jimmy2615
Responses from jimmy2615
| Amplifiers in use with big Harbeths (Mon 40 series) that work very well The Benchmark AHB2 monos with LA4 preamp, M40.2 Annie’s, 14 x 21 room is stunningly good. Quietest background I have ever heard, never bright or harsh, balanced top to bottom. Perhaps not as liquid as some other SS and tube amps but otherwise ve... | |
| Shunyata Alpha/Delta NR Line. I recently tried the alpha and delta V2 in my system on loan from the cable company. I also tried a Voodoo cable (don’t recall the model but it was very thick, large gauge). My system was already wired with Nordost (Tyr and Frey). I did this becau... | |
| Amp for Focal Diablo Utopia Colour Evo I’m a big fan of JRDG, owned several of their products over the years but unless they’ve changed something the 535 class D amp is getting pretty long in the tooth technology wise - I had the same Pascal modules in the Continuum integrated and it j... | |
| What are the current useless terms in this "audio world" +1 ‘gobsmacked’. Nothing wrong with it just overused these days. I don’t see anything wrong with ‘reference’ if used appropriately. That is, if the person is saying it is their reference. Just like someone might use Budweiser as a reference fo... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 @quanghuy147 I have had both in my system. The Mojo has a certain naturalness to it that is rare IME, I describe it as moving from the recording booth into the studio. Especially on red book 44.1 material it is really good. The Terminator howev... | |
| What loudspeakers do you have your Primaluna amp paired with? I've heard the PL dialogue premium pre and HP amp driving Vandersteen Treo CTs and it was really, really good. The dealer also had Audioquest Dragon PCs on both pieces which he said accounted for a lot of the good sound. I can attest to the effe... | |
| Tannoy Turnberry SE vs Kensington SE - Semi Review @stevevn. I only had the two together for a few months. I commented on this above - at retail prices the Kensington is about twice the price of the Turnberry. I bought at used prices, at which I thought the upgrade was worth it. Tougher pill to... | |
| Is there a point of diminished returns with amps and Harbeth 30.1s? Suncoast audio has a new YouTube video up of the M30s being driven by Luxman’s new limited edition Integrated, and it sounds fabulous. I understand the new integrated amp is similar to the 590. Luxman and Harbeth are a great match. I have the M... | |
| ..so you think there's no need....... A bit off topic, but 20 years ago living in VA I sold my McIntosh C15 and MC300 to a fellow in WA. He was an artist, and sent me 3 nice prints of water colors scenes he had done. I had them framed and have them to this day... I continue to find 90... | |
| Magico compared to Tannoy I just thought of something else that may answer your question better - I mentioned I listened to classical, but failed to mention I am an enthusiast of organ music. Listening to 16 to 32 Hz notes at 85 db, along with the rest of the music being p... | |
| Magico compared to Tannoy King, my room is 13.5 by 21 feet. I listen mostly to classical, some jazz, blues, etc. I wasn’t saying the primaluna wasn’t enough power - note that in at least the nominal ratings the Luxman 509x 120 w/ch is less than primaluna dialogue premium m... | |
| Magico compared to Tannoy I’m probably one of the few who have moved from tannoy to magico so I thought I should respond to this. I had the Kensington’s (SE) with primaluna dialogue premium preamp and HP amp. I went to Magico A3. The tube amps were not a good match for ... | |
| piano works (concerto/jazz) speakers ATC/Proac/JMR/Vienna Acoustic/B&W I owned proac D25s years ago and thought they had the best piano reproduction I’d heard from anything else I’d had up to that point. At this price you may also want to check out the Quad Z1. | |
| Mojo Audio Mystique EVO @grannyring have you played enough with the different chokes to have an idea of the difference in sound? I read somewhere the Lundahl amorphous core might present a little more detail but the regular ones are rounder sounding. Also is the choke ... | |
| Mojo Audio Mystique EVO My EVO has about 500 hours now and I'm really enjoying it. I'm very impressed with its overall balance and coherency. I can't find anything wrong with its sound at this point (some DACs are too bright, hard, or muffled; or have a strange tonalit... |