fleschler
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| 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... | |
| Back to the DAC For reproduction of CDs, I extremely recommend the Jay's Audio CDt3 Mk3. I've tried over a dozen cheap to expensive (PS Audio) transports over the past 5 years (recent change to separates). It is vastly superior and beautifully built. As to D... | |
| Six DAC Comparison I don't care what my Lampizator Poseidon measures, it's the best DAC for my system. My second system has a great DAC (and great measuring DAC as well) which is 70% as good and certainly as enjoyable, small and really cheap now that it has been di... | |
| $8k for speakers - new or used A used pair of Von Schweikert speakers, generally easy to drive, generally no flaws in the sound and great dispersion. For half your price, the VR35 export would be great. For 1/3 your price, a pair of Legacy Signature IIIs (1990s) would be grea... | |
| Is Recording quality the real culprit? @2psyop Tell me, is there a bad Bones Howe recording? Various genres and I haven't been disappointed. Or Robert Fine, or many others from the 50s and 60s. | |
| Is Recording quality the real culprit? @mrdecibel It's a coincidence that tonight I heard a Edie Gorme/Los Panchos CD that was horrid sounding just 10 years ago but I liked the performance (huge reverb on singers/Gorme sounded distorted). I have upgraded my equipment including a near ... | |
| Speakers that disappear You might consider older Audio Physic speakers. I liked them back in the 90s. I have large full range speakers that disappear, Von Schweikert, which have great dispersion. They can disappear with the right recordings (not many of my jazz combo ... |