helomech
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| Rogue Audio hard to resell, has it fallen out of favor ? It doesn’t help that it received a rather scathing review by ASR. That and both ASR and Stereophile measurements reveal the Sphinx falls considerably short of meeting its claimed power spec. | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker @benfica1 The easiest way to describe it is the 2100 does more of everything that the 1100 does well. It has higher resolution, improved refinement and better instrument separation. It’s even quieter also. Perhaps most importantly, the 2100 prod... | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker I will be selling my No.8, but unfortunately that’s to help finance a good friend’s custody battle. Oh well, luckily I bought it pre-owned and have other amps I enjoy equally. I am actually astonished at how well the Yamaha 2100 compares to my sep... | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker I ditched my AHB2 and haven’t looked back. I prefer both my Coda No.8 V1 amplifier and Yamaha A-S2100 integrated. I actually prefer the Yamaha integrated to the LA4/AHB2 combo. Though in past years I definitely preferred the Benchmark stack to the... | |
| What affects front to back depth in room/ system? It’s in no way a matter of cabling and tweak products such as vibration absorbers, contrary to what the either delusional or perfidious dealer suggested here. Yeesh…talk about misleading. The primary factor is how much space you allow between ... | |
| A Few Nice Words For Upscale Audio I’m actually surprised by all these raves considering some past threads here and a friend’s recent experience with a speaker audition there. | |
| Young audiophile metal head looking to level up speaker choice @mofojo Really…… if gonna come hard like that back it up. Where’s your proof of what you are saying? “Their tweeters are low-rent distortion machines, both in measurements and sound. “ I mentioned their measured performance. One only need... | |
| B&W 805 D4: which 5 channel power amp should I go with (home theater): Parasound or Rotel It appears so. Might be a good one to snag. | |
| 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. |