hilde45
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| Looking for the best power conditioner or regenerator or any product like it for under 2k. Opinions on efficacy of these products varies a lot, probably due to both subjective and objective factors. I remain curious, myself, but to at least do the minimum, I put in dedicated lines. After that, I would likely want to get something well-r... | |
| Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption I agree things are on fire in many ways. I'm not a disengaged person, but I like to talk about audio on Audiogon, even if I stretch the connection a bit with some Nietzsche. You're free to talk about and argue about whatever you like, of course. | |
| Can it get better? @voodoochillin Good comments, here. One thing I know about separates is that choices of additional interconnects, power cables. adds even more complexity/fun/headache to the mix. Something else to consider. If you got a hybrid integrated, you coul... | |
| Can it get better? @voodoochillin You clearly know what you're doing with that setup. I have an XA 25 and it underpowers my Salk 87db speakers. I know that more power would make them sing, because I had an AVA SET 400 hooked up to them and they kicked more but (but... | |
| Modded Orchid MHDT vs. Holo Audio May DAC @yakbob My pleasure. I was grateful to have a local audiophile with much more experience help set up the comparison -- and on a much better and revealing system. He has been around the block for 40 years -- he builds stuff (amplifiers, preamps, ... | |
| Modded Orchid MHDT vs. Holo Audio May DAC @artemus_5 Good points! I suppose if the Spring gets one 90% of the way to the May, and one sees the Spring at a good price -- take a look on Hifi Shark and you’ll see various levels of the Spring selling at $1k, $2k, $3k or thereabouts... -- th... | |
| Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption Wow, you start a little fire, go away for a while, and come back to find the whole neighborhood is ablaze. | |
| Acoustic treatment and acoustic mechanical control over gear upgrade for improvement This all makes sense. Nothing can transform a bad pair of speakers into good ones. A good pair of speakers can be made better -- taken to their peak. A very good pair of speakers can be made better -- taken to their peak. An excellent pair of spe... | |
| Acoustic treatment and acoustic mechanical control over gear upgrade for improvement @mahgister Thank you for the reply. It will take me some time to read it. I will also watch the video. There is a chicken and egg problem in all of this, but it is likely solved by iterative and experimental testing. | |
| Acoustic treatment and acoustic mechanical control over gear upgrade for improvement Helpful and comprehensive post. Thank you. This is not my situation, but I wonder how you might answer this question. "I have done a lot of analysis of my room using your parameters. However, I do not have a speaker, yet. Since every speaker wi... | |
| How does solo piano help you evaluate audio gear? I took a couple days off of social media to focus on work. Glad to see the thread continues in informative and constructive ways. @perkri -- just added the Charlap. Thank you! @dodgealum My streaming service doesn't have the Uchida! I'm bummed... | |
| How does solo piano help you evaluate audio gear? @jjss49 Agree that the piano is hard to mic, and even in the presence of a piano, it really can throw such a complicated soundscape that it’s hard for any listener -- even a live one -- to judge what constitutes "the" sound of a piano, at least i... | |
| MHDT Orchid v Denafrips Pontus @audiewww Good point. Actually, I suggested the Holo Audio May vs. Denafrips Terminator. I think that's a more comparable match-up. | |
| Quality control They will be helpful. I've had good dealings with them. Give them a chance to make things right. Let us know how it works out. | |
| Anyone compare Holo Spring 3 with Denafrips Terminator 2 I've asked Tarun A British Audiophile to compare them and he said he might. |