jjss49
Responses from jjss49
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? op plenty has been written harbeth on this forum the search bar above is your friend like any successful, enduring make of hifi gear, it appeals to a certain audience that values certain attributes good stuff is rarely cheap, harbeth is no exc... | |
| Denefrips Pontus "burn in" period? op did not mention his speakers - he may well not have a system resolving enough to hear a meaningful difference the pontus is very good, especially in terms of portraying an expansive soundstage and excellent tonality notable in its warmth and b... | |
| Magnepan, How Low Can You Go...power-wise @armagedon36 do you know you are replying to a thread and a comment that is 12 years old? | |
| What does the word audiogon even mean? gon = gone harks back to its origin of being a site where users could sell used gear they no longer wanted | |
| Worth it to add streamer to Hegel H390 I have a Hegel H390 and tired of waiting for them to update their streaming software (no Roon, no Airplay 2, no Tidal Connect) i agree, this is one area where hegel's crew has been quite disappointing... don't know what the problem is... airpla... | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… john atkinson's measurements section of the levante amp is worth reading... explains alot of what is going on with the sound, esp. in reference to herb's notes comparing it to the pass unit | |
| Another Hegel H390 vs H590 Thread Btw, the MQA decode through only USB has apparently been solved for about a year. The newer 590s with a standby function also will decode MQA through all inputs, just like a 390. @mikezuk that is good to know... i sold my 590 over a year ago.... | |
| About users with hidden agendas yes, as @thyname said, a user post can be deleted anytime by said user... no time limit | |
| the cart or the horse? i should temper my prior thoughts about a hegel or a nuprime... i did not realize the op’s speakers are a more 'niche-y' high efficiency single driver type that may indeed benefit from sweeter, lower powered tube amps... this may well be the ticke... | |
| What are you using as a streamer? Constructive feedback please. i went to roon at last year end so i have an i7 roon core doing the processing (from @elberoth) then three branches out -- optical conversion at switch to optical rendu as roon endpoint driving usb out into dacs downstream -- uptone etherregen... | |
| the cart or the horse? i would suggest a used hegel 95 (integrated amp with built in dac, feed it with the node digital output) for great jump in sound quality or a lesser improvement, though still much improved, would be a nuprime ida-8 no affiliation, not a seller, ... | |
| Recommended dealer for widely distributed stuff op - just do a google search for ’rme adi-2 dac’ and there will be some 20 online retailers that will pop up... including amazon audio advisor, music direct, crutchfield are all good online retailers that are efficient and have decent customer se... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? i think it is worth clarifying one important point diminishing returns does not mean lack of or negative returns it means as you spend more tranches of the same amount of money (call it $1000 each time), you get a declining degree of positive be... | |
| Global logistics for heavy speakers - help needed $$$$$$ and lotta lotta risk... | |
| Burn in period first one directly gets at what op is asking, second is a nice broader discussion, could be helpful |