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| DCS Sending Legal Notice To Reviewer (Golden Sound) Over an Old Review of Their Bartok DAC This is tragic mistake and an unforced error by dCS. Here at FutureAudiophile.com we've mistakenly bailed others out of anti-free speech issues such as Eric Alexander at Tekton Design. He foolishly attacked a YouTuber who measures some of his sp... | |
| Anyone at home at Krell? I haven't written about this at FutureAudiophile.com but Rondi recently died and Krell is in pretty big trouble. After the investor that basically threw Dan out, it is unclear how much of the company that he owns any more IF ANY. Rondi and her h... | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. We did an article based on a quote that I heard at AXPONA this year from an industry executive who said "Anybody with a pair of earbuds can be an audiophile". I had to run with that concept as it is the core of what we are doing at FutureAudioph... | |
| What can beat Wilson XVX for less money? I've sold and owned my fair share of Wilsons. I've been to the factory. I know some of the family thus I am a bit of a fan boy. If you couldn't bust out $350,000 for speakers - you are still going to be OK. Here are some recommendations from me:... | |
| Which is the best audio magazine? I've got a new publication to add to the list that is only 9 weeks old but pretty cool. FutureAudiophile.com is designed to reach younger and more diverse audio enthusiasts. We've got two feature reviews per week, some really good ... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? While I would rather have music in HD which is basically a digital copy of the master tape (be it analog or digital master), CD is better than vinyl if your goal is to hear what is on the master recording.Why? Vinyl has VERY LIMITED dynamic range ... | |
| How old are you? I am 46 and got my first system when i was 14 (Polk Towers, NAD receiver, NAK music bank CD changer and monster cable from Bryn Mawr Stereo).I have been blessed to own many of the best products the industry has known.I also sold my AV publications... | |
| What do/did you do for a living? After founding and selling AVRev.com, HomeTheaterReview.com and AudiophileReview.com and being fired by some of the people who bought them...I now play Pokemon Go professionally. | |
| You've tried other amps and ended with Pass, please discuss I have owned pretty much every amp out there as a 45 year old "recovering audiophile" who has been involved in the hobby since I was 14. I am very blessed because of the publications that I own/ed that I get access to a lot of cool gear.Pass is at... | |
| Someone had mentioned Christopher Hansen on a thread I read the other day Guys,I worked at Christopher Hansen Ltd. from 1993 until its closure in 1994 when I left to go work for Mark Levinson at Cello.The famous Christopher Hansen Ltd. was located on Robertson Boulevard in the design section of West Hollywood. It was a ... | |
| What ever happened to Krell ? Folks, There is a lot of misinformation in this thread. Allow me to clear it up as both companies are clients of HomeTheaterReview.comFirst, with Krell - a few years ago outside money was brought in from a private equity firm who within months got... | |
| Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable? Guys,I have written extensively on the fraud of vinyl in today's modern audio world.If 65 dB (1/2 that of say a snare drum) and that "warm sound" (meaning 2nd degree harmonic distortion) is good enough for you then vinyl is your choice. You get a ... | |
| Sopra N°2 I am working on a review of Sopra 2s for HomeTheaterReview.com. I got them in white and they are really nice looking. They sound just as good as they look. They are in fact so good that I want to improve the acoustics of my room (hard to do by de... |