jjss49
Responses from jjss49
| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated grist for the mill -- some points to add given my extensive travels in dac-land in the past couple years -- audio gd may or may not deserve a bad rap... asr b-s aside -- i picked up a master 7 dac for fun for a grand used, it sounds excellent, bu... | |
| Looking for a change. Here is a gross generality to think about. If you really like lots of details in your face and slam… then sticking with solid state and adding lots more power will tickle your fancy. However, if you want a more realistic sound (with all the detai... | |
| Spendor SP 100 R2 or Harbeth 40.2 @twoleftears the Classic 100s sounded significantly better than a pair of D7's. that is a low bar... 😉 ... ... couldn't resist the dig... | |
| Possible issues with Marantz CD player @jafant i recently found a replacement laser, have it in hand, but have yet to send the player out to be replaced... i do have my sony/modwright unit that is working, sohaven’t gotten around to sending it out -- plus i am streaming 98% of the tim... | |
| Need some Cart recommendations, $300 - $700 (New/Used) range…warm, full, yet great def. upper end of your range - get a benz glider... | |
| Fake Audiophiles these are just words, let’s not overthink it if someone loves well reproduced recorded music, and is willing to pursue it, work at it, spend money and effort to achieve it, they are an audiophile same fundamental definition applies to any passio... | |
| Looking for a change. try a hegel integrated (h120 or 190 given your system)... i think you will be pleased with the improvement - substantially better treble subtlety, air, soundstage depth and specificity, bass control/solidity - all of which would be heard on your q... | |
| Possible issues with Marantz CD player marantz makes good stuff generally but they are absolutely famous/infamous for leaving customers of expensive cdp's hanging when lasers wear out... and their service center strategy even in a large mature market like the usa is sorely lacking... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 vs. Node (2021) that usb digital out was a major selling point of the new model when it was introduced... it's a black eye for bluesound if they still don't have it working right... kinda basic... | |
| Speakers for Second System I have a second system. For that I chose speakers that are just pleasing: Totem. I found that being a complete fanatic about my main system and headphone system that as a secondary system I could get something that sounds great… fun and musical. ... | |
| Spendor SP 100 R2 or Harbeth 40.2 https://www.highfidelity.pl/@main-1106&lang=en the above review will help you i have the 40.2/40.3xd as well as the sp100 r2, to me they are both truly excellent wonderfully coherent big monitors with similar personalities (easeful effortles... | |
| Roon Support, or lack thereof in my personal experience... roon people are slow to respond to emailed requests and queries but their forum is good, well populated... make a post there with a question, there will usually be replies from users or roon personnel within 24 hrs s... | |
| Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000 yes older vandy’s or maybe a set of tektons or elac floorstanders... you have a decent sized room to fill with sound, fairly modest budget | |
| I don't want to beat a dead horse but I'm bugged. +1000 @mapman @russ69 reminds me back in my corporate world days, some blowhards in meetings never cease talking, as if the sound of their own voice is the only music they like to hear when they are (rarely) silent, you quickly realize they are... | |
| I don't want to beat a dead horse but I'm bugged. 😷 |