ihcho
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| audible illusions vs supratek, vs holoaudio vs backert People heard enough about horrible service from AI, but still many show interests of owning it. Why? I also heard about the service, but jumped on a 10 years old AI M3B at $2000, and that was one of my best audio purchases I had for a long time. ... | |
| When a speaker does not sound right, how do you know which part is wrong? Thanks for excellent ideas. | |
| Audible Illusions M3B question My speaker is 6ohm 87dB, and on my MB3, the volume control always stays at past 10 o’clock. Most of times I set it to between 11 and 1 o’clock. So the high gain is not a problem for me. I wonder whether C2500 would be a lateral move regarding the... | |
| Audible Illusions M3B question I happened to have both M3B MM (used) and M3B MC (new). After realizing that the used sounds as good as the new, and the MC is not as quite good compared to Allnic H1202 MC and Hashimoto based SUT, I sold M3B MC. I like to hear from anybody who h... | |
| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS Time to replace inefficient speakers Well, those inefficient speakers will flourish with more powerful and higher quality and affordable class D amps. Add the Hypex Ncore Class D amp used in Cambridge Evo 150 all-in-1 to the list of very good... | |
| What stereo equipment do respected musicians listen to? I am not exactly sure about who would be qualified to be respected musicians. Many musicians I personally know are respected in their local community, but none of them are world renowned nor millionaires. I guess less then 10% (or far less than th... | |
| How much difference does a phono preamp really make? I did not notice much difference between phono preamps and cartridges until I had much better amp, preamp, and speakers. So, cartridge is important, phono preamp is important, as many people said, but if the rest are not as revealing, upgrading ... | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? I used 4ohm from QS with both Gershman and Linbrook. My preamp is Audible Illusions M3B. I also have Plinius M16P. To my ears, AI sounds much better. I use two power conditioners (from Furman) from different wall plugs (15A, not dedicated). The ... | |
| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS Many class D amps go at or over 300WPC at 8 ohm. I wonder why this model goes only to 100WPC. I ask this question because, if I ever go for class D I will look for the power rating first and I will only consider 300WPC or more. I had ARC class D ... | |
| Turntable - The Next Step First, you need to decide if you will stick to MM or change to MC in the future. I would first upgrade the cartridge. If Phonomena II supports MC, I would try something like Denon DL103r. I think you will feel the difference immediately. Then, ... | |
| Warning: China-Hifi-Audio.com I ordered once from China-Hifi-Audio.com, and it worked just fine. It was power amp and preamp. Fast response, fast and secure shipping, and yes, the shipping was very expensive. But I think it will cost at least as much if I ship an item with the... | |
| Gershman Grande Avant Garde I am sure there are many other $10Ki-ish speakers out there to consider, but so far, I don't have any complaint on my current setup. If I have enough spare money, I'd like to try amps like VAC 450 with Gershman, but it is far from reach. I'd rath... | |
| Gershman Grande Avant Garde I don't have a direct experience with Luxman integrated amp, so I cannot say for sure, but from the spec, it will work fine. Luxman's output is 110WPC on 8 ohm and Gershman is 6 ohm, so Luxman will pump a bit more power (150WPC?) to Gershman. H... | |
| Gershman Grande Avant Garde Some site says it is 89dB, but I think 87dB is correct. I run it with Plinius SA102 class A 125WPC Power wise, I would suggest at least 100WPC, preferably a high quality 200WPC amp will do justice. On my setup, I could directly compare Gershman... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? Not as much difference, but my Gershman Grand Avant Garde ($13K) sounds richer (?) than my Tyler Linbrook Signature systems (one piece at $4K). |