ejr1953
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| Looking for my Final Pair!! I snagged one of the first pair of Focal Sopra No2's in black that hit the shores in the U.S. It took a while for them to settle down, once they did, I'd say they are my "final" pair. I'm amazed that, when I bought them they retailed for $14k a ... | |
| Looking for my "last" CD transport I would also recommend avoiding used transports. The mechanical mechanisms in a few of the CD players I've owned have failed, one just weeks after the two year warranty expired, probably the part that is replaced most on CD players and transports... | |
| A Hidden "Feature" of the Cornwall IV Back in the 1978-1982 time frame I worked at some high end audio dealers in the DC area, all who were Klipsch dealers. I never owned them, but really enjoyed listening to them, being in one of the "high end" listening rooms, driven by the best am... | |
| Replacement for 802 D3s I've enjoyed a pair of Focal Sopra No2's since they first arrived stateside and they pair very well with my McIntosh C2500 & MC452. They did take a bit of time to "settle down", but they are now "keepers" probably for life.I use a pair of JL ... | |
| WILSON AUDIO.....BIG NAME, BIG PRICE........ARE THEY THAT GOOD? When I was last shopping for speakers, before demonstrating a pair of Magico floor-standing speakers, the salesman asked if I prefered "analytic" or "musical" speakers, an interesting way to put it. In my case "musical" was my preference. I foun... | |
| Anyone Successfully Go from Floor Standers to Bookshelf Monitors w/ Subs? In our former home, I moved my system with two excellent Totem Fire monitors and a Velodyne 10" powered subwoofer down from our 13x22' living room to our 24x26' family room and the system just didn't seem to fill the new space.That gave me an "exc... | |
| Taking time (and time outs) to enjoy the ride... In the late 70's, early 80's I was a salesman at two high-end audio dealers in the DC area and though I was somewhat of a "junkie" for the high-end equipment, I learned that you could not make a living catering to customers who were also "equipmen... | |
| The Wilt Chamberlain of Audio Gear For a few years I'd say I was a "Stephen Curry" but now I'd say I was a "John Lucas". | |
| Schiit - shipments stopped? We ordered a GE Cafe fridge and GE garage freezer in August, for our new home. The fridge was delivered last week and the dealership has no idea when the freezers will become available. Both the dealer and the folks at GE tell me the supply chai... | |
| Paying with a cashiers check? Need advice! A few years ago I sold something to a guy in TX who said, with this purchase he was back on Audiogon after several years' hiatus. He told me that he previously purchased a McIntosh amp on the site, and received a McIntosh amp carton that was pack... | |
| Streamer wanted My upgrade from streaming from a Dell laptop to my current Roon Nucleus Plus server was one of the best improvements in my system sound quality. The USB port on the server is "dead quiet" and pairs really well with my DAC and external hard drive.... | |
| How much is overkill?? Last year I bought and installed a pair of KEF LS50 Wireless speakers for our living room/dining room and they sound really good, and easily integrate with Spotify & Roon. If these were in a more serious listening environment I'd probably add... | |
| Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way? When I was searching for a new pair of speakers I found I couldn't listen to the Wilson's and Magico's for very long, before fatigue set in. | |
| Need DAC Ideas I've enjoyed a PS Audio DirectStream DAC since they first came out and highly recommend it.One unique thing about this DAC is that it's performance has been improved with firmware updates 1-2 times per year.I suspect that you'll be able to find li... | |
| Recommend a dac that contributes to system for tight bass I have been enjoying a PS Audio DirectStream DAC since it first came out and would highly recommend it.When I first purchased the DAC I used a PS Audio P10 power regenerator and when the P15 first came out, I took advantage of an upgrade offer and... |