ghasley
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| Great Intergated amp with great built in DAC @needlebrush What kind of sound do you like? Listening preferences and goals? Does this number include speaker cables, etc? Assuming you have ethernet or wifi? At $12k, depending on your goals, you should be able to put together a really nice setup. | |
| Great Intergated amp with great built in DAC Speakers? Budget? | |
| Why are there so many wooden speakers? @kenjitYou lonely? | |
| A warm DAC? Who's version of "neutral or transparent"? Listen to a Steinway in the Village Vanguard or the exact piano in Carnegie hall. If it was recorded with identical equipment down to the cables? Of course not. We are listening to the space/musical inter... | |
| A warm DAC? @antigrunge2 Some believe tuning a system akin to tuning a car's engine or suspension. For instance, to use a car analogy, which camp would you fall in? "I like my car to tell me exactly what the surface of the road is like. I want to feel every b... | |
| wide baffles and baffle step I sometimes wonder how Kenjit has the time to post while manning the drive through window. I remain, impressed. Not that there's anything wrong with working in a drive through...just saying his ability to multi task leaves me in awe. | |
| Are MULLARD NOS EL34s and LTA ZOTL40 REF worth the price of admission? I can’t say how NOS Mullard el34’s will sound in an LTA amp but I assure that xf2 NOS Mullards (both single and double getters) and the unicorn xf1’s are so much better than anything made today that the difference wont be subtle. $800 for a NOS qu... | |
| A wonderful gift! Why does it often take someone who was committed to a lifetime spent acquiring knowledge and the pursuit of learning to remind us that giving back is our responsibility. That was a 7 figure collection, he was a career educator and he ended up givi... | |
| DAC choices -- help me cross the line I've owned an orchid, border patrol and tubadour. As far as my preferences, I like the Border Patrol better but it isn't as detailed at the tubadour, it is more detailed than the orchid and I'm sure the se of the tubadour is even better. I have no... | |
| My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions. Ok, I think I have a solution for you.First, open up the preamp and dry of what you can.Second, take alot of photos of the inside from every angle you canThird, get some small paint brushesFourth, if you are comfortable, take as much of the interi... | |
| Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance Try the 8 ohm taps and let the gear bed in there. The sound will improve dramatically. Harbeths aren't tough to drive or terribly demanding although the 40.2's are the toughest of the Harbeths in this regard. The ARC amp you have can drive almost ... | |
| What are the top 3 USB cables being used today in reference systems? @stevehuff Get hold of a Final Touch Audio Callisto and you might find the results interesting. By the way, I enjoy your reviews and photography...take alot more photos, you have real talent. | |
| All-in-one integrated, 10-15K range, class A/B only @jo1mtb Hi and thats an excellent question. Its a difficult question because I heard them so far apart timewise. The 865 was a fine amp. At the time it seemed a little too chilly and clinical for me years ago. The Gryphon will find its audience an... | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience Maggies and panels in general fail big time if your 2nd point in your OP is still a condition. Best wishes with your demos. Stay focused on what is important to you, otherwise you will be distracted easily by all of the sincere, well meaning but o... | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience I’m not calling anyone out nor trying to begin a flame war but do people really find Maggies, Soundlabs, Matin Logans, Pure Audio Projects and other visually “challenged” speakers aesthetically attractive? They also must come well into a room to s... |