jeffreyw
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| XLR cable placement @marshinski15 I have always had the best results placing the best cables from the source into the preamp. I just did a demo of Audioquest's Dragon compared to my Thunderbirds (from my preamp into my amp). I was surprised that the Thunderbirds he... | |
| Stereophile review of the new Wilson Watt/Puppy @fsonicsmith +1 If you pay for a full-page ad monthly, your products instantly get a 'product of the year' recommendation. I recently bought into this hype regarding the stellar review of Wilson's Sabrina X. I had money in hand and did a demo. ... | |
| Tweaking Your Speaker Placement @tony1954 If your speaker stands are on hardwood flooring, tilt the stands and place an old T-shirt under the Gaia's. They will move like they are on ice. Also, you are lucky you don't own Wilson's; you would need to make 1/32-inch adjustments... | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS @kjl1065 A little of "out of the box thinking," do yourself a favor and try a home audition of either Shunyata's Everest or Typhont T2/Denali combo conditioners. I do listen at a low level quite frequently and was astonished at what my Typon/Den... | |
| Experience up-leveling streaming with USB cables? @bluethinker My preference is the WW Starlight. To try to quantify, it is about 15% better than the Inakustik. For the money, Inakustik is hard to beat in the under $1K category with the exception of the WW. I still would put the WW up against a... | |
| current and ex-Sonus faber & McIntosh integrated amp (combo) owners - question for you @nathandfwacoustics I have auditioned the MA 8950, which I liked; I went the separate route, though, with a pair of MC611s and C2700. I like the power that the 611s convey. If I had to do it over again, I would have gone with the MA12000 for sim... | |
| Experience up-leveling streaming with USB cables? @bluethinker I will put the Wireworld Platinum Starlight 8 USB up against any cable regardless of price. If out of your budget, the inakustik Reference USB is a killer. Both are organic-sounding cables with jaw-dropping realism. | |
| DAC question - is music streamer DAC better than mcintosh DA2? @nathandfwacoustics Do not discount the quality of the DA2 DAC. I have an outboard DAC that retails for $19K, and it sounds glorious. As far as a price-to-performance ratio is concerned, the DA2 blows my expensive DAC away. You will need to spen... | |
| Mcintosh mc312 @lnitm I have heard the MC312, which is good. If you can stretch your budget, go the MC462 route. It is probably one of the industry's best amplifiers in the price-to-performance category. | |
| Shunyata Denali 6000/S v2 and Typhon T2 Review @ddrave44 I would have to admit that the low level performance to me is one of the most impressive traits. On numerous occasions, while casually listening to music and reading, I just lifted my head in disbelief. You will lose a little warmth, b... | |
| Shunyata Denali 6000/S v2 and Typhon T2 Review @ddrave44 The Typhon T2 allows my monoblocks to play effortlessly. The music is more detailed in every way. Because I listen to a lot of low-level music, it is not necessary to turn up the volume to get adequate bass. When I added the T2 to my s... | |
| Any real experiences with a Luxman C900u and C10x? @polyrhythm9 Ok. My opinion differs a little. I think the M10x/C10X smokes the 509X. I was never impressed with the Luxman integrateds. I had the 509AXII and it was a failed experiment, unfortunately! @sdavada I'm not sure why the Luxman has ... | |
| Any real experiences with a Luxman C900u and C10x? @polyrhythm9 Are you stating that the 509X bettered the M10/C10 combo? | |
| Owners of Gryphon amp; show up: Diablo 300, Diablo 333 and essence stereo amplifier @roccl007 I was able to demo a Diablo 300 versus Essence. The source was a DCS Bartok (this drove the Essence and there was no preamp). The Diablo was substantially better in the bass. The Essence was more refined in the midrange and highs. I en... | |
| Luxman owners Bricasti. |