hifikenobi

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Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap
@hheedah I can just imagine! I think I’ve seen videos from that show   Here is my system:  https://www.audiogon.com/systems/12022 These are my second pair. I was going to upgrade from CR1 to R1TX, but they were too big for my room so I went wit... 
Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap
Darkening the ambience certainly help the illusion. I don’t think the OP ever said room treatments were irrelevant. It’s about enhancing the illusion further from the acoustics and the visual ambience certainly plays a role. This is the reason I ... 
DAC 'Scam' Vid
Thank you @mitch2. I looked at your system too, and can understand why you think that way. Looks great!  
DAC 'Scam' Vid
@mitch2  I can’t speak for @wesheadley, but I have always level matched my comparisons and the differences are not subtle. My journey had humble beginnings with several DACs from brands like Topping, Cambridge Audio and others. The best I’ve eve... 
DAC 'Scam' Vid
The authors of these videos seem to forget that a DAC is more than just the DA conversion, it is also the first pre-pre-amp in your analogue chain. Similar to a photo stage. The other thing is isolation to noise. Better designed DACs are immune to... 
Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair
My experience fwiw: Fyne Audio was on my shortlist after having heard them at the Accuphase official demo room in Yokohama. I was looking at the flagship Fyne at the time. Then TAD came along and completely blew all my preconceptions over what a ... 
Pass....Accuphase....or......
For what it’s worth, here is my input as a hardcore Accuphase fanboy. For amplification I have C-3900, and A-300s, driving TAD CR1TX. I’ve had other models before. Please consider the following input based on my experience: Incredibly smooth a... 
Who is Roon?
Roon is excellent! It’s not just a layer on top of Tidal or Qobuz. It’s a beautiful way to organize your music, yes, but it’s also technically very capable. Allows you to separate the computer away from the HiFi rack, and RAAT is a fantastic proto...