hifiman5
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| Melody Gardot - Which albums to buy? Thanks for the recommendations. Several of the Amazon reviews were negative on the Live in Europe album saying that Melody's vocals were buried in the mix. Any thoughts on Live in Europe?I really like live albums. Last night and today listening... | |
| Recommended phono stage to go with McIntosh @knollbrent "Famous Last Words" Now listening to "Breakfast in America". Earlier "Crime of the Century". A Supertramp kind of day!I bought the Luxman from Josh at Musicdirect. Ordered the 180 gram 2 LP Parlophone version of Pink Floyd's "Th... | |
| Possible Upgrade In other words, absence makes... | |
| Recommended phono stage to go with McIntosh After trying out a budget phono stage that wasn't up to the rest of my system, I traded it in to upgrade to a Luxman E-250. The Luxman retails for $2300, so it is within your budget. The Luxman took a couple weeks of intense break-in to really ope... | |
| What is as tube sounding as Conrad today? @shrapnel Sorry. I forgot to mention that their Tenderfeet are very reasonably priced for what they can do to your listening enjoyment. | |
| What is as tube sounding as Conrad today? @shrapnel Fair question! What I mean are vibration/resonance absorbing/defeating products that your components rest on, on your rack instead of the components resting on their own feet. It is one of my favorite tweaks to play around with. I’ve got... | |
| My Experience with Dave from Audio Doctor NJ @gdnrbob A Big +1 Although I've only been at AudioConnection once, the time spent with John R. was truly enjoyable. He is so knowledgeable about acoustics, gear, set-up etc. that there is much to be learned from him. Most impressive is the pe... | |
| My Experience with Dave from Audio Doctor NJ @oldschool1948 Thanks for sharing your positive experience. I have found many of the Audio Doctor posts here to be advertisements for the gear they sell along with pejorative statements about gear they don't carry or that they used to sell. | |
| What is as tube sounding as Conrad today? @shrapnel Perhaps your system is right where you want it to be. cj stuff has always had a specific sonic signature that renders a slight honey-like sweetness to the music. The cj trick is having that along with the detail their gear renders. G... | |
| need help for speaker cable I am biwiring a pair of 85db efficiency Vandersteen Treo CTs with Clear Day Audio Double Shotgun Cables. With your 90-db efficient speakers, 2 pairs of the shotguns may be right for you. Best thing you can do is call the designer/manufacturer Pa... | |
| Krell KSA100 vs Threshold 400A vs McCormack DNA 0.5 @labtec +1! Everything you said about what Steve McCormack can do for you is accurate. If you decide to modify an "older" McC. amp. they send you a questionnaire about your system and listening preferences so they can tailor their modifications... | |
| Krell KSA100 vs Threshold 400A vs McCormack DNA 0.5 To clarify...The SMcAudio upgraded DNA amps have a wonderful textural smoothness and treble sweetnesss. The greatest transformation is probably the huge soundstage. @4hannons Bingo on "clear". The modded amps allow you to "see" deep into the s... | |
| CDs Vs LPs @cleeds A BIG +1 You are exactly right. I don't even understand what could lead someone to think that one would make LPs from digital sources. Does it ever happen? Sure. Many original content albums were recorded digitally and pressed to vi... | |
| Krell KSA100 vs Threshold 400A vs McCormack DNA 0.5 As mentioned above, give Steve McCormack a call at SMc Audio. He will tell you what he can do for a .5 and the cost to you. Steve is a straight shooter and you may be amazed at what he can do for the .5 for the cost!The DNA (distributed node am... | |
| Suggestions for Full Range Speakers up to 10K @mtrot +1 I see them listed at $10,600 new. Perhaps Audiotroy is confused or referring to a used pair.🤨 |