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| My stereo Congrats on the Vandys (lovely speakers) , also the MHDT Labs DAC (I have the Orchid, which is wonderful). But I have to agree about the TV. Any latter day LG OLED would probably stomp all over your current LG. I'm a plasma lover who moved up the... | |
| Anyone experience any Op amp rolling? Just seeing this thread now, thus the late reply. I have no experience with the SS2590s. These are large opamps that I would use only with great care in a component with a closed case (assuming they fit). They're described as being powerful. Some... | |
| A brief review of GR Research Bully That was quite enough. I'm out. | |
| Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing? "(and also because my wife would poison and then shoot me if I spent Botswana’s national debt on speakers)" FUNNY!! Love the idea of a 2-method murder ... only a seriously pissed off spouse needs two methods. | |
| When I listen to my system....... "to obtain what you sre describing always took/takes ingesting chemicals" You're quite right. Later on, when I was in college, I fully explored those chemicals. Sometimes those experiences were wonderful ... occasionally the opposite. But in an... | |
| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma I’m not an acoustician, but I’ve learned a few things about ensuring that low volume music sounds good in my office system (that’s how I listen 10-12 hrs/day): 1 - Select individual components that others describe as sounding good at low volumes,... | |
| When I listen to my system....... My father had his issues, but one outstandingly good thing he did was to expose my twin brother and me to music from the first days home after we were born. There are some amusing pictures of Michael & I sitting in our twin high chairs, throwi... | |
| Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble? There’s nothing magical about any of this. Components like this are typically not designed with ideal bench test measurements in mind. They happen when designers purposefully "voice" components to sound like real music, not exaggerated imitations ... | |
| Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble? Dear OP: Yes. "Detailed" is definitely code for too much treble. Not always, and not in every system. But it’s code for too much treble way too often to be ignored, IMO. I’ve found a number of audio components that managed to be very detailed (... | |
| Adding tube sound to my SS system I don't have the space for a full tube preamp. But a tube buffer is another matter. In my big desktop system (SS headphone amp/preamp [Violectric V281], class D amps [Bel Canto 600Ms], speakers [Harbeth 30.1s] and sub [JLAudio e110], I use a DAC t... | |
| Amps that don’t impersonate space heaters. I started using class D am[lifiers in my space-constrained home office a few years ago.Earlier this year I picked up cherry, 4 yr-old pair of Bel Canto 600M monoblocks. I can't say enough good things about these amps.They have a smooth, refined, p... | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room The Harbeth 30.1 monitors are fairly large 2-ways. On the face of it, they might seem kind of large for your room. They are not: I have mine in a desktop/nearfield configuration in a 13' X 13' home office, and they sound amazing. I try not to thi... | |
| Modern Covers of Classics Can’t believe no one has mentioned Scary Pockets & Pomplamoose, the LA-based cover bands that continually churn out terrific covers. Examples: Pomplamoose/Moby’s "Extreme Ways" (with Moby on keyboards). This was on the soundtrack of THE BOURN... | |
| It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You? I had 2 different epiphanies that linger on in memory: First time I heard a tube amplifier (Music Reference RM-9). It immediately became clear what solid state wasn't doing; and First time I heard a non-oversampling R2R DAC. Total paradigm shi... | |
| Upgrading to a stand alone DAC You should have a little talk with yourself about what qualities you really prize in music: -- Are you thrilled by more and more apparent resolution? -- Do you want deep, percussive bass? -- Do you listen to classical music and appreciate the s... |