hysteve
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| Southwest Audio Fest It was Lone Star in June, 2023. It seemed like mostly local (TX) boutique shops that were demoing all in small rooms. The big boys, Magico, Pass etc, were not there. | |
| Southwest Audio Fest Good luck with that! My wife’s brother lives in Dallas and he’s a ‘phile too. And much longer in it than me. He got me started in this addictive hobby. | |
| Southwest Audio Fest Thanks for that geography lesson GB 😄. I know you’re a regular here. Wish you could go. Just a short plane ride. I live in SC. | |
| Southwest Audio Fest displayname This will be only my second show. I went to one also in Dallas two years ago, which was much smaller by comparison. Now that you mention it, I don’t remember turntables there either. I understand they will have thousands of records... | |
| Got Innuous, now a DAC I’ll second the Ayre QB9 Twenty. Sounds great and you can find it used already upgraded to the Twenty. I’ve moved on to a T+A but for the $, the Ayre is hard to beat. | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS I have Magico A3’s mated with same subs as yours - Svs sb4000 and I am quite pleased. They are at your budget new but can be found used for much less. I have a db app on my phone and not sure of its accuracy. I set it at 60 db at my listening posi... | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? Anything by Melody Gargot | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? Chuck Mangione - “Feels So Good” is a fantastic album! | |
| All in One amp up to $7k I can vouch for the H590. Sounds great. The built-in DAC is “ok”. Doesn’t compare well to separate high end DACs such as my T+A DAC 200, which is out for repair for lightning damage. Boy, do I miss it!! Didn’t know the 590 would stream. I use Innu... | |
| VPI Industries---Love the Company as Much as their Turntables I have a VPI classic 1 which I bought used from a relative that has a Uni pivot arm, which I am pretty sure it came with the table. Also has a transfiguration Axia cartridge and I don’t know what the mileage is on it because I don’t know when it w... | |
| Mcintosh MAC7200 or Hegel H390 for a new pair of Kef R7 META I can vouch for the Hegel flag. I’ve never heard the 390, but I replaced my Pass Int 60 with a H590 and never looked back. Nothing wrong with Pass but thought my upgraded speakers needed more watts. Whoever posted colorless is right. You get what ... | |
| Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new) I recently got a t+a DAC 200, subsequent put an uptone switch and optical module and then added a good power supply for the switch. Picked up everything used and reasonably. I think I’ve finally found what I’ve been tweaking for, ie a very clear d... | |
| Power cable for Ferrum Hypsos All opinions are welcome, thanks!! I happen to be a religious fundamentalist too, trained in conflict resolution. 😆😆 To be clear though, my 71 yo ears hear distinct SQ differences on components with cable swaps. It’s no placebo effect because I’v... | |
| What was the most expensive record that you ever bought ? Steely Dan’s Aja from Discogs. There was a review on you tube where someone did a shootout with 6 versions of Aja. He determined that the “Cisco” was the best. So, I gambled $400 based on his review and it is awesome. I cannot spend that or nowher... | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? I’m 71 and I don’t find my Magico A3s too bright at all. I love them and wouldn’t trade them for anything, save maybe the A5. But I don’t think my dedicated room size is large is enough (or my wife’s tolerance 😆). Virtually all other equipment ie ... |