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| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? I’m sure it advances the art of sound, as the review concludes. It’s the same as with newer, more advanced car models; they don’t negate the cars already out there. But they are an advance in driving. And products simply co-exist. DCS has alw... | |
| Anyone else constantly curious about amps? What is it that you want the new amplifier to do that your current one doesn't? Are you looking for more nuance, more dynamic range or dynamic contrasts, tonal quality or something else? I find it helpful to know what you want a new component to ... | |
| I could have started this on the cables thread.....but.... I am not surprised. There always seems to be something that seems unimportant in the system, but then we find out otherwise! Glad you solved the problem and have a better system! | |
| If Bi-Wiring is an option, should I choose Bi-wiring over single banana with free jumpers I’ve had both on my Nola Lotus Elites 20 years ago, and they sound better bi-wired. I find the bass frequencies sound clearer when they have their own lead. I can't say that I’ve found very many speakers that sounded their best with a jumper inst... | |
| Stereophile review of the new Wilson Watt/Puppy @ckr1969 Then it must have been a poor setup. As a former WATTS/Puppy owner for decades, the last thing they lack - even though this WATT is a newer one - was "realism." BUT, I found them more realistic with tubes, which was annoying due to that... | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) If I am listening to classical music, I find vinyl replays it closer to how it sounds in Meyershoff, Carnegie or David B. Geffen halls. The way the music "billows" as it does in real life is more apparent to me with my turntable than with my digit... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. The problem with any of these measurement-oriented sites is that so few of the principles seem to have any deep acquaintanceship with acoustic music. Even the online reviewers nowadays just talk about features rather than the music. From what I’ve... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. It’s the people who have never actually owned Wilsons who seem to criticize them the most. As an owner of the WATT/Puppy system all the way back to 1986 (Puppies came out in 1988), I found little to criticize other than an overly tight treble, an... | |
| Shunyata Gemini or Hydra Delta D6 & What XC cable I’d go for the Hydra, since it’s a higher quality line conditioner. As for the cable, apparently Shunyata recommends the XC for amps, but I expect it would work very well with the line conditioners, too. I have quite a bit of Shunyata in my system... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? I am on the same page as @ghdprentice. Absolutely there is a highly audible difference between even very good cartridges and ones that, performance-wise and price-wise, are a significant leap forward. This holds true for electronics, speakers and... | |
| Townshend Audio Seismic Podiums Review @johnread57 Having twice moved into homes where I picked the basement for my listening room, I found that, right off the bat, music sounded better on the concrete basement floor than on suspended wood floors, even one room where I built as ASC W... | |
| The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worse!! I used to say that older music had melody and newer music does not (for the most part). So we used to be able to hum a tune. That changed around 1984 or so, when music became more technology based. They used a drum machine, keyboard and guitar. Le... | |
| Speaker cables with good timbre @audiogabby If you want to test out cables, the Cable Company has a lending library. I use it just to hear other manufacturer’s designs, or, if Shunyata comes out with a new design, I can listen to it. They do charge for that (I think 5% of the ... | |
| Furutech Flux50 NCF shoutout I found, over the years, that Furutech accentuates the leading edge at the expense of the "body" of an instrument, giving a "cool-ish" flavor to the sound of components. Harmonic richness is not something that the Furutech endows its products with... | |
| Origin Live Silver Mk4 tonearm install issues I’m glad they did, so you can get everything sorted out. Did they offer any explanation about the tonearm movement? The bases for the OL Silver haven’t changed in the past 20 years. I had a Mk 1 Silver, sold it and got a Mk II. And I still have a... |