deep_333

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Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods?
As long as there are enough wealthy people with space to fill and who like expensive toys that will buy them, they serve a unique purpose and are not any more overpriced than a Ferrari, Lamborghini or designer watch. Or designer handbags and clot... 
Best streamer for Audio Note UK dacs
Streamer: Aavik S-180  ($7000) At a later date, i.e., if you think there may be a better dac out there...get the DAC: Aavik D-180 ( $7000) It will sound way more 'real' and give you everything in the music that the Audionote dac robbed all thes... 
Denarips and Vinshine split
INDEED AliExpress has just destroyed solar panel install companies. I ended up spending just less than 10% of what had been quoted to $60,000 project that turned out to be just slightly North of $5k and with better parts/components. It doesn’t m... 
Speaker Selection Strategies For Atmos Music
@lonemountain The main items that got debunked by Steven Wilson is Darko’s age old assumption that there is barely any native mixes/ material available for atmos music, which is simply untrue. Record companies are pushing every new artist/album ... 
Best planar, elctro......budget and room concerns
I'm guessing he's made a decision in the last 20 years. Lol...just saw the date....Well, who knows?...He may still be waiting....waiting...waiting for the stars to align   
Best planar, elctro......budget and room concerns
Magnepan LRS+: $995 Rythmik FM8 Subwoofer: $985 Total = $1980   P.S Sell your HSU sub. It is not the correct sub for this application.    
Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods?
The fact that you can hand over a sticky wad of cash (cash) equalling 600k for a speaker (box+4 drivers), 100k for wire....and most of the guys who do this hail from Asia, etc should give you the gon crew a clue....i.e. tis certainly one way to la... 
Brian Hoyer / In-Tone / kasa
It is a well known fact that his guy is as crooked as it gets. Run while you can.  
What’s your favorite audio show to attend and why?
No Axpona? I would love to go to Munich too. Maybe someday.  @deep_333. Is RMAF really coming back ? I thought it was done for good.    happy listening!  @ronboco Here it is, nov 13 - 15, 2024 https://www.rmaf.net/  
DCS Sending Legal Notice To Reviewer (Golden Sound) Over an Old Review of Their Bartok DAC
Step a) Don’t buy dCS junk.   Step b) Might as well put that doughboy Goldensound (low IQ) on ignore too.    
Looking for a true upgrade in sound quality
The rest of my system is pretty decent. It consists of a Modwright KWH 225I integrated, Tyler Acoustic Woodmere II speakers, an OPPO 105 for disks, Panasonic SP 10 TT with Dynavector SUT and Ortofon MC10 cart. All synergistic Reasearch Tessla ape... 
Small footprint subwoofer
I respectfully disagree you don’t need a sub that goes below 30Hz for music even in a smaller room. There’s actually a lot of +100  
Small footprint subwoofer
Kef KC62 (Tiny advanced tech sub.... that's a lot more more capable than the Rel under consideration).  
Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ?
Speakers only matter up to a certain price point if you understand room acoustics, setup and the art of integrating subs. Thereafter, all the flagship nuance, high end magic, etc is created by the front end electronics.  
Small Discrepancies in Speaker Placement
Use this reference audiophile track to test if the 1/2 inch really made a difference or not. Prince - Gigolos get lonely too