jfuquay
Responses from jfuquay
| How many people do you think have the same DAC, amplifier, and speakers I don’t know, but my local audio group meets this weekend and our host has my DAC, a PS Audio Directstream. I’m really eager to hear how the rest of the (much more expensive) system plays it. | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts Djones51: almost, but not quite. First you have to believe that our measurement technology perfectly represents human hearing. Of course it doesn’t. A sound wave hits a microphone and is interpreted by a machine. The same sound wave hits an ear dr... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts Much of this falls under what the late scientist Steven Jay Gould called “argument from personal incredulity.” That means a person simple cannot accept the truth of something because it is so far outside their personal experience or prejudices tha... | |
| Is there such a thing as a FOREVER DAC/streamer? My DAC is my most expensive component, a PS Audio Directstream w/ streamer card. And I’m glad because streaming is more and more of my listening. It’s software-based, and they’ve issued a number of updates that are easy to make with just an SD car... | |
| Magnepan .7 Alternatives While I like my .7s, what I really like is acoustic music. I honestly don’t think they are the best choice for amplified rock and the like. Also, when I auditioned the .7 at a local dealer (lucky me!) with a Rogue Sphinx, a Node was the source. I ... | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? Yes, I liked my AR-Xa turntable in 975 for $95, but that’s nearly $700 today for an all manual TT. Same math with large Advents, where $250 a pair is about $1,800. So for modern gear, I think my $299 Musical Fidelity V-90 DAC was great. After audi... | |
| Basic question about power/watts I own Maggie .7s and drive them with a Rogue Sphinx (100w@8 ohms and 200w@4 ohms). I bet you could get a used one for $1,000 or less. You could always get something with more wattage, but I will guarantee you it is a good combo enjoyed by many oth... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement It’s technology. It will change. I personally think we don’t much understand how our brain interprets reproduced sound, leading to a whole host of different personal preferences. I like Magnepan speakers. I can’t drive them with flea-watt amps. I ... | |
| What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers? Interesting question because it puts two legitimate concepts in opposition. One is the view that the less you mess with the signal, the better the sound. Therefore, simple, well-designed amps are “best.” And those are going to tend to be low power... | |
| When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one... I think that when it comes to speakers, the smallest choices in design can make big differences. Mark Twain said the difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightening and a lightening bug. Some design... | |
| MM, MC, or MI cartridge I’ll just say I think Grado and Soundsmith have something good going with MI. But yes, implementation is everything. | |
| Top 10 vintage cassette decks I remember auditioning cassette decks in the 70s. My goal was a deck that was indistinguishable from the LP. I settled on an Aiwa, way too long ago to recall the number but cost about $350 I think. Nakamichi was considered the tops. Anyway, the fi... | |
| Do you consider cables to be a "component" of your system? I acknowledge that different cables sound different. And that there are better cable designs for different jobs, like turntable interconnects. But I don’t sweat them like I do my speakers, first and foremost, or my other components. So yes, they a... | |
| Energy speakers No idea, too long ago. But generally speaking, a speaker company voices all its models similarly. | |
| Energy speakers I recall hearing Energy speakers at a Best Buy years ago. I had just heard a Klipsch model that literally hurt my ears. I love the idea of efficient speakers but just can’t seem to tolerate horns. Anyway, the Energy was very nicely behaved and a r... |