jjss49
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| Why so many angry audiophiles? @unreceivedogma @mapman http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.htmlgood contribution - that was worth the readwe kinda all know this, but it is nice to see it laid out so clearly and we are reminded of how quality posts enhance the value of the conver... | |
| Luxman L590AXii vs Accuphase E-650 for a Shindo lover @lalitk very cooli would think the tube bloom would have been even more prominent on high efficiency models like your tannoys, even though the accuphase does have about as bloomy a midrange and midbass as solid state can offer | |
| Luxman L590AXii vs Accuphase E-650 for a Shindo lover @lalitk excellent! happy listening!ps - what speakers? | |
| Luxman L590AXii vs Accuphase E-650 for a Shindo lover I bought the Luxman L-590AXII last year and i agree with this. I own the Harbeth SHL5+ and find the Luxman/Harbeth match to be too polite and warm for my taste. I find the Naim to be a better match to the Harbeth.i would agree with the aboveharbet... | |
| Desktop DAC with remote volume control? i had several to suggest to you till i saw ’less than $500’......maybe some low end chi-fi ones, but i have not tried them | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @david_ten Abbey Lincoln --- Abbey Sings Abbeylovely...charles lloyd - fish out of water | |
| Better Integrated Amp? @oliverben5672 listen to soix and meschspeakers first, then match ampthat is the best way | |
| Best tube preamplifier for under $15k @mikemit is a bit ironic... break in of new gear is very realwhereas you buy a good used piece there is minimal break in needed usuallyanyhow, glad you are enjoying the passfor established stalwarts in this field like pass, arc, cj, ... one thing ... | |
| Why so many angry audiophiles? as a generality, i don’t think that audiophiles are an angry bunchi do think that the anonymity of an internet forum using ’handles’ with minimal self disclosure allows people to be sharper and more direct with their comments than would be in real... | |
| Audio Research VT80SE amp vs Prima Luna EVO 400 or 300 i have both arc and primaluna gear - not the specific models you mention, but recent and higher end modelsarc will have more treble extension, specific imaging and see-thru nature of its sound... primaluna will have more midrange warmth and thickn... | |
| Ayre Codex and Output Transformer cardas makes those xlr ---> rca adapters that tvad mentions | |
| Stereo Times list of the " 2020 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS" honey i took a second mortgage out on the house so i could buy upgraded fuses for my hifidon't worry interest rates are at a historic lowand we can be happy renters if anything bad happens, right??? | |
| Stereo Times list of the " 2020 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS" what defines ’most wanted’?? by whom? for whom? for whose benefit?more grist for the mill, the self-interested/self-serving marketing machine grinds onnot to say the equipment mentioned is bad, but basis for inclusion/exclusion is not disclosed...... | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? How many of us still has any of the gear we had 30 years ago?oldest piece i have is my micro seiki dd40 tt w ma-505 tonearm... had that since college in the early 80's - it still works great ... had a lovely micro acoustics and sonus blue carts - ... | |
| Not Thrilled with Vandersteen 2CE Sigs - where is the first place to work on? @patrickdowns No one accuses these speakers of being too bright or hot, or being badly voiced, that I have seen.not what i said |