jhills
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| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? I've been a music enthusiast for some 50+ years and an audiophile for some 35 years, with a true love for every jaundra, except, maybe, Rap and have attended many live performances, in a large variety of settings. Some of my favorite being open ai... | |
| I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative? Like soundwatts, I have a Rouge Cronus Mag. II and am most happy with it. In all respects, the KT120s outperform the KT88s, particularly with less efficient speakers. As mentioned, both the Rouge and the PrimaLuna are about half the cost of some o... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? Still going strong after 30+ years - my Audible Illusions, Modulus 2 pre amp. still in use and sounding great. | |
| Is this an ugly speaker? TAS cover 10/2017 If it had a bit more sparkle, it would look great in Trump's golden palace! At least, the price is right... | |
| Wilsons are the best speakers in the world The only Wilson Audio speaker I personally had the opportunity to spend a bit of time with was the Sophie II and I have no idea how that compares to others of the Willson lineup. They were being used in a friends home to audition several very nice... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Preamplifier. DESTROYS SPEAKERS!! This whole Thing would make more sense to me if the secondary OUT of the preamp connected straight to the IN of the powered sub section of a hybrid ESL/Powered Sub speaker. Then I can see how rouge DC from the pre straight to the powered sub secti... | |
| Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters The great myth about subs is - while many audiophiles expect their subs to be fast - there is nothing fast or quick about 20 HZ or even 30 HZ. While there are good and bad subs "there is no such thing as a fast sub". The job and the only job of a ... | |
| PassLabs 350.8 versus Ayre MXR Twenty I have never had the opportunity to critically audition the Pass Labs 350.8 but did have an all night session with with the Ayre MXR-20, comparing to the PrimaLuna Dialogue HP, and VAC Phi 200s. After many hours of auditions, switching between Wil... | |
| Tech That Flopped! I’m with Erik - for more than 30 years, I have been a lover of ESLs and Ribbons. No mater how elaborate, how much hype or how expensive the box, I don’t believe I’ll be ditching my love for the ESLs and ribbons. It’s good though, that everyone has... | |
| Tech That Flopped! garebear...if you don't care - stay out of the post...just saynJim | |
| Best integrated for PSB Imagine T2's If you are at all considering a tube integrated amp, you might give some thought to the Rouge, Cronus Mag. II. When home auditioning some very nice power and integrated amps to drive my Maggie 1.7s ( a bit more difficult load than the PSBs) even o... | |
| What integrated can replace over -bright exposure 3010? I assume you did, but still have to ask - did you give a good 24 hr. warm up before critical assessment? My old reliable stand-by ADCOM GFA 5500 sounds a bit bright and forward until fully warmed for about 24 hr. and then settles in to sounding qu... | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? While I do believe there is a great deal of vocal talent among the young artists of today, the problem I have with most of today's pop is it's canned and synthesized production. I still prefer the sound, air and performance of real horns, strings ... | |
| Appropriate Power for 1.7i's I have a pr. of Maggie 1.7s and after auditioning them in my home with several very nice SS and tube amps including an Ayre, Prima Luna, and VAC, decided on the Rouge, Cronus Mag. II. Dollar for dollar the Rouge was one of the best amps I audition... | |
| What are the more subtle sounding tube preamps? +1 for RougeI still have - and it still performs and sounds as beautiful as ever - a 30 something years old, Audible Illusions Modulas II. It's not in my system at this time, only because I'm currently using a integrated tub amp, but still use it ... |