helomech
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| a rant Regarding amps, I began buying them based on measured distortion profile rather than focusing on their topology. I.e., the amp’s primary distortion harmonic that would be most audible. I began noticing a pattern that my favorite amps have either s... | |
| The Insane World of High End Audio! Is it All a Scam? I’ve said it elsewhere and say it again here: the weak link in 99% of audiophile systems (aside from room acoustics) is the speakers. Even if lamp cord is being employed as the speaker cable in an otherwise $50K system, it’s not likely to be the w... | |
| One Sub or Two? I went from two REL 510s to a single Carbon Special and in my system it resulted in an upgrade. Perhaps I never had the 510s perfectly dialed in, but how much can one futz with placement and settings before calling it good? The Carbon Special imme... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? Use caution when shopping for “audiophile” cables and cords. Some of them are poorly designed and actually inferior to cheapo manufacturer-supplied cords/cables. | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype I went from a Topping D90 to Pontus 12. There is a difference and it is worth the extra, IMO. Yes, for better or worse, Denafrips DACs sound very different from most Toppings. | |
| Anyone knows reputable places in Europe and Canada to buy NOS tubes from? Years ago I bought Mullard tubes from these guys and had a good experience: https://www.watfordvalves.com/search.asp?search=Mullard&Submit=Search | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype Actually, as true or false as it my be, none of what the gentlemen in video stated really makes a hill of beans difference to the average audiophile. This hobby is more about what captures your imagination, illusions, stirs ones emotion and pass... | |
| Who has kids that are in a band or have been? I don’t have any kids in a band but I have had many friends and relatives that played in various bands over the years. Currently, some friends who are about 10 years my junior play in a local band as their “full-time” gig (I think the wives suppl... | |
| Unipivot tone arms @panzrwagn You’d be correct regarding the VPI’s stability in that they act similarly to a lab scale—they have a “stable” balance configuration. As such, they are constantly counterbalancing any change in vertical height. Take a digital stylus fo... | |
| Unipivot tone arms Some unipivot tonearms (VPI for example) are poorly designed because they are inherently unstable, thus the tracking force is in a constant state of fluctuation as the tonearm traverses the record. I suspect this is why VPI has been moving toward ... | |
| Streamer Advice Just get a WiiM Ultra. No need for anything more unless you have a crazy expensive system. Speakers are the weak link in 99.5% of systems (by a longshot), not the streamer’s power supply. When shopping a streamer the most important consideration... | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype I’ve owned multi-thousand dollar DACs but these days I use the $400 Topping E70 Velvet. IME, there is no point in using an expensive DAC unless, perhaps, your system is anchored by >$20K speakers. Speakers are the weak link in the vast majo... | |
| Axxess Forte 1 Review The Forté 1 is the first and only class D amp I’ve auditioned that actually impressed, so much so that I bought one. Not surprisingly, it seems to pair best with Børresen speakers. Still trying to figure out how to get a wifi dongle to work with ... | |
| This Might Not Exist, Any reasonably priced, smaller speakers with 100db Sensitivity? Sensitivity has nothing to do with speaker quality contrary to a popular misconception. The advantages of high sensitivity are merely that the speaker comes “alive” (more dynamic) at lower volumes and they can be used with low-power tube amps, for... | |
| KEF R3 META or Dynaudio Special 40? These will absolutely trounce either of those speaker options: https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/2-way-speaker-kits/copy-satori-ara-2-way-speaker-kit-pair-with-cabinets-2694/ |