goatwuss
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| PC-Audio vs. High-end CD Player-GAME OVER Isn't it illegal to rip CDs and then sell them? | |
| Replacing Thiel 2.2's, Need Monitor Suggestions Used quad 22L, perfect match, very transparent and open sounding, slim floorstander, looks nice | |
| Replace the Supratek Chardonnay with Accuphase? What are the sonic faults that you hear with the Chardonnay? | |
| B&W Name Change Theory "IT IS A CAR, GET OVER IT!"My car stereo is almost as fun to listen to as my home stereo, granted I've spent a decent amount of cash and time/work on it.It seems that the vast majority of audiophiles completely dismiss the possibility of enjoying ... | |
| the smoothest sounding speaker Ariel 20Ts are incredibly smooth, and also detailed and dynamic. Definitely worth a listen at the 20-something pricepoint. I heard them with monster mac amps and they were smooth as butter | |
| Cartridge recommendations VPI Scoutmaster Both Benz and Dynavector match up with VPI very well. Others have reported good results with Shelter, though theoretically they are not as good a match. | |
| Wilson Benesch Discovery VS Proac D38 The WB Discoveries sound like "hifi" to me. They do the audiophile checklist well, but for me, they just aren't satisfying to listen to. | |
| Ethics: To what degree? So come on, we all want to know. Who are they? | |
| Sim Moon Eclipse does it really sound cold &hard Cool is to Cold+sterile as warm is to dead. On the thin side of neutral.That Sim CDP is excellent, not on the cool side. Very neutral and easy to listen to. You'd like it if you're going for neutral.Sim preamps on the other hand, I find cold sound... | |
| Line Arrays - Competitive with best dynanics, ESL? Vladimir - Thank you for the Selah recommendation. Rick Craig's designs look very good. Like I mentioned, though, I've already put a deposit on a pair of GR Research LS6 produced by AV123. http://av123forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13909... | |
| Line Arrays - Competitive with best dynanics, ESL? Hi Albert,Not sure if you'll see this thread (as it's over 2 years old...) but...Having totally forgotten about this thread, completely coincidentally I ordered GR Research LS6 line arrays a couple months ago. I'm on the AV123 preorder list for a ... | |
| PC-Audio vs. High-end CD Player-GAME OVER I am surprised that on this thread there are no empirical audio users. His pacecar reclocker for the squeezebox looks very interesting... hooks up via an I2s connection to a modified Benchmark or a Northstar dac.Any empirical audio users here? I w... | |
| Upgrade from Scoutmaster? Bryan - I took a look at your photos... and I would say it would be in your best interest to make addressing room acoustic problems your top audio priority. If you are looking for a "WOW" improvement, this is it. | |
| 3 way vs. 2 way In a small room, big speakers will overload the room, have boomy bass, and sound bad.But assuming you have the space, and assuming you like DYNAMICS, unfortunately there is no 2 way in existence that can sound like a large speaker.Something like a... | |
| How to audition used speakers??? "Isn't buying speakers this way as good as rolling a die?"Yes. Find a good dealer and work with him, unless you like rolling dice. |