fleschler
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| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions @willywonka Yes they are. So, I suppose comparison to Harbeth HL5 plus at $8K would be a closer match. Used, the 40.2 are about $12K. I would choose the Harbeth especially since I have 70,000+ recordings of opera and classical vocal recordings.... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? Power cables must be safe as a first condition. There are micro shorts that can occur and many boutique cable manufacturers do not or cannot afford the equipment to test for power issues which could possibly lead to a fire and/or equipment failur... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? I have been an SUT fan for 40+ years, Even the EAR pre-amps I've used have SUTs built in. Only my Benz Ruby 3 didn't really like a perfectly matched SUT and would have preferred an head amp instead. My Dynavectors LOVE SUTs and I now have (purc... | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? I purchased used Legacy Focuses and Signature IIIs after 20 years of stats. That's what I could afford for full range speakers without high power requirements. Then I searched for my ultimate speaker I could afford (not the Von Schweikert Ultra... | |
| AI-Written Stereophile Articles @mike4597 Your statistics are extremely alarming. How many fully functioning young Americans are there? You and I remember the anti-war Vietnam protests. We were afraid of being drafted for a poorly conducted war which did not directly affect u... | |
| AI-Written Stereophile Articles @mike4597 Very sad. I graduated UCLA in 76' double major in Political Science (bureaucracy specialty) and History (European history-never took an American history course though) in 3 years. I was always good in English but not a consistently goo... | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier @freediver I have not used integrated amps since my 1973 Yamaha CA 1000 which had 10 watts Class A switch (sounded great on chamber music). If I were to get an integrated amp, I would probably prefer a Class A power type as I have been a life ... | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? @jasonbourne71 What does your audio system consist of and what acoustical/electrical environment is it used in? | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? @jasonbourne71 Maybe fuses make no difference in your system. In all of my friends systems and mine, fuses make a substantial difference. With Acme treated fuses, always positive. With SR fuses, it was a mixed bag (and now 10X more expensive). ... | |
| AI-Written Stereophile Articles I occasionally watch YouTube celebrity biography and history videos. My wife and I laugh at the obvious A.I. generated narration which mispronounces names often and not in accordance with any foreign living person would do to the English language.... | |
| Graphene Sluggo - Unlocking Sonic Scenery Regardless of the new SOTA fusing/replacement devices for enhancing audio equipment performance, Acme treated fuses for $22/$24 is a fantastic bargain and effective replacement fuse for typical glass and ceramic fuses provided in most audio equipm... | |
| Graphene Sluggo - Unlocking Sonic Scenery @veerossi All but one of my audiophile friends have switched from SR fuses to treated Acme fuses. At $22 to $24 each, they are a bargain, don’t tend to blow like SR fuses at the same as OEM fuse ratings and are neutral, lacking in a sound alterati... | |
| Graphene Sluggo - Unlocking Sonic Scenery @larryi How about this instead, if possible, replace with a circuit breaker. My cable/equipment manufacturing friend did so in his amplifiers after he heard the difference my boutique fuse made from the original Littlefuse. That’s one alternative ... | |
| Do your ears deceive you? @kevn Yes, that’s a certainty. Very few (none maybe) beginning audiophiles are capable of discerning acoustical properties which coincide with music reproduction at a high level unless hearing a audio system that can accomplish that. Being a music... | |
| That Transformational piece of Gear We All Wish For I did it this year with the purchase of my Von Schweikert VR9 SE Mk2 upgraded sub-amps, etc., my Westminster Lab REI amps, my Jay's Audio CDt3 Mk3 and Lampizator Poseidon DAC/Pre-amp. In 2006, I upgraded to a VPI TNT VI+ with a Townshend Seismi... |