jjss49
Responses from jjss49
| Gimbal vs unipivot tonearms like various different technologies (class a ab d amplification, planar vs dynamic driver speakers and so on) it is all about the quality and skill and care in implementation of the final product that determines how well it ultimately performs | |
| Excellent Speakers for Classical Music - $2,000 USD Budget Everyone owes it to themselves to own a set of Magnepans at least once.i agree with this... what maggies can do, in the right situations, is very specialbut there are also significant flaws and issues/challenges as wellno dedicated audiophile shou... | |
| Parasound A21+ vs MF M8 500S vs Cary 200.2 ES vs Hegel H20 overkill in terms of the efficiency of your speakersin my experience the hegel outperforms the parasound in terms of soundstaging (somewhat wider, a good bit deeper, more specific image outlines, more space between elements), timbre (acoustic inst... | |
| New Bluesound Node – First Impressions @gg107 The new Node has a DAC that is, per mfr, 32-Bit, 384kHz. The previous Node 2i was spec’d at 32-Bit, 192kHz. sure, ok, gotcha ... have fun listening to your 32bit-386k source material 😆-- part of being experienced and knowledgeable in this p... | |
| New Speakers $10K -$20K i agree with @soix the placement parameters are terrible for proper 2 channelmay as well just optimize for home theatre sizzle boom and other sonic effects for movie viewing | |
| New Speakers $10K -$20K https://www.hawthornestereo.com/spendor-a1c-center-speaker.htmlhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/114847034883 <<---- older model but more volume capacity, i think, if that matters | |
| New Bluesound Node – First Impressions node onboard dac is dull... they obviously haven’t addressed that in the newest versionfor 500 bucks you can’t ask for the moonthe update seems to be mainly for lower cost manufacturability... | |
| Tube vendors. the viva shop in mass is good, they ship quickly, communicate very well (sometimes a problem with andy at vts as he is older and essentially a one man show, as is jim m), viva is also very responsive when issues arise with tubes they sellthat said... | |
| PS auido Direct stream Dac i agree with many of the comments made, from @verdantaudio and othersthere are so many very good dacs out there in the $2000 and up range, each has lovely (if somewhat differently presented) soundscapesthe ps ds will see new lows in used prices so... | |
| Conrad Johnson vs Van Alst @gmercer CJ is as good as it gets in tubes.i agree 100% -- but the mf2275 amp the op is querying about is their solid state mosfet amp | |
| Conrad Johnson vs Van Alst cj’s entry level is as good or better than most - they simply don’t through low end stuff out there that underperformscj’s name is still means terrific quality and sonics, for every piece they sellhttps://conradjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/... | |
| Parasound A21+ vs MF M8 500S vs Cary 200.2 ES vs Hegel H20 the hegel h20 is outstanding (and superior to the parasound) but even if you like extra power it may be overkill for your silverlinesif you want tube goodness but more 'excitement' i cannot recommend the linear tube audio ref zotl40 high enough...... | |
| Can a speaker just die? loose connection, probably at the binding post | |
| Conrad Johnson vs Van Alst cj’s amp will sound a touch more refined and smooth than the ava - ava fet may sound a touch more transparentboth are built to last, quality pieces | |
| Class A amplifiers @bigkidz agreedick brown’s amps are still among the best... and they have withstood the test of time |