jjss49
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| Is 1990's equipment vintage? @jrwaudio I just sold my classic Porsche 1978 911 SCBut all is not lost as l just purchased a vintage 1973 BMW 2002tii I'm hanging onto my vintage audio gear until it diessome would say only long hoods are classic... :) | |
| Warm romantic & detailed @donquichotte @ jjss491 : wow! You have 9 pairs of speakers, 8 of which are interesting to me! Could you please share what models of Spendor, Harbeth and Proac do you own? I own a pair of Spendor Sp2/3R2, some Harbeth M30.2 Anniversary and I'm con... | |
| Warm romantic & detailed i will jump in here...op, listen to scott/verdant - he really knows what he is talking about- focals don’t need to be bright, but you need a warm toned amp to make that happen, most solid state will sound sharp- harbeths, spendors would suit you v... | |
| Different Tubes for low listening levels? i agree w russ | |
| Unbelievable 3-D imaging sound opwelcome to the clubwe don’t obsess without good reason! there is a payoff, if one knows how to get there... :) | |
| Holo Audio May DAC to be serious for a moment, there is no doubt a component being named by a major magazine or website publication as ’recommended’ or ’best of’ is an accolade to be proud of - it is also important confirmation of that component being very very good... | |
| Good to remember ... how to tell what sounds better the point here is how best to decide what sounds better... one thing, one system sounding 'good' is a different conversation, a separate matter, a different bar | |
| Anyone Using Harbeths with Grilles off? @krelldog alan shaw is a smart guy, like all pretty successful, knowledgeable people, he is set in his ways, holds his beliefs firmly and isn’t afraid to state it as suchi don't agree with some his beliefs (e.g., all amps sound the same, just get ... | |
| Next Upgrade? ls50’s showing strain at higher volumes or the peachtree is not up to it (more likely the former)if it were me i would find larger, more efficient speakers that play loud with more ease | |
| ISO Advise on choosing Ayre or Bat power amp there are at least two maybe three recent threads on the value of a linestage in a high end systemjust search | |
| Great interview- an audiophiles journey on the Audiophiliac i find guttenberg’s channel at its best when he interviews interesting audiophiles and give plenty of bandwidth to their speaking on their extensive journeys in the hobby much much better than his equipment ’reviews’ or his random, individual musi... | |
| How to judge a preamp's sound hildei would say that most high end preamps/linestages do have a distinctive tonality / ’sound’ that can be consistently heard -- even in driving a variety of amps this can be in terms of tonality, drive/prat, grain/pixel size so to speak, size an... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? i am not a home theater guy, but if i were, i would agree that HT should be run with solid state gear to deliver the clarity oomph and reliability/low maintenance over long stretches - tube equipment makes a lot less sense here, as to me tubes mai... | |
| Speaker cabels for dark sounding speakers? nordost is zippy cityor try mapleshade solid core helix | |
| Peachtree and Magnepan = No Bueno hegelthanks me latersearch youtube on hegel amps and magnepans, the folks at audio excellence outside toronto have very informative videos out on the subject - unlike other clowns on YT these guys properly audition, have a lot of experience, no bs... |