hilde45
Responses from hilde45
| New DAC, what should I look for? The sound profile that I'm looking for is smooth and spacious The PSA DirectStream Mk1 isn't smooth or spacious? Just want to clarify. I love my Holo Audio Spring 3. Very smooth, spacious, good detail, solid all around. I will never look for a... | |
| Audio Mirror Tubadour Vs. Lampizator I have heard the lamps come in for fixes a lot. (I know a pro-fixer.) I'd get a Tubadour any day. | |
| Happy Easter to all that celebrate! Happy Easter. Here's to love, forgiveness, kindness, and loving our neighbor as ourselves. | |
| Wanting to upgrade my speakers This is a bit long-winded, but I still really really love the Ascend Towers and think they are an unbelievable value. Review, here. | |
| You can't hear dialogue because it doesn't matter A lot of films aim for international release. That flattens what can be put into them so they are not too "local." Everything has corn syrup in it, if you know what I mean. | |
| Anyone else constantly curious about amps? If you want to leave tubes, I think you have to go higher than any Rowland, Pass or Sugden. Wow, not at all my experience. Pass, First Watt, sound pretty marvelous and different than tubes. | |
| Chinese DAC's A friend is very discriminating and tried a lot of nice gear; he has VTL monoblocks and preamp, Maggie 3.7’s, and an Audio GD DAC and he loves it. Holo Audio is made in China. It gets very good reviews. I love mine. | |
| Anyone else constantly curious about amps? @gano +1 "Why get the forum involved?" is a laugh out loud line. First, since when did "the forum" need someone to speak for it? Second, this person got involved in a thread he didn't think worthy. Therefore, he's complicit. No one likes a n... | |
| Anyone else constantly curious about amps? @atmasphere I LOVE my ST35. Bought it and refurbished it thanks to your suggestions. What a gem. I was powering 87db bookshelves with it yesterday (Acoustic Energy AE500) and it sounded luscious. Just great. | |
| Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000? What a thread. It’s gotten a lot of discussion going, including your comment. Must be something interesting going on here. You see, it’s not just about bashing. It’s about whether there is a point at which sensible effects cannot be discerned... | |
| Anyone else constantly curious about amps? @displayname I was very impressed by the LTA – the cleanness and the wide and articulate soundstage was phenomenal. It is a tube amp but not overly warm. If you are curious, reach out to me because I know a standup guy selling one. (It’s not me.) ... | |
| Troubleshooting help Good advice. I have an Adcom amp. For me, the problem was an old fuse. Easy to fix. | |
| Anyone else constantly curious about amps? Curious about amps? How could you NOT be? I'm with you! Why? Because there is no such thing as a speaker on its own. The basic unit is a speaker-amp. Their pairing is about "synergy" which means not just "sufficient power" but "pleasing interacti... | |
| Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000? @mgrif104 Yet, the new unit is better in every way. It’s not my imagination. Nor is it confirmation bias at work...My rooms are not heavily treated though I’m attentive to network details and have done what I can on setup. But, yes you can hear... | |
| Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000? @sns He’s speaking to the well heeled audiophile and non audiophile, also to those who aspire to have the very best....Over time, if there i truly is new technology at work here, it will eventually trickle down into the more affordable category.... |