jallan
Responses from jallan
| stereo review magazine Pretty sure it was Consumer Reports who was sued successfully by Bose for their review of the Bose 901, with the review stating the obvious that images were distorted. Most sound at concerts is not reflected... This resulted in CR adopting linear ... | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well I own 4 DACs- a mid-90’s California Audio Labs Alpha (tube amplification), a circa 2010 Halide Designs, an Audioquest Red Dragonfly, and a Schiit Yggdrasil GS. The Cal Alpha was renowned in its day for being analog like, and it’s sound remains ple... | |
| Your advice needed, speakers to buy $8K to $13K ATC SCM40, although they are overpriced in the States (40% markup on UK retail). But they should check all your boxes. | |
| Schiit Saga+...What’s the point of the tube? Lots of folks here blovulating with zero understanding, kinda scary. I have the original Saga, the Schiit literature clearly discusses that it is a tube buffer on top of a no gain device. The tube thus has a variable impact, depending upon the inp... | |
| Power regenerator vs conditioner #3 on the Audioquest 1200. Great example of effective and reasonably priced. | |
| Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp Another bob, please chill. I want to relate a story- I moved to Berkeley in September, 1978 and moved into 2525 Benvenue Ave., next door to where Patty Hearst was kidnapped.The second day in my apartment I went to a mayoral fundraiser at People’s ... | |
| "Real" streamer vs. Bluetooth adapter--what's the advantage? Agree that Bluesound Node sounds better with Ethernet connection, made a noticeable difference with it in my bedroom system | |
| Recommend a dac that contributes to system for tight bass Enthusiastic second on the Schiit Yggdrasil- my GS is cheap too. Great bass on my ATC’s | |
| Building a house Might be fun for you to read early Absolute Sound mags from the early 70’s that describes JWC’s transmission line that he built into his house. Pretty extreme! | |
| Cartridge suggestions for... As low mass arms and high compliance cartridges are no longer in vogue, cartridge/arm mismatch is much less a problem than it used to be. But it can exist... | |
| to buy or not to buy (ultrasonic record cleaner) I’ve had a VPI cleaning system for something like 3 decades, but the overwhelming feeling I am getting now reading these threads, as my hands get ever more shaky in my sixties, is thank goodness for streaming and great sounding DACS. I used to tun... | |
| Sky HIGH fi I note that they have a used Cary SLP 05 preamp listed for over $200 more than a NEW one from Cary Direct. | |
| Recommendations for modern integrated with tone & balance controls other than Mcintosh I use a Schiit Loki between my Audio Research SP6b preamp and my C-J tube amp or GAS Ampzilla. Works great, just lose a bit of deep ness in the image when in use, but sure tames old, hard recordings. First tone control for me in almost 40 years si... | |
| Equal $$ for Phono OR Streaming? I’ve been an audiophile since about 1972, with a Dual 1215S/Shure M91E/Sansui 2000x/Advents and went up the chain to Audio Research, C-J, Dahlquists, etc. Vinyl all the way, until the last 15 months or so. Aurender N100H+ Schiit Yggdrasil GS for a... | |
| Audiogon Is Still Relevent...Don't Listen to the Naysayers. I was a nut for audio in the 70’s and early 80’s, with intermittent toes back in ever since. I was an early Audiogon member, then had kids and had a demanding career, and am now back enjoying lots of music. Even though I am an old hand, I’ve learn... |