helomech
Responses from helomech
| Dynaudio Contour 20 impressions Interested in more impressions from those who've experienced the Contour20s. Have only heard one pair of Dynaudios a few years ago so considering a used pair of these just to experience the Dynaudio sound. | |
| Buchardt S400 These were all the rage among the YouTube-reviewer community a couple years ago. I've noticed the hype has subsided considerably, probably because so many great alternatives have since emerged. | |
| Impressions: $1k-$2k integrated amps @helomech I have the A-S801 (i think in part due to previous recommendations by you). I love it. Is the 1100 a substantially better sound? have you heard the 2100?I don’t have direct experience with the 801, but assuming it’s better than the A-S50... | |
| Impressions: $1k-$2k integrated amps helomech:Ohhh I would have to disagree.There is a dealer on that free site selling the 52 lb.,hand built in Italy including IN HOUSE built transformers,EL34(x 6 tubes) Parallel Single Ended,auto biasing "Box" for a cool $2000.00($3500.00 rtl)..Pro... | |
| Impressions: $1k-$2k integrated amps In the up to $2000.00 range,tube amps from Cayin,Yaqin or Jolida will outperform ANYTHING suggested in a Solid State amp!I own one of the $3.5K retail Cayins. With the exception of the Yamahas I'd mostly agree with this assertion, though none of t... | |
| Impressions: $1k-$2k integrated amps @helomech can you compare your impressions of those 2 amps, their phono stages and their overall pros and cons?Didn’t experience them in the same system which makes it difficult to say. I’d wager the Elex has the better PRaT and the Yamaha has bet... | |
| Impressions: $1k-$2k integrated amps The A-S1100 and Elex-R are both top of their class. Haven't heard most of the others on your list but have experienced enough integrateds at the price point that I'm convinced you'd be hard pressed to find better than these two. | |
| Want to switch from AB to D My experience suggests you’ll end up with a big loss of midbass body and grunt, possibly some bass extension in the lowest octave as well. Of course this largely depends on the quality of the specific amps in question. Generally though, I find cla... | |
| Sold My Ayre QB-9 DSD - Help Me Choose A New DAC! Topping d90. Recently shot it out vs brooklyn mytek. Bye mytekI compared it against the Chord Qutest. Preferred the D90 by a good margin. Somehow it doesn't sound analytical or dry despite its SOTA measurements. | |
| Integrated amplifier sound The Rogue would be a significant downgrade from your Musical Fidelity and the Sphinx in particular produces the least bass "slam" I've encountered from an integrated. It's more like the bass you'd get from a $200 AVR at BB. Bottom octave was compl... | |
| Sold My Ayre QB-9 DSD - Help Me Choose A New DAC! Topping D90 | |
| Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time? The biz is full of irony. You pull up in something like a Camry and the salesman judges you as a poor chump, yet he drives home in a screeching Kia. | |
| Need help replacing my beloved Magnepan.... Someone actually said Maggies aren’t resolving. Takes all kinds, I guess...No, it only takes experience with speakers of greater resolution -- not difficult to find. Audio Physic, B&W, Spendor, KEF, Revel, Rockport, ATC....The strength of Magg... | |
| Ported versus sealed speakers: is one type better? My experience with transmission line cabs is that they sacrifice midbass dynamics for bass extension. And no, efficiency is not solely dependent on the drivers. | |
| Ported versus sealed speakers: is one type better? It's all in the implementation. The short answer is that acoustic suspension (sealed) designs trade efficiency for bass definition. |