helomech
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| Add Chord Cutest (DAC) to Bluesound Node or purchase HiFi Rose RS150BDAC Sonically, the Chord Qutest was one of the most disappointing DACs I’ve owned. Value-wise, it easily ranks as the worst. Don’t fall victim to the hype surrounding their proprietary FPGA and filter tapping. It doesn’t result in any better objectiv... | |
| B&W 805 D4: which 5 channel power amp should I go with (home theater): Parasound or Rotel The old THX certified Halo amps are better than the newer Plus versions just FYI. | |
| DAC upgrade Master Yoda says, “confirmation bias strong in this one it is.” | |
| Young audiophile metal head looking to level up speaker choice Golden Ear speakers would be just about the worst choice one could make. They will make a meal of Spam out of any metal music. Their tweeters are low-rent distortion machines, both in measurements and sound. The whole product line is a big money g... | |
| Young audiophile metal head looking to level up speaker choice Klipsch Heresy IV | |
| Good measuring DACs vs. I’m one of a minority around here who finds that poor measuring gear is typically less engaging. My only hypothesis is that it’s because I’ve lived with systems, (speakers through to the source) that produced practically zero audible distortion th... | |
| It's attention, not money, we should budget 1) Speakers and room 2) Speakers and room 3) amplification 4) cleaning out the ear wax. ….everything else. | |
| DAC upgrade Your Schiit DAC is not the weakest link in your chain. As is the case with most systems, it appears to me the weak link is either the speakers or amplification. Audiophiles like to focus on upgrading components such as DACs because they’re light... | |
| Lowest priced MC thats better than a Premium MM? Even the $700 Hana SL is better than most premium MMs, and better balanced than the inexpensive AT MCs. | |
| Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice Pre-owned Rockport Atria IIs are an easy recommendation. Hard to go wrong with those as they only have sins of omission, notably the bass extension, which is understandably limited given the design. The other I’d consider are the Dutch and Dutch... | |
| Are luxman integrated amps truly balanced? As usual there is a lot of speculation going on here. Balanced connection is not the same as fully differential amplification. The latter is what you really want from a low noise, high performance amplifier/preamp. One of the main benefits of a ... | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described Give Paypal some more time to resolve your dispute, but don’t let more than 30 days pass before filling a claim with the CC company. Either way, I believe you will ultimately get your money back. I had to file a CC dispute against Home Depot last ... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? I think part of the contention here is that many audiophiles delve into tubes before encountering true reference grade SS which tends to be rather expensive. IME the value quotient can actually become inverse at a pretty low budget point, where a ... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? While it's true that many audiophiles often associate high-end audio systems with tube amplification due to the unique sound characteristics and aesthetic appeal of tube amplifiers, there are certainly exceptions, and transistor amplification c... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? @jacobsdad2000 Your argument isn’t logical. Recording and playback are two different things. Reference playback should impart near zero influence on the original recording. It should be a benchmark for accuracy and transparency. Even the best... |