helomech
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| Does anyone on AG truly care anymore about objectivity & sincerity of Magazine reviews? I’d have to say that of all audio forums with which I am familiar, AG is the one where you’re least likely to encounter an appreciation for real objectivity and quantitative data. This is mostly the realm of enchantment where “veils were lifted”... | |
| Budget integrated amp? To me Yamaha makes some of the worst sounding amplifiers I've ever listened to. I like the NAD C316BEE V2. Class A/B analog integrated at 40 watts/channel that can hold its own against 100 watts/channel units. Funny enough, I have had ... | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? Yamaha A-S2100. Noise floor and resolution exceeds the ability of many separates systems, produces best bass extension I’ve experienced from ANY amp, and has enough power/current to drive most speakers. It manages the sonic strengths of tubes bett... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions Did ANYONE hear any imaging issues with the Borresens? Anything strange? I heard something quite definitive during every audition (3X). No imaging issues in my room with my system. They are arguably the best imaging speakers I’ve owned, pe... | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room Nothing I’ve heard at any price point, new, used, or even DIY, remotely approaches the performance value of a pre-owned pair of these (the Linbrook monitors): https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650145923-tyler-acoustics-linbrook-monitors-plus-t... | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid Currently, the pre-owned gear market is mostly a buyer’s market and as such, there are some pretty good deals out there. Revel Salon 2s, Yamaha NS-5000s and Spendor Classic 100s are a few examples for which I’ve seen better than usual prices. Jus... | |
| Holographic DAC With Air And Decay Topping E70 Velvet. Even when level-matched (which most comparators fail to bother with), it sounds a fair bit better than many costlier options. DAC technology is completely mature. Dacs like the Benchmark DAC3 and Bryston 3 are old news. One re... | |
| Open baffle speakers Plenty of acoustic suspension designs produce far superior bass to most OBs IME. Though who am I to judge since I am no musician? Lol. | |
| Integrated Tube Amp approx. $2,500 I received the A-S1200 yesterday and within two songs I knew I was going to keep it. I've put about 10 more listening hours in since then, and I haven't heard anything to change my mind. One of my biggest concerns was that it wo... | |
| Open baffle speakers My experience with OB speakers is that the hype surrounding them in recent years is mostly unwarranted. They do sound different from most box speakers but not necessarily better. Of course if you spend $10K on a well designed OB speaker, it’s like... | |
| Bluesound mode not really cutting it +1 CXN100 or its budgetary ed. MXN10 The MXN10 is a joke compared to the Node IME. In addition to the fact the Cambridge doesn’t sound any better, its UI was obviously designed for the tech illiterate. It allows almost zero customization of an... | |
| Bluesound mode not really cutting it There is nothing wrong with the Bluesound Node when used with a competent external DAC. It wouldn’t constitute a bottleneck even if your system were anchored with $20K speakers. Its UI is better than most as well. You would be far better off inve... | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid That’s the thing. I can experiment with things like DACs and bring them back and forth in my carry on. Speakers not so much. Maybe I should just get a killer DAC and be done with it 🤓 Seems many audiophiles share this sentiment. Unfortunately,... | |
| Integrated amp for 2500-3000 Don’t dismiss the Yamaha integrateds at this price point. They are much quieter than most of the aforementioned alternatives and thus more resolving (yes, noise floor matters). The 2200 can compete with many separates systems under combined value ... | |
| Pass labs krell parasound amps I went from Pass to Coda to Parasound and finally settled on the original Parasound A21 (better than A21+ BTW) as my preferred amp for my separates (I actually prefer a Yamaha integrated to all of them but that’s largely a speaker synergy thing). ... |