gregm
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| Best integrated for my needs???? @ratbasrd I listen to mostly Jazz & Classical at modest volumes w/ periodic need to turn it up to rock out a bit. I thoroughly recommend the MF Nuvista series 6000 (or (8000); it sounds good, it's reasonably priced. and has dynamics and soni... | |
| Do you, or did you, have Audiophile buddies that you shared music, gear, times with? I am fortunate to have several audiophile friends. With one or two we get together 1-2 a month and talk about things, listen to music comparing notes on various performances of classical pieces -- but mostly about everything else under the sun. On... | |
| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? As mentioned above, the compression you hear is more likely to come from the 7 drivers rather than the amp. The obvious way to find out is by trying a higher spec’d amp on your speakers -- if the compression is gone, go for a more powerful amp. Th... | |
| What does ‘balance preamp’ mean? No, a real balanced circuit is one where the positive (+), the negative (-) have distinct circuits, and negative is distinct from earth.So there is a higher manufacturing cost. There is also noise cancellation -- i.e. any noise common in both circ... | |
| Seeking advice what to upgrade SQ wise, the weakest devices in your system are the Klipsch & the DAC. As mentioned above, teh Klipsch may be fatiguing despite the mods which should make them more palatable.*So, I would go for the DAC first (a benchmark or an Ideon, or simil... | |
| Cartridge forgiving of "non-audiophile" recordings and pressings I agree that the better the rig the better the sound. In that light, MMs with excellent tracking will do the job well within your budget, such as the Dynavector above, a Shure V15, an AT, an Ortofon 2M black or Cadenza bronze / black, or the recom... | |
| Women who enjoy quality speakers I'm struck by the stereotypes (...) such as women "don't know how to listen" and "prefer to talk." No way! I have never met a woman who did not have acute enough hearing to IMMEDIATELY pick out differences and what is better or worse.Excuse the... | |
| Best amp for B&W805D3? Some time ago I tried a number of amps on a pair of 805-II (i.e. a previous model).Driven well you should have clarity rather than harshness.I can confirm what is said above: a class A SS (or a good AB) will drive them well -- a MF nuvista integr... | |
| Women who enjoy quality speakers I have never seen a lot of other women enthousiastic about quality sound and music. Are there any in this group? Do your wifes experience the same as i did?My mother in law became something of an ally to my audiophilia some time ago when I was dem... | |
| Looking to buy a quality integrated $10,000 budget. Hi Glen I have listen to some Moon gear wasn’t for me. And Rega’s new stuff again not for me. Naim, Linn pass not for me, been there done that not my cup of tea. looking for;Dynamics, good bass control but good separation of notes, sweet top end ... | |
| Audiophile demographics? @gg987@gg987 I think women have traditionally not been audiophiles because they had no one to show them the way and excite them about it.Interesting! I know three women audiophiles, one of whom is my mother in law. She developed an interest -- sim... | |
| Speakers good for close to wall placement I would add some Devore models (can't remember which ones, sorry), specifically designed to play close to their back wall. | |
| Kharma Ceramique 2.3 with McIntosh MC275 or Purifi Amplifiers? I heard a Purifi-based amp driving Genesis Vs as well as Wilson Watt-puppy and the result was very good, fast sounding, detailed and not harsh (as I expected it to be).Can't tell how it'll sound on Kharma's ceramic drivers.Haven't listened to MC27... | |
| Speaker Audition Things I love about horns are dynamics and the "you're there" sound you get with live recordings.Genesis and Tannoy will give you some of what you're used to with your A-gardes, albeit I advise you to listen to the Tannoys. The bigger Devore speak... | |
| Analog vs digital? @nzastro Hi Tony, methinks all you need to do to improve your digital to an "I’m enjoying music" level is save up for a reasonably priced "killer" dac (like a little Ideon, or a Benchmark: ¬2.5-3.0 k), add a reclocker (mine was 300) and you’re rea... |