fsonicsmith
Responses from fsonicsmith
| Stereo Times review on the Tekton Design Encore Monitor You take this much to too seriously! Fixed. To be quite frank, in my opinion, many of the print magazine reviewers use some of the stupidest analogies , metaphors and abstruse/esoteric language in their reviews. Irony, I imagine. I'm just a Ho... | |
| Stereo Times review on the Tekton Design Encore Monitor Please step back and think about the concept of being a reviewer. The reason for the word "reviewer" rather than "tester" or "researcher" is that subjectivity is involved. Food is a good example of subjective taste (pun intended). If looking for a... | |
| Stereo Times review on the Tekton Design Encore Monitor I accept as valid my post-deletion. Apologies! But what if we were on a wine forum and one poster repeatedly posted links to his wine publication in which he onlya touted the wines of a single producer who happened to be a good friend of his? | |
| Devore O/96 with high powered amplifiers I have powered my Devore O/93's with an ARC Ref 150 SE and it sounds better than with my ARC Ref 80S. They simply come alive to a greater degree with the higher power. High powered amps with high efficiency speakers are fine so long as hum is not... | |
| NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles Has Mr. Alexander ever put together a concoction and then thought to himself, "This is a bad idea"? Even the most revered masters of fine painting were known to have painted over their work such that one canvas worth millions is known to have ano... | |
| Stereophile review of the new Wilson Watt/Puppy I've said it before; most of us buy with our eyes and not with our hearts. You would think we were Hollywood celebs at the Academy Awards complete with tuxes/gowns and repeat plastic surgery. The Jamie Curtises of the world are few and far between... | |
| Audio Research GS 150 or REF 75SE? @ghdprentice "Characteristics: The REF 75SE is often described as having a warm and inviting sound with excellent dynamicsand soundstaging. It’s also noted for its auto bias feature and pentode/triode mode switch." I own the Ref 75SE it does ... | |
| Audio Research GS 150 or REF 75SE? Get the best of both with an ARC REF150 or REF150SE :) To the best of my knowledge the GS-which stood for a rather short-lived "Galileo Series"-150 IS a Ref 150SE with different casework and meters but no functional difference. The new Ref se... | |
| Speakers for low-level listening This has been covered many times before. Using what equates to little more than a loudness button is antiquated thinking. Ultra-sensitive loudspeakers, often horn-loaded, are more dynamic. Dynamic range at all volume levels, including at low leve... | |
| DeVore O/93 or PureAudioProject Duet15 for a First Watt SIT-3? @markimiller How long did it take you to get the Komuro and which 300B tubes is John supplying the amp with? Did you ask about his upcoming amps and how he describe the differences in each amp? And one last question-did you have it shipped or di... | |
| DeVore O/93 or PureAudioProject Duet15 for a First Watt SIT-3? I continue to believe, btw, that if you can afford the 96's, get them. I believe that as I said before, they will sound better at low volumes than the 93's. The price differential is surprisingly high given that they share the identical tweeter an... | |
| DeVore O/93 or PureAudioProject Duet15 for a First Watt SIT-3? For the money, I would get the O/93s. I think they are more cohesive and balanced. I noticed little to no difference in efficiency. This is exactly what Don Better told me the one and only time I came to visit him up in Cleveland to audition th... | |
| DeVore O/93 or PureAudioProject Duet15 for a First Watt SIT-3? The dilemma now is between the O/93 and the O/96 (apart from cost). Which ones are more suitable for nighttime low listening? The O/96's. But only by a slight margin. The names are derived from their respective claimed sensitivities though JA m... | |
| DeVore O/93 or PureAudioProject Duet15 for a First Watt SIT-3? @audition__audio Peace brother. I have been something of an ass and you have reacted like a gentleman. I apologize and will not say a negative word to you or about you if I can possibly help it. | |
| DeVore O/93 or PureAudioProject Duet15 for a First Watt SIT-3? @avanti1960 I appreciate your comment. Mine likely have 50-75 hours. I thought they sounded best with the OEM cheap standard-issue spikes rather than with the Gaia footers I later tried and kept installed but I have beautiful/expensive walnut ha... |