gregm
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| Any experience with ?Neumann Yes. I auditioned the 420 about a year ago (I did listen to the smaller one for a moment, but it was uninvolving compared to the 420). Empricially speaking it’s an expertly balanced speaker, with an inbuilt dsp (sort of - an equaliser), so very fl... | |
| Lamm M1.2 vs Classé CA-M600 for Vivid giya 2 Based on experience, I would no doubt opt for Lamm, paired with the big Lamm pre. The Lamms are transparent, dynamic, & have no phase anomalies that I could discern. The big Classes are a bit rough around the edges, I find. I love your speake... | |
| Klemperer Mahler 7 mystery? The 7th seems to alternate between day & night and is all about "mood". This said, I prefer Bernstein’s 1966 over Klemperer’s --even though it’s faster it seems to be better at bringing out the moodiness. I heard another superb live performan... | |
| Ideon DAC's Hi @singere I purchased my Epsilon at the 2022 Hi-End show in Munich. I bought the actual show piece... (Previously, it was the consultant who supplied me with the Ayazi.) I found the Ion DAC+pre very good, definitely in the upper echelons of ... | |
| Ideon DAC's I currently have the Ideon Absolute epsilon. To say it is exquisite is to fall short of its level of performance. It is my preference out of my 3 best DACs out there (one I can't afford anyway😀) Some time ago I had to downsize and sold most of my... | |
| Perception and Watts: Doubling of power I really did just want to ask, how can we tell what twice as loud is? I mean, I think I can, and it happens to match 10 dB. Hi Erik, twice the volume, i.e. twice as much sound pressure level, is 6dB(spl). And this requires 4x the power in watts... | |
| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll @richdirector a wee dram could shave off the chill! | |
| Dan D'Agostino S350 vs Luxman M-10X I've listened to both and they are different enough to need you to listen. Both are excellent. but I would go for the luxman because it has better detail restitution and it sounds subjectively faster. Mind you, I listened to them driving Goebel, ... | |
| Qln, Joseph Audio, Audiovector, Marten, or Canton...? Hi @mrdseitzer , I have audiovectors (among others) and have listened to most of the other choices. The Audio vectors are probably the best bang for the buck in your short-list, along with the bigger Martens mentioned above. There are 2 choices ... | |
| SabrinaX vs JA Perspective2 Graphene From the measurements alone, both speakers' in room response looks very good, the JA's pointy lower bass making it sound a tad lean overall... The Sabrinas show a dip in the presence region and a more uniform decay in the bass with a usefully low... | |
| Looking at best option for 20-25k for DAC Streamer combo I invested a lot of time listening to digital front ends recently and my recommendation would be slightly off the norm: Keep the Lumin as a streamer (I like the Lumin x1, it’s a very decent, nice sounding product!). IRC, it sounds good & is u... | |
| A Question About Time Alignment Time alignment has nothing to do with instruments placement in an orchestra, that will (or sould) show up in the recording of said orchestra. Remember, we are reproducing the recording of the orchestra and that recording includes cues as to where... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 @gregjacob Hi, as you already have about 30 recommendations for a new DAC and you like detailed sound, resolution and musicaltiy (and dynamics?), let me add to the confusion and recommend the Ideon Audio Ayazi (raving reviews here as well). I have... | |
| Kharma equisite series (any experiences?) @smodtactical In a (very subjective😉) nutshell, I find the Classique a notch above the KEF, Bowers & Wilkins, etc. of this world, more on th elevel of the Focal Utopias, top W-Benesch, FinkTeam, Wilson, etc. The classique are capable of ren... | |
| Power cords or power conditioner @wheelndeal1099 "I have an 80" TV in the middle of my sound stage so I tossed a thick blanket over it and it helped. " - I suggest you try diffusion instead (you could try any similarly sized uneven surface) - Absorb first reflections on the si... |