helomech
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| 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... | |
| True high-end Speakers need a midrange 🤦♂️ just 🤦♂️ | |
| Interesting video on cables No, this video is not proof that the gimmickry employed by audio cable manufacturers is anything other than just that. Completely different applications. Time and time again, measurements have proven that cheap audio/power cables perform as well o... | |
| Speaker Efficiency Speaker efficiency is sensitivity + impedance vs phase angles. It is not solely the sensitivity spec, which is why you can’t assume a 90dB-sensitive speaker will mate well with a moderate/low power tube amp. This is why you don’t often see Wilson... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Tubes = distortion + noise. They do not belong in a reference system. | |
| Which Would You Choose? The Michi S5 is a stellar amp and better than than any Hegel or MF. Hegels are noisy (loud hiss) and their damping claims are absolute horse manure. MF is not the brand in once was. These days they employ inexcusably cheap parts in all their pr... | |
| New blog post: Living with Focal Speakers @erik_squires I suppose that depends on the specific tweeter in question. But the modern ones I was referring to, as used in the Aria line, are actually a regression from the old JM Labs designs. When a manufacturer offers six performance tiers... | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K $5K-$10K amplification is going to easily outclass your speakers such that the Harbeths become the new bottleneck. I understand why that would be hard to believe given all the hype surrounding this brand, but take the Harbeths along and compare th... |