john1
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| Would you Upgrade? As a Focal first generation BE owner, I’d have to say it’s something of a sideways move. The Focal Beryllium tweeter is arguably more exciting & dynamic perhaps with a lower distortion midrange but not really enough of either to especially war... | |
| Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so If you’re looking for a bit of power, you might want to reconsider the Ayre Ax-5 Twenty generally considered to be one of the highest quality integrated on the market & better value at its retail of 15k (It’s so good that they keep raising the... | |
| Grounding with a Earth box? The Nordost grounding box makes a huge difference, really & I mean VERY noticeably cleaning up the sound (the extent of which surprised me, I didn’t go in open-minded) - but they make no claims to stuffing it full of minerals etc. Used can be ... | |
| looking for a Integrated amp $6,000 range According to Stereophile's measurements its's fabulously efficient - 94.5 sensitivity BUT: "it needs to be used with an amplifier that can deliver high current into low impedances. Not only are there two minima in the bass of less than 2 ohms, an... | |
| Overrated/Underrated Unbelievably (the right word) underrated (& this may make no sense until you’ve heard them in this way) is the 1970’s JBL 2500 bookshelf speaker (used & often available for 50 to 75 dollars) - PROVIDED you put in a kick-ass capacitor in th... | |
| Speaker upgrade "If I can get more of everything my 7T does, it will be a jackpot." Sometimes as here, solutions (or at least the clear, first step of exploration) are hiding in very plain sight indeed. That would be to listen to what the man who created your ... | |
| Am I too big of a jerk,even for audiogon? A well thought out contrarian perceptibly revering truth (to some notably, useful degree) - is as admirable as it is necessary. If there's some wit & a little humour intrinsic, then it's aspiring to my favourite Shakesperian character. The co... | |
| “BLOCK” Function? I'm on a few forums, not just in Audio. I have to ask: why are you making it your problem? If you insist on living your life from the outside/in & not the reverse, you're in for a world of never-ending pain. Who's then most responsible for th... | |
| High Performance Audio - The End? Guttenberg is playing to a particular audience & indulging his cynicism for its own sake. Essentially, knowingly becoming the fox in Aesop’s famous fable, jumping up many times to try & grab & eat the delicious grapes hanging out of re... | |
| Who, do you think, designs the best looking tube-based devices? It's hard to believe that virtually everyone has overlooked the elephant in the room here, that in some ways bestrides the non-hybrid, tube audio landscape like a colossus, Vladimir Lamm & his co. Lamm. | |
| A warm DAC? https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa27i5-meridian-ultra-dac-rack-mount-da-convertersReady to come down on price. | |
| A warm DAC? Buy what you like but not at least hearing/auditioning the Meridian ultra Dac would be a big mistake. The inventor of MQA is not as dismissable a that. John Atkinson agreeing (the link to his review in my last answer) is also not the nothing you ... | |
| A warm DAC? What you’re looking for is a Meridian DAC The most tubelike SS DAC out there. To get the best out of it, cabling is critical however, I have an 808 but the ultra DAC is very similar & likely better still. There’s literally no more musical DAC ... | |
| Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair Surprised no one's mentioned THE (well) under 10k bookshelf that has it all - transparency & bass plus higher efficiency, then all competitors - the B&W 805D3. Less than half the price of the TAD ME-1 & quantifiably better in some re... | |
| These seem a bit pricey $$$ The Swiss have never (there must be exceptions) offered value for money. It's intrinsic to their culture. HDF is pricier but unless they're using the very best Teflon capacitors, wiring, Vishays etc. then the value is certainly unexceptional. The ... |