ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| Quack System Upgrades OK, has anyone actually tried rubbing snake oil on the outside of their interconnects and speaker cables? | |
| Components I would have died for when I was a wee pup Back in the late 70's/early 80's I worked in the high end audio business. We used to say that we hoped that, some day, we'd be able to afford to buy the equipment we sold to others.I wished for McIntosh separates (C32/MC2205/MR78), Revox turntabl... | |
| Need Help with Subwoofer Choice I would vote for a 10" sub from JL Audio. I have had subs from JBL and Velodyne, both good, but the subs I currently have from JL Audio (a pair of F113V2's) are just awesome! It seems like the JL has the EQ and DSP worked out better than the oth... | |
| PS Audio BHK 300 mono VS Modwright KWA 150SE mono VS D'agostino Classic stereo No experience with PS Audio amps, but do have their P10 Power Plant, DirectStream DAC and PerfectWave transport and like gshepardbuster have found their support to be really excellent!I believe PS Audio has a 30 day money back guarantee, if you pu... | |
| My journey to search for standmount bookshelf speakers... Lots of great recommendations here, I'll add one more.Until about a year ago I had a pair of Totem Fire monitors. Purchased them new from a dealer ($6000 the pair, if my memory serves me), before I knew about Audiogon. They come up on Audiogon f... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters I hear you, why do some of our fellow audiophiles have such "strong" opinions? Hey, if a speaker "floats your boat", good for you!I bought my current speakers (Focal Sopra No2's) about a year ago. The search took me to showrooms with many a fine... | |
| Resale value In evaluation the "value" of a component I do consider the enjoyment it will bring as part of the "equation".Having said that, I find that all audio equipment depreciates fairly quickly, so I've bought a number of "current model" components from i... | |
| Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC My dealer recommended the PS Audio DirectStream & Bricasti DAC, said to me that they are "different sounding" but very "comparable".I bought the DirectStream DAC from him, and am glad I did, as I've applied four firmware upgrades, since my pur... | |
| Just wondering... kalali,For the last 4-5 years I pursued my system upgrades and find that the best sound comes from components and accessories which work well together. Having said that, I think that having better quality earlier in the process is a good thing, s... | |
| DAC for CD transport I have had a PS Audio DirectStream DAC since it was a relatively new model. I snagged one of their PerfectWave CD transports on Audiogon, along with an I2S cable, to use that output/input setup, sounds great!The DirectStream DAC uses an FPGA, so ... | |
| Any News on MQA Lately? Lots of great info here, thank you everyone for what has been contributed.In my travels, one of the audio salesmen I encountered said that "remasters" oftentimes were the reason why newer versions of the same old music sounded better, especially w... | |
| Any News on MQA Lately? The "re-mastering" comment is (to my way of thinking), key. If I understand the advantages of MQA, it's that the removal of "blur" requires that they go back to the "analog to digital" point in time and fix it at that point, so when the DAC does ... | |
| MAC Book Pro Computer vs Aurender N100h vs Aurender N10 Music Servers My dealer steered me to the Aurender N10, when I was having intermittent problems with my Autonomic MMS-5A server, which went back to the factory to have the hard drive "re-imaged". I record CDs and purchase hi-res files from HD Tracks, all AIFF ... | |
| Has anyone NOT listened to their system for a long time? My wife and I took the "trip of a lifetime", three weeks in East Africa, including an incredible safari! Three weeks away from my "man cave" is probably a record amount of time! | |
| Any News on MQA Lately? Aside from the technical details, I'm guessing that if MQA doesn't gain "traction" in the marketplace by the end of next year, it'll go the way of SACD/DSD.I'm reading that Warner Music is working on converting many of the albums in their catalog ... |