jl35
Responses from jl35
| CDP or DAC? great units of both types available in your price range...to me, part of the decision involves whether changing the DAC every few years is of interest to you... | |
| Question Focal Sopra2 pricing $5k increase yo $19 kin 5 years, vs Wilson Sabrina X, i thought this looked familiar...I've always assumed prices are decided by research telling what price will generate the largest profit... | |
| 30 year old player, worth an upgrade? with the CD6007 released, prices are good on the CD6006 and it should way outperform your CD40...I always found the expensive Sony DVD players to make lousy CD transports... | |
| OK - Now What…? don’t do anything...changing the power conditioning will change the sound...if you can borrow 2 subs that might be a great thing to try, worked for me...with your floor standers you can get great bass with 2 subs...there is a great thread from a f... | |
| classe twenty five and classe fifteen just look at front panel...either the earlier DR-25 or later Twenty Five | |
| Pass 350.5 vs Bryston 14-BSS2 vs Mark Levinson 33(n) Pass X350.5 or X250.8...if you go the PS Audio route mentioned above, get the M700 not the S300, you will still save a few thousand, though both quite inferior to the Pass... | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. agree the original Zdac was quite good typically under $200 now, , and also for a lower price a new Denafrips Ares ll at a little under $800 - the price on their website is Singapore dollars... | |
| Is this my Imagination? Shunyata Hydra 6 Delta and some power cords transformed my system. I have consistently heard improvements from power products and isolation products... | |
| Novice Tidal Question… you can use your Tidal subscription on multiple sources, just need to log in | |
| How do you know if you need to add a sub (without auditioning one, I mean)? Forget the Loki and at least try a pair of subs...subs do so much more than only deep bass for a system...then decide exactly what configuration works best for you... | |
| The Placebo Effect I know that when I first compared more cables, I did not want to like them because I didn't want to buy them...no one buys stuff they can't return or resell for cost...maybe need to watch out for reverse placebo effect... | |
| True or False? I’ve mostly thought manufacturers believed it was a good business decision to stay out of this endless often nasty debate. I do find it interesting to see what cables and tweaks they use at audio shows and their factory listening rooms. | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? I think this was actually an older thread, and they just changed the names of the OP and the responders so it looks new...I think they do that often for certain topics... | |
| streaming devices, which would you buy? just don't expect the Node to sound nearly as good as your Linn/AI, or as good or better than CD | |
| Following up on sending my Simaudio Titan in for a tune up:) good choice !!! ...I assumed all along that you lived in Canada when you mentioned driving to Sim...I've had work done by them, awesome company in my experience |