john1
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Is Agon becoming the eBay of audio? The community needs to take an interest in policing itself to be sure but counting on that kind of policing is not practical or appropriate. I remember the audio scamming on eBay being so extraordinary once that dozens of ads for high-end gear (o... | |
MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! Jon Iverson's even stronger condemnation in the new Stereophile won't be officially online likely for another month or so (other than to digital subscribers) >https://www.stereophile.com/content/more-mqa | |
MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! To whatever degree MQA does good things to the sound for some, it is unquestionably trying to take over the entire, digital audio ecosystem (& may succeed). John Iverson & Atkinson both warn in their full page As We See It columns in the... | |
Focal Utopia Scala V2 or Persona (9H/7F) Hope you haven’t bought the Focal Scalas yet - here’s a chance to get a pair for an initial asking of (before bargaining) $7500 less than retail. > https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis8fa6h-focal-scala-utopia-reference-3-way-floor-standing-lou... | |
Focal Utopia Scala V2 or Persona (9H/7F) I have a pair of Diva Bes & they are absolutely not bright. John Atkinson of Stereophile said this when he tested the Utopia Maestro 111 on one of its settings: "I preferred the balance with them set to "3," which took away most of the mellow ... | |
DAC recommendation Unquestionably you need to buy used. Set the listings under digital to display low to high. You'll then have a concentration of what's available. Checking out US Audio Mart is also recommended. | |
Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK? What are you talking about? Simaudio 700, Mark Levinson585, Ayre AX5 Twenty, Pass Labs int 250 are all regarded as outstanding. Your question doesn't indicate power or price considerations or if tubes are wanted so the likes of Audio research may ... | |
What ever happened to Krell ? Undisclosed? Technically maybe so. But cost considerations completely rule all policy at Krell for some time. Only less expensive versions of what came before (that hasn’t been deleted altogether), heavily discounted by their shrinking group of de... | |
What ever happened to Krell ? Any defense of Krell is not what they've done with anything outside their amplifiers. That they can somehow degrade and/or get rid of everything else w/o it affecting the amps is an interesting point of view. D'agostino the company appears to be g... | |
What ever happened to Krell ? The Stereophile review I quoted from was from later 2015 by Michael Fremer > http://www.stereophile.com/content/krell-solo-575-monoblock-power-amplifier-page-2The reviews of Krell ibias amps mostly agree if you google them online. To most direc... | |
What ever happened to Krell ? The reviews are pretty consistent (available online), that the new Krell is good by most standards - but not all & certainly not as good or as detailed as the old Krell. Also that it is clearly not a Class A sound in the way that has previousl... | |
Ethical Help from the AudiogoN Community I assumed the replacement of the tweeter would have involved the replacement of the carbon surround which would've involved monstrous money to replace & install. I have seen many ads that claim to "have no idea" what the cost would be to repl... |