jerrysbeard
Responses from jerrysbeard
| Integrated brand choice -- Simaudio, Hegel or Mark Levinson? I would agree with bluorion, the 507UXii sounded beautiful when I auditioned it recently. Smooth, powerful, and intoxicating. It was a very hard decision when I went with the Hegel 390 instead, but I knew I would be super happy with either. | |
| Integrated brand choice -- Simaudio, Hegel or Mark Levinson? 👆🏼 Agree completely. My auditions were done in my home. Made all the difference in the world. | |
| Integrated brand choice -- Simaudio, Hegel or Mark Levinson? Are you sorry you asked? Lots of preaching about the mortal sins of various brands. I will only say that I have a Hegel 390 driving a pair of ATC SM40’s and I could not be happier. Very authoritative and soulful, IMO. I auditioned both a class ... | |
| Now I get it... Hi @millercarbon, funny you should bring that up! I just ordered my first LP from Better-Records, an early release White Hot Stamper of Black Sabbath's self-titled debut. I am so excited to hear it, especially after your comments above. Will re... | |
| PrimaLuna Preamp Upgrade Question J-wall, you mentioned the GL KT-88 and Mullard 12Au7 combo earlier in this thread. After auditioning several tubes in my EVO 400, I am happy to report that the aforementioned combo is absolutely killer. To my ears, in my system of course. Stron... | |
| I sold a CAL Aria Tube CD player and buyer claims a burning smell I am sorry this is happening to you. After reading all the responses, if it were me I would offer the refund contingent upon the safe return and inspection of your player. And, I would open it in front of a neutral 3rd party as mentioned above. ... | |
| Now I get it... Guys, I appreciate your thoughtful responses. I think in my original post I should have flipped the narrative to say that I am amazed about just how awesome some of my records sound. With my new set-up I am astounded about how some of my albums ... | |
| Now I get it... Thank you everyone! Glad I’m not alone in the rabbit hole. | |
| Now I get it... You’re right, and I still play (and enjoy) the “terrible” ones. Just never understood how much better a truly good recording can sound. The SQ gap between good and poor seems much larger now (to my ears). | |
| Now I get it... LOL thanks @ |