helomech
Responses from helomech
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? Throwing accuracy out the window most often produces inferior sound IME. | |
| Perlisten S5t @thyname To give you an idea of my previous speakers, they replaced B&W 803 D3. Before them I have owned several other speakers, including Revel F228Be, Revel F208, B&W CM10 S1, and a few more lesser speakers. How would you say the... | |
| I Am Not an Audio Snob @stereo5 LMAO! Apparently your ENT isn’t worth his/her salt. Time for hearing aids bro. | |
| Bought a system without auditioning, thoughts? Those are some good component choices. If the speakers jive with the room then I think you made wise choices. Many have done a lot worse when buying blind/deaf. | |
| Benchmark AHB2 compared to Rogue Atlas Magnum III I’ve owned both these amplifiers. I also own a pair of F208s currently. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you which is definitely the best match because I didn’t own all these items at the same time. The Benchmark is a vastly quieter amp, for which r... | |
| I won the stressless lottery Nice score! | |
| I Am Not an Audio Snob It wasn’t a lemon. The vast majority of reasonably priced audio gear is unacceptably high in noise, even by the standards of 30 years ago. It’s simply the result of lazy engineering and/or low quality parts. There’s no point in owning a 20 bit... | |
| I Am Not an Audio Snob Whoever claims the Lokius is dead quiet either has other noisy gear in the chain or should seriously consider going to their local ENT for an audiogram. It is indeed dead quiet when in “bypass” mode, but is quite noisy and high in distortion other... | |
| You’re An Independent Dealer, Which Companies And What Products Would You Represent? Nothing that could simply be bought factory direct or from companies that occasionally offer steep discounts. That would be a mistake from a biz standpoint. So for example, KEF, Klipsch and JBL would be excluded. If making money is the goal, I wo... | |
| Need a new Class AB SS integrated...$2-3k due to hurricane @mr_bill, My experience is that the 2100 is quieter, a little more resolving, and sounds more powerful than the 2200. YMMV…. | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? The science is psychoacoustics. Look up the video of TAS’s tour of Synergistic Research. Note at no point in the video do they even allude to SR having an R&D lab in the building. | |
| Affordable SS that sound like Tubes Anyone that has been into performing music...going to live concerts or just listening to their rig at "Decent" volume levels for their entire life ( including the reviewers)....has some form of tinnitus. That has nothing to do with enjoying this ... | |
| Dynamic Range - the golden key to music nirvana? I have both a Son of Ampzilla II and a Benchmark LA4. I agree that DR is an important metric but only to an extent. The vast majority of music does not have a dynamic range exceeding 100dB. I don’t find the SOA II lacking in any regard vs the AH... | |
| What new gear have you just bought? I recently bought a pre-owned Yamaha A-S2100 integrated in the gorgeous silver finish (even though all my other components are black). Previously, I owned the A-S1100 and had an in-home audition of the newer 2200. I find the 2100 is a nice step u... | |
| Need a new Class AB SS integrated...$2-3k due to hurricane Yamaha A-S2100. I’ve owned Hegel, Parasound, Rogue, Cayin, Sony ES, other Yamahas, and various separates. I’ve heard nothing remotely near the price of a 2100 that performs better. It’s also superior to the newer 2200. My thoughts go out to you... |