erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Why do I need an additional player device if I have a Roon nucleus and a dac? I'm really not sure what you are asking.If you are asking "do I need a streamer if I already have Roon and a DAC?" then no, you do not. | |
| Can anyone identify the model of this Snell Acoustics bookshelf speaker? The woofers remind me a lot of JBL due to the concentric rings. | |
| If you could buy any system, regardless of price, what would it be? If I had all the money to spend on gear, but NOT all the money to spend on a house.... I'd go for something small. | |
| If you could buy any system, regardless of price, what would it be? My own aesthetic is in the Craftsman tradition where natural materials and human skill being more important than the commodity prices of the components. Creating things of beauty from human hands and nature. I have to say that it has been a very l... | |
| Brian Russell has passed away My condolences to his family and fans. What an amazing brand they built. | |
| Any thought on the Anthem MRX AV recievers? Sound a lot better than Onkyo and Emotiva. NO idea vs. Outlaw. | |
| Audio Research or Macintosh? Please send me a review sample for 24 months to refresh my memory. :-) | |
| Audio Research or Macintosh? The ARC is so neutral that I have a tough time recommending it. I mean, why go with tubes if it's going to sound warm, neutral and very close to say a Parasound? It sounds great, but.... I'd rather have that in SS. I haven't heard Mc in a very l... | |
| Speakers which always sound good Really kind of surprised no one has brought up JBL studio monitors with the butt-cheek tweets, or line arrays. | |
| Am I too big of a jerk,even for audiogon? Amazing how many read the first post, and nothing else. | |
| Speakers which always sound good Infinity RS speakers of the 70-80 were great too, How do they sound great in any room? You needed a huge room to put them in! ;-) | |
| Speakers which always sound good The so called "open floor plans" are the bane of an audiophile's existence. Got to love the clanking dishes and pots banging on the stove. Erik, I believe you live in CA, the open floor plan capital of the world. Try to find a house with an u... | |
| Speakers which always sound good The goal here is not for one audiophile to isolate and listen, but to listen to music with others. Headphones are right out for this particular discussion. | |
| How do you know what you're missing? In all seriousness, you need to approach this like buying icecream rather than a bed. What I mean is, there's a lot of flavors out there. There's no one perfect flavor for anyone. All we can do is buy a system that shoots down the middle for our ... | |
| How do you know what you're missing? I've heard having friends with good systems helps. I don't have those, so I can't help you. |