jjss49
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| The Harbeth phenomenon harbeths are very balanced, very listenable and coherent top to bottom, have great midrange and very good highs and lows ... it is a speaker that may not impress immediately but has enduring qualities both in looks and soundit is true that speaker... | |
| Suggestions for $2k budget second the buchardt s400 (and proper 28 in stands)or vandys 2 or 3sgood luck have fun | |
| RME ADI-2 DAC FS is it "All That", especially for under $2,000? returned the topping d90 mqa - my three dacs presently are rme adi 2, chord qutest and chord 2qute | |
| Time to upgrade DACs i vote with others - speakers, and reclocker | |
| How does adding a second subwoofer improve your systems SQ? simple answer1. 2 subs load the room better, in many applications2. bass is supposedly non directional, but in reality, subs have crossovers that 'leak' into higher, directional frequencies... stereo subs put these in L&R space where they be... | |
| Bookshelf Speakers for Large Room ATC Monitors (passive) and the biggest baddest sweetest SS power amp you can find (suggestion Hegel H590)orATC SCM 20 Actives | |
| Help me choose an integrated tube amp? OR separates Cary SEI 300 Bor in the SS realm - try a Hegel - wonderful solid state | |
| Most enduring audio purchase zerostat for sure, from college days in the late 70's!but for more significant equipment, i would say my CJ premier LS162... they will bury me with that box LOL | |
| Tube rolling McIntosh c2600 preamp? agree very much with goheelz above - it is most likely a room/speaker/speaker placement issuei have rolled tubes with various equipment, never have i found it significantly altered width of the image | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science To me there is a chasm between 'science' and technology applied in creating/making great hifi gear, and 'measurement' as a tool to evaluate gear and assess its quality. Clearly the former is essential in pushing the state of art forward, both in ... | |
| Albert Von Schweikert Has Passed Away Met him a couple times over the years at LV CES High End show... very nice man, always genuine, eager for feedback on his work. RIP. | |
| Best DAC for around $2,500 or less Oscilloscopes don’t enjoy music, so I don’t go exclusively by measurements unless those measurements have been proven to agree with my enjoyment. Few have.Couldn't agree more. The measurement thing is such a red herring. This is about music, how... | |
| Can anyone hear the difference when you add REL subwoofers when playing two channel late to party hereanswer - YES huge | |
| Spendor Classic 1/2 Harder and harder to audition high end speakers these days as so many brick and mortar retailers are under seige.I have had SP1/2’s for 15 years, along with many Harbeths, ProAcs, Acoustic Energy and ATCs. The Spendors are definitely a relaxed spe... | |
| TOPPING D90MQA AK4499 I have had the D90 MQA for 2 weeks - but it is being returned this week. I bought it to hear fully rendered MQA but the darned thing only does that through its USB input -- not Coax/BNC SPDIF or optical. :(As a non MQA DAC, say, streaming HR Qubo... |