helomech
Responses from helomech
| Should Speaker Manufactures provide a Frequency Response Graph? I have never been able to discern the voicing of a speaker from performance specs. From manufacturer specs? That makes sense. However, it is not difficult to do with thorough third-party measurements. It merely requires an understanding of how... | |
| Should Speaker Manufactures provide a Frequency Response Graph? They should at least make them available upon request. | |
| Buying Used Speakers I’ve owned 35+ pairs of speakers over the last 11 years. About half were either pre-owned or dealer demos. I’ve had both positive and negative experiences buying used, but also a couple bad experiences with new speakers as well. One thing I’ve c... | |
| Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line An amplifier upgrade would be a far better improvement in my mind. Regardless, Spotify and internet radio both sound terrible compared to Qobuz and the like. Maybe start there. | |
| Turntable prices. Is my mind going? ….And all judged by guys with fossils for ears. | |
| How would you spend my next $5K? Room treatments are what 90% of audiophile systems are severely lacking. Otherwise, I recommend you spend the $5K on contact enhancers, fuses and voodoo shaman chicken bones. | |
| Dog pissed on speaker I literally laughed out loud when I opened up the recent discussions email and first thing I read was this thread title. 😂 | |
| Looking for integrated solid state amp for daily usage Yamaha A-S2100 or 2200 (2100 is slightly brighter but more resolving). Both of these models get closer to replicating good tube sound than do the dozens of other SS amps I’ve owned and auditioned over the years. They achieve that “lit-from-within... | |
| PURON RESOLVE creates new options for better sound Yeesh…The charlatans are out in full force lately. Have you people no shame? | |
| Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear If you search ads for current model pieces, the resale value is not any better than many other brands. Seems some are having a tough time selling these components for as little as 60% of retail. Schiit Audio actually retains more value on the pre-... | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! Seems there is no shortage of snake oil customers and the flat-Earth movement is growing by the minute. Count me in. | |
| OCD mickey website and negativity. Really, who cares? It’s just a dumb hobby mostly related to old guys with more money than sense. | |
| The D'Appolito, MTM Configuration My current speakers are the Philharmonic BMR Towers which have a MTM array in the form of two balanced-mode-radiators flanking a RAAL ribbon tweeter. These are the best sounding speakers I’ve owned among 35 pairs, but I’m not convinced it’s due to... | |
| The $10,000 Question FWIW, I’ve owned many speakers in the <$6K pair price range and some above that range. Of all those speakers, the Philharmonic BMR Towers have been the best value by far, performing more like $10K/pair speakers rather than the typical $5K offer... | |
| Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear I had Mac’s most recent solid state preamp and actually preferred the $599 Topping A90D in terms of sound quality. The Topping had a significantly lower noise floor and just overall superior resolution. Of course the Mac felt and operated like a m... |