jimmyblues1959
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| Happy Accident Back in the days when I was listening critically (the 1980s and early ’90’s), I used a pair of 15 ohm Rogers LS3/5As. I had them sited upon a pair of bar stools and canted inward so that their axis was just in front of my listening area. Back in t... | |
| My Final System Build in Words & Pictures Great looking system! Enjoy! 😊 | |
| Original Quads (57) - the perfect amp Original Futterman H3. Quicksilver Minimite Monoblocks, Antique Sound Lab AV 25 Monoblocks. The Bedini 25/25 is known for its synergy with the ESL 57. What may not be as well known is that the Futterman H3 OTL was also highly recommended for u... | |
| Why are People Dumping their Audio Research Gear and What Does it Say about them? Audio Research has been around since 1970, and managed to weather every economic storm we’ve seen in the United States since then. I can’t speak to the company’s newer gear because I have never heard it. However, years ago I owned an ARC D70MKII a... | |
| How do you assess a DAC? Digital to analogue converters are so subjective. I have a few inexpensive Dac's (Schiit Modius AKM4493, ifi Zen Dac Signature original version). I also own an older Audio By Van Alstine Insight Multibit dac from the late 2000's that would ret... | |
| Used DACs for sale - help me choose IMHO, anything spent above $300 new for a dac these days and you reach the law of diminishing returns. For instance, a Schiit Modius $229, or ifi Zen Dac Signature I or 2 $249 - $300 are such high value products, that it pays to listen to them... | |
| I was happy with my system for 30 years; now I need a new amp...and more? For around $1600, you might consider a pair of Schiit Aegirs and use them as monoblocks. I believe in mono configuration they produce 40 watts per channel of class A power. | |
| Reliability of Dan D'Agostino equipment Can't speak to the newer gear by Dan, but I did have a Krell KSA 50 MK I that was very reliable. Also great sounding. As for why Dan started D'agostino Audio, I remember reading an article about Dan and his then wife, Rhondi partnering with som... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? IMHO, once you have established what the law of diminishing returns is on a piece of audio equipment, any money spent above that price becomes questionable. Of course, I am basing this on common sense. For instance, does a $200,000 audio sys... | |
| Does anyone know where this J. Gordon Holt comes from? J. Gordon Holt was one of the earliest pioneers of high-end audio. Having founded Stereophile magazine back in the 1960's, his candor and steadfast intent to improve the quality of home audio systems would become the foundation for the hobby that... | |
| Sold a component and bought it back, am I nuts? In the 1990’s I purchased a Classe Audio DR-3VHC pure class A power amplifier from a seller in the original Audiomart magazine (published by the late Walt Bender). About a year later I decided to sell the amplifier and listed it in Audiomart. Who... | |
| Dac: Old vs New I'm using a Schiit Modius AKM 4493 chipped dac and it sounds great.. It cost $179.99 from Schiit B stock. I've been using it for two years. It has micro USB, coaxial, optical, and AES inputs, and both SE and balanced outputs. I also use an IFi ... | |
| Thanks to Paul McGowan In the early 1990s I bought a Rotel RCD 855 compact disc player (retail price $399.99) which actually sounded pretty good on its own. It was equipped with a coaxial output which allowed the 855 to be used as a CD transport. Paul had recently in... | |
| Thanks to Paul McGowan Not surprised that you heard a significant improvement going from the stereo Carver amplifier to the PS Audio Monoblock amplifiers. IMHO, a well designed mono amplifier will usually outperform a well designed stereo amplifier. Even if the diffe... | |
| Stereo or monoblocks Back in the 1990s I was using a Naim based system 72/Hicap/250, and decided to try a pair of Naim’s 135 monoblocks (based on the 250). The differences were noticeable immediately. The Naim house sound remained but all sonic aspects improved. Most ... |