john1
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| Speakers for a unique small room Someone needs to point out the obvious here. If you have $2500 to spend you really ought to be looking at speakers priced in the $5000 range that are now in your approximate price range, on AG & likely other competitive sites. There are numero... | |
| What is your opinion of single driver speakers Sacrificing the frequency extremes with such ferocity (extraordinary determination if you like) is an acquired taste. At a minimum, but certainly an entirely different mind set then almost any norm. That’s fine of course, but some pretty complicat... | |
| Pass labs upgrade path In regards to a point systembuilder (the OP) brought up & jetter responded to, the only way buyers & sellers are officially allowed to communicate directly is if the seller has paid 4% of their asking price upfront for a 30 day ad (Regardl... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? Hiding in plain sight is the often overlooked (but never under rated when heard) ESTELON XC DIAMOND. SOA drivers (ceramic & Diamond) in an equally SOA cabinet. Widely agreed to have transparency & balanced musical sound second to nothing e... | |
| Power Cables and Wall Sockets Please ignore those offering the best theoretical advice they know - w/o having heard the difference a genuinely good power cable can make in a typically competent, electrical system. Upgrading the socket to at least a hospital grade outlet or a... | |
| Sonus faber choices - help me decide There's a pair of Amati Futuras going for 16 on AG in Chicago from a store that's reputable. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9h1e0-sonus-faber-armati-futura-grey-chrome-full-range | |
| Class A: Accuphase vs Pass Labs house sound? What speakers would the electronics be powering? That makes all the difference in the world i answering this. | |
| KEF Blade Two - Unbelieveable There is indeed an interim step between your LS50s & a new Blade. It’s the latest Blade, used. This one has been advertised for only a week (latest model) but would likely be available for half price with a little negotiating. You might want ... | |
| NORDOST SORT FUT VS. ISOACOUSTICS GAIA Absolute Sound did reviews of critical mass, Nordost sort fut & compared it with something else. Very informative. CM worked very well but took time to break in & the Nordost produced positive results but not as much as others, was the str... | |
| Audiophile virtues No, I can feel in every fibre in my being snilf was not being disingenuous. The nature of integrity & truth & how it intersects with our search for it in music, through its reproduction & how we examine this path through hearful analys... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? It needs to be remembered what this is, is the CD12 technology completely upgraded to the nth degree. There were 2 major revisions of it over a no. of years, the mk2 giving it substantially more dynamics & more & mk3 bringing it to an ent... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? Then this > https://www.soundstageaustralia.com/index.php/reviews/550-linn-klimax-dsm-digital-music-player | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? Start by reading this > https://www.whathifi.com/us/reviews/linn-klimax-dsm-av | |
| Audiophile virtues It's bad jounalism seeking to camoflage that with all the vogor in the world - by proclaiming it's a textbook (with all the dryness, stolidness & intentionally banal aspects not just firmly intact but celebrated as worthy in & of themselve... | |
| Roon for high end audio? This will really open your eyes on how to maximize sound quality from Roon. This dealer is not alone in providing verified upgrades commonly available, but their video spells it out nicely >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaDN7lw6sMU |