fleschler
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| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update I have no problem with people wanting to listen to their music in solitary positions. My best two friends and several other friends are single and deserve to listen as they want to. The caveat being that I want anyone listening with me in my liste... | |
| An audio component you just can't let go My Brooks Berdan custom modified SME IV tonearm. Both fortunately and unfortunately, he fitted it with the thinnest silver Cardas wiring, shot closed foam in the armtube for elimination of resonance and epoxied both ends of the tonearm and RCA box... | |
| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update @mikelavigne Similar response except I never want to retire. Married 42 years (I'm younger). My wife demands season opera tickets as she doesn't like to listen to it at home (or even on 75" 4K TVs). Plus, i am an amateur recording engineer with... | |
| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update @drbarney1 I was so flustered every time I had guests over (often) in my new custom listening room listening to giant headphone (not as bad as electrostats) Legacy Focuses. I finally sold them and switched in my living room Sig IIIs. Great. Then I... | |
| Holy Holostages!! Krissy is a very nice person. I had her late husband’s products all over my listening room. It altered my sound in a way that became annoying so I sold them. Maybe her new iteration is a success. I have moved on and now employ Von Schweikert VR9 ... | |
| Looking for my End Game Speaker Your budget and sound tastes require you to audition speakers with your system (especially amps). Von Schweikert is coming out with a new speaker besides their Endeavor which is probably in your price range (80% of the VS high end sound). Also, ... | |
| Does anyone on AG truly care anymore about objectivity & sincerity of Magazine reviews? @bdp24 Wow, J. Gordon Holt. I did not consider him as much as a reviewer as the authority on sound reproduction. I am probably one of a few music lover audiophiles who when I had the opportunity, to install activated carbon bass filtering in my cu... | |
| Does anyone on AG truly care anymore about objectivity & sincerity of Magazine reviews? Among biased reviews for maintaining publishing/ad revenues, reviewers with alternate music/listening sensibilities and a systematic approach to audio equipment, I cannot wholeheartedly agree with most reviews. There are some products I own that... | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? After 50+ years of using tube amps, my end game at lowest (not just cheapest but best for money) are the Westminster Labs REI monoblocks for $33,900. Compare to Vitus, Boulder, Griffin, CH Precision, etc. Small, powerful, shortest paths with few... | |
| Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing? @aquint I respect your comment as Magicos maybe a good choice for a reviewer to evaluate most aspects of sound reproduction in testing of equipment. As to listening for pleasure, I demure. I mentioned my dislike upon hearing so many of Magicos... | |
| Turntable suggestions for a newbie My old VPI 19-4 has rubber/spring sprung suspension and works well as is in preventing vibration problems. My VPI TNT6 has a terrible Delrin footer suspension and is used on top of a Townshend Seismic Sink (fantastic combo). So, when purchasing ... | |
| Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing? I've heard 17+ Magico speakers from Q, A and S series over the years. The Q were the worst. Their smaller speakers (monitors) sounded tiny (orchestra stuffed in a box with 300 watt/side monoblock SS amps). I prefer the Rockports, Legacy, Acor... | |
| Dedicated CD Transport vs DAC 31,100 LPs and 16,100 CDs. Like both formats. Upgraded from a $500 Topping D70s DAC to a $25,000 Lampizator Poseidon at 70X the price. About 20%+ better in openness, separation, dynamics, etc.). Sonically, not that far apart. Jay’s Audio $5K CDt3... | |
| IsoAcoustics GAIA @emergingsoul My Von Schweikert VR9 SE Mk2 upgraded which weigh 350lb each come with the company's engineered casters. Easy to move and place while solid non-spiked contact. They are on a thick carpeted floor over 12" thick 3000 psi steel rein... | |
| EAR vs Audio Note preamp I own the EAR 864, 912 (and a phono pre 324). For both preamps, phono is the primary value to them. The line stages with rolled tubes and fuses, high end power cabling sounds much better than stock. HOWEVER, both have 1990s Tim designs lacking tru... |