jjss49
Responses from jjss49
| Experience with Metrum Acoustics MQA modules? fwiw i didn't think the mqa module improved the sonics of the metrum jade i had... plus it added a subtle but irritating popping at the start of each track when it switched from non mqa to mqa... the company is kinda on life support these days, a... | |
| LFD Advice? agree with other assessments expressedsonically very good to excellentergonomically quite challengednot sure how much a step up it will be sonically from a mistral into an 'le' series unit | |
| DAC connection: which type gives highest fidelity? in theory or in practice? | |
| Whether to do anything about the limitations of our ears optwo points to raise in reply to your op above, in the spirit of discussion...1. achieving a flat, in phase response, at the prime listening position in a room/system setup is a laudable goal, if for no other reason than for the listener to judge... | |
| Can someone suggest a lush tube integrated under $3000 used in my travels, cj’s, cary’s and primaluna’s have evoked the word ’lush’ sounding in integrated amps (vac’s are variable by model, as are vtl’s i m e)not the last word in impact, nor transparency, but certainly ’lush’ - as usual, it is about puttin... | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… @whipsaw great that you are loving the new amp with your mon 30'sas it breaks in further and takes full form, it would be great if you could try to describe what is different (and better/worse) in terms of how it works and how it sounds in compari... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @david_ten all good! i had to look up 'chimera'... learn something new every day some of you guys here are just too smart for me ... philosophy lessons from hilde45, and vocab expansion from david and chasdad!!! ... :) | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? different use cases and situationssome meals you sit down at a michelin star restaurant, take your time, take it all in, full envelopement of senses, lovely lovelyother times, a nice simple bbq with tasty smoked brisket, mac n cheese, a bright cri... | |
| Amplifiers in use with big Harbeths (Mon 40 series) that work very well @atmasphere yes, fair points ralph, with which i agreei guess in my own experience, there is a fairly decent correlation between large woofers such as the single 12 inchers in big harbeths and spendors with the need for amplifier damping factor an... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? @simonmoon ’s comments made me thinkhe is correct, i don’t do any ’serious’ listening in a car... one is fundamentally multi tasking being an attentive driver (or passenger)that said, we all have wonderful memories of great tunes, great moments, a... | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings continues to be one of the best threads on this forum imo+1 @jbhiller!curtis fuller and t harrell are awesome!makes me think about the endless joy that streaming brings, being able to call up each and every one of these titles/artistsdarned good t... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend @david_ten i am not sure where you are coming from in your latest comments regarding ’purpose’ (or at least i am in the minority here in missing your point, which seems somewhat intellectual and existential in its nature...)scott/@verdantaudio and... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend it is hard to know what sound is exactly accurate, it is also hard to know who’s rendition of an accurate, ’high fidelity’ sound presentation is most true, even if a number of different designers/firms are trying to achieve that same goal (and not... | |
| Amplifiers in use with big Harbeths (Mon 40 series) that work very well my intent in this thread is to garner responses from users of mon 40’s onlyi have super 5s and compact 7s they are rather different kettles of fish | |
| Amplifiers in use with big Harbeths (Mon 40 series) that work very well appreciate the inputs and discussion so farthe mon 40’s represent an interesting challenge for amplification... highly resolving, not super hard to drive, but hard enough that really low power amps need not apply -- moderately efficient, so doesn’... |