Copper vs. Cardas Clear interconnects @dbt "I know I have to demo the cables in my setup to form my own opinion,..." Appears you already know the answer to your own question. When it comes to cables, I've found its almost pointless to compare with other people's systems, rooms, sp... | |
| Ayon or Pass @bluethinker "...switched out his Pass Preamp for the LTA as his reference preamp.". That’s what reviewers do, they switch out gear. What I keep an eye out for is what they keep around for 2+ years to compare everything else to along the way... | |
| OCD mickey website and negativity. Last night I watched a video by Audio Excellence Canada, they claim they "only comment on equipment they sell", and "have a right to do so because they paid for it", etc, and don’t necessarily "care if the manufacturer gets mad at them or not". A... | |
| OCD mickey website and negativity. @texbychoice "Only thing to add is Mikey is building his brand with the contrarian schtick..." On that note, a funny analysis from Quora Bot Assistant, LOL, quote: "Some people may prefer negative attention to no attention at all for a f... | |
| The D'Appolito, MTM Configuration @erik_squires .."I thought this was a feature, not a limitation. AFAIK, the idea was to narrow the vertical dispersion to minimize floor and ceiling reflections as much as possible..". I would agree with this assessment, and while I have tr... | |
| The D'Appolito, MTM Configuration @erik_squires "How about you? Have a pair of D’Appolito-like speakers ever won you over?" Yep, for the past 30 years. Three pairs of custom design and build, before I concluded this was it for me. Kept my last set, final build. No need for a... | |
| Looking to upgrade Adcom GFA555: Parasound? @reubent ..."The two techs that I’m familiar with who upgrade the GFA-555 are John Hillig at Musical Concepts and Chris Hoppe at Hoppe’s Brain. Both are well respected and get great reviews/feedback. ..." OP @bobbydd +1 to @reubent’s posts a... |