deep_333
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| Is low cost DAC worth it? If you are very budget constrained, Schiit Modi MULTIBIT = 300 dollars (unbelievable value). Above that (for perceptible gains).... Denafrips Ares = 800ish bucks Gustard R26 = 1750ish bucks Denafrips Venus and so on... If your employer gave y... | |
| Loudspeaker sensitivity and dynamics: are the two inexorably linked? I've heard plenty of high efficiency speakers: Klipsch Forte, Heresy IV, La Scalla, etc., JBL L82, Zu, and others, and all the ones I've heard, trade off their efficiency for (IMO) less than optimum timbral accuracy, lack of a focused and layere... | |
| Can "Dark"Sounding Speakers Be "Brightened"UP??? @mlsstl , One should only spend as much on cables for max detail retrieval/preservation. Unfortunately, many dumb dudes spend on cables for tonal changes. Well...if every forum dude had enough noodle in his noggin to secure a engineering PhD, it w... | |
| Can "Dark"Sounding Speakers Be "Brightened"UP??? Get a Schiit Loki max analog eq. You can make all kinds of 'synergy' happen between different amps, speakers and so on!! https://www.schiit.com/products/loki-max | |
| Moving up???? Why not just buy a Danny Ritchie speaker? If a guy’s budget is restricted to 1k - 4k, he should do himself a favor and buy a Danny Ritchie or Andrew Jones speaker (forget about all the other crap out there in that price bracket). I have a speaker... | |
| KEF R3 Meta's - too much for my Marantz Model 30? Model 30 is class D hypex crap. Sell it to some hypex crap D lover (found in abundance at the ASR forum, for example) and get a couple of the Schiit Tyr Monoblocks. The Tyr monos will keep that KEF disciplined and ready to please. https://www.sch... | |
| Best speakers for classic rock Again: The idea that a speaker is the best for a certain genre of music is one of the biggest myths in audio. Is ’classic’ rock from the 50s, 60s, or 70s? Or, if one is a bit younger, does that mean 80s and some 90s? I actually had someone ask ... | |
| Best speakers for classic rock My budget is used or new around 10K, give or take. Currently listening through Tekton DI’s upgraded and love them. My wife thinks I’m nuts for looking. She loves my DI’s. I guess I’m looking for a hi end speaker that enjoys R&R. As I have a S... | |
| Perlisten S5t So let me get this straight: you acquired them, as in bought, but did not know they were made in China? Then after you had them in your home for a while, you learned they were made in China, so you returned them because you wanted USA. Then you g... | |
| Perlisten S5t They do require some work with placement, and interaction with room, acoustics, but once they are placed properly, they are very good. @thyname , I met the Perlisten guys at Axpona. They seemed to indicate that these speakers were designed to b... | |
| Perlisten S5t 14 k a pair, for speakers made in China, seems like a lot of dough. Saw a few reviews out there. You’ll figure it out. I would never purposely buy anything from China unless I was planning fire insurance fraud. 14K?....cKaZy @baylinor , @... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often Hmmm, let me think of a few manufacturers who have the technical clout to R&D/build drivers completely from scratch in-house.....Pioneer/TAD, Yamaha, Sony, Technics, Elac, etc..They would still never charge a 100k, but, if they ask me for a 10... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often If a manufacturer doesn't have the aptitude to R&D, build a driver in-house from scratch, he is not worth my time. If he’s buying drivers from a 3rd party, dropping them in a fancy looking box and charging a 100k (such a deadweight genius!), ... | |
| How tall do you like your images? @mikelavigne , check out this video on upmixing from audioholics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kRmraCVD1c | |
| Best USB cable upgrade for around $1000 Audioquest Diamond USB, 650 usd for 2.5ft (or more if you want a longer length)... https://www.audioadvisor.com/aqusbdia-0-75 |