fleschler
Responses from fleschler
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? I would buy used Legacy Signature IIIs or Focuses at $2K to $3K, respectively. Both will work well with your PL and give you great dynamics and with the Sig IIIs, open sound (rear ambiance tweeter). They also have room tone adjustments (bass, mids... | |
| Honest Amp Reviews: Impossible? I've heard some nice Class D amps at shows which were $4K to $10K. I just read a review at SoundStageUltra.com of the Merrill Audio 118, $36K Class D amps versus Mac 1.25KW $25K amps. My best friend uses Channel Islands Class D amps for his diff... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? I've heard the big PL amps with KT150s driving $60,000 Sonus Fabers and the sound was very good. Not for detail enthusiasts but lovely sound. I do not like Mac 275s. I've heard 4 or 5 of iterations over the years. Leaves me unsatisfied with a ... | |
| Opening Record Store Millercarbon is mostly correct. Do not listen to anything nonoise utters. In SoCal, there are several successful LP/CD retail stores. They generally have an on-line presence, have both new and used stock and large collections, mostly in storag... | |
| Audiophile demographics? @artemus_5 Unfortunately, much of the rock from the 80s and 90s that she wants to listen to is not well recorded or mastered so she criticizes the system. The 60s and 70s rock is preferable. Prong, Osborne and Metallica sound more like noise than ... | |
| Preamp recommendation I would get a used EAR 864 full function preamp ($2000-$2500) or the upgraded ones EAR 868P around $5000 (more limited functionality than) the EAR 912 (outstanding phono section) at $7500-8500. Or buy the 868L for $1000-$1500 less and add a phono... | |
| Audiophile demographics? My wife is atypical music lover. She graduated Stoney Brook as a biology major. Major sports fan and an athlete. When I met her, she had a few hundred rock and pop LPs in excellent condition (now shared). However, she only loves the opera l... | |
| Most hyped turntable, tonearm, and cartridge? @chakster I heard the Nakamichi turntable with auto centering feature back in the 1980s at M&K Sound in Los Angeles. At the time, it was the finest LP sound I had ever heard. Dyanamic and without wow problems. I had a choice of a Linn ta... | |
| Speaker Positioning My new listening room is 100% symmetrical. I found a space closer together and further from the rear wall with the help of two friends as the Focuses weigh 185 lbs. I use Hallographs to fine tune the focus of the speakers (funny, Focuses need to... | |
| $10K Budget for Speakers: Martin Logan Masterpiece vs Tannoy I like the Harbeths 40s as well but their looks are so plain that they may offend. I also like the Magnepan 3.7i but it lacks the deep punchy bass and wide seating area (Tekton has the bass but not the wide seating area either). I've also heard t... | |
| $10K Budget for Speakers: Martin Logan Masterpiece vs Tannoy I have a higher end system and still have my 20+ year old Legacy Focus speakers. Although I intend to upgrade to Von Schweikert VR9 MkII, the Focuses can be purchased at $2500 to $3000 used. They have ample deep bass, smooth frequency response, wi... | |
| Looking for more detail in a speaker Is it just a coincidence that the prior Saturday roundup forum has an owner of Focals who complains that his speakers are too bright. Most people claimed it was the beryllium tweeter and design. Opposite sound of the Golden Ears. | |
| Denafrips Avatar looks the goods The only, single thing I don't love is that if you hit Play on the Jay's AUdio transport is that after pausing a song, it starts the song over instead of resuming from the paused position. The pause problem will be a problem for me as I often list... | |
| Springs under turntable I chose the easy way out for my full size, 185 lb. speakers using spikes. I have a custom listening room with 12" thick, steel rebar reinforced, 3000 lb psi poured slab. At least no vibrations are going from the floor up, possibly only the speak... | |
| Advice on CD transport @scothurwitz I will be using it in conjunction with the COS Engineering DV2v, the same as in one reviewer's system. Apparently, a great match using SPDIF connection per video review https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Jays+Audio+CDT2+MKII+review... |