deep_333
Responses from deep_333
| Any Experience with Furman-IT Reference 20i? Curious if Garth Powell had his hands in it during his time at Furman | |
| Is the Marantz PM8006 powerful enough to power my B&W 802 Matrix Series 3? Umm, you are not going to get a Yamaha A-S2100 used for under $1000 unless some dude’s angry ex-wife sold it to you. Try the A-S801, it’s voicing will also try and remedy your B&W’s brightness. Beware of a lot of amps with your speaker unless... | |
| If I rip all my CD's to flac files do I still need a CD transport? @markcasazza , Get a high quality drive such as the Pioneer BDR-S13U-X and install it in your PC for ripping CDs. Don't skimp on the quality of the drive. https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Computer/Computer+Drives/BDR-S13U-X Rip CDs, put... | |
| Value of a premium Ethernet cable The difference between a trash amazon ethernet cable and a Audioquest Cinnamon is substantial. The difference between a Cinnamon and a Diamond Audioquest on my rig is not so substantial (quite subtle actually). Essentially, it comes down to the ... | |
| HT Receivers Compared Go with the higher end Yamaha Aventage. It is tailored more for an advanced user, but, will let you create any sound signature you want. I use Aventage separates in my multichannel music rig, in combination with some other amps and it runs circles... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? Such an idiotic thread ...Why are dogs more popular when cats are better??? (Baa baa blah, go at it...) | |
| Are your listening levels healthy? Doing damage? Alcohol: Negative impact on hearing...I rarely drink anymore, but, I feel like my hearing is veiled for a day or two after if I hit the bottle one night. Dudes who hit the bottle hard every night probably have a low quality listening experience no... | |
| Major innovative break through: The new NSMT Loudspeakers reference speaker In the next two weeks my Stereo Times review on the new NSMT Loudspeakers reference System Two will be posted. I wanted to give a heads-up to the GON members because I consider the System Two, which is composed of the Clairvoyant Monitor and SUB-... | |
| Subwoofers and electrostatic speakers @drbond , Rarely does a speaker manufacturer produce the caliber of subs produced by niche sub manufacturers. Even if they were able to, they wouldn't be able to get around patents from the likes of Rythmik. | |
| dac and streamer or seperates All the ’high end’ (apparently!) "streamers" are essentially SBC PCs. If you educate yourself on how to build a "audio optimized" PC, you will have all the freedom in the world wrt choice of hardware and software optimization. But, if you buy a ’h... | |
| Subwoofers and electrostatic speakers Your next step, ie., after you understand the intricacies of subwoofers would be to move to the "fast sub" options GR Research - Sealed, open baffle, servo controlled Rythmik - Sealed, servo controlled These are the only subs (currently availab... | |
| Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping? Removing biamp options is a doofus move by the likes of Wilson, Magico, etc. (My guess is that went on a route where their crossover designs are suboptimal for biamping). I don’t care for their speakers eitherway. Other high-end manufacturers (TAD... | |
| Will China become the poor man’s dealer for high end audio? By its aggressive stance over everything, China is now proved to be an enemy of the rest of the world. Buying their hi-fi product will assist them in realising the aggression. We should have learned the lesson with Russia. @clearthinker , you c... | |
| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? I like the screen mom screen cleaner designed to not F up delicate things. Only mom can fix it when your grubby lil hands do the dirty... http://Screen Mom Screen Cleaner Kit for LED & LCD TV, Computer Monitor, Phone, Laptop, and iPad Screens... | |
| What would your "perfect speaker" sound like. There is no such thing as a perfect speaker at ANY price bracket. When you have a few different speaker designs and realize their pros and cons, you would get a feel for 'perfection' constrained by the limitations of an engineering design space (... |