johnk
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| To Buy or to DIY, here is my question If you have no skills are lazy or have no time then off the shelf is what you get. If you have skills an open mind and are craving something unique then DIY is the way to go. Kits are fine but it's not like going your own way. And those who say DI... | |
| The Best Preamp is no Preamp? I have owned many preamps most all types as well as integrated etc. And it's about synergy some systems just sound better with active over passive or direct. You can get more impact dynamics and overall better sound quality if your system requires... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? 40.3xd is only 22.5k and it can play almost all music genres what a deal!!!!! | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Have a used Syrah with phono if you are in need. | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? Harbeths are well-designed chinless dynamics that audiophile types crave for playback of the absolute sound. Unless your version of the absolute sound has gestalt and dynamics then you are out of luck. | |
| Your single most significant purchase mistake? Everything I ever bought from Rega. Never again. | |
| Why terminate speaker wire? So now silver doesn't oxidize? And why would adding an extra connection point be better than just a solid wire? It's not connectors don't improve sound they are just convenient. On loudspeakers, I also try to not use binding posts those negatively... | |
| Tiny Room (6' x 9') speaker advice 1 Altec A5 in mono would sound better in that space when any wee chinless bookshelf or underachieving tower. Seriously get a mono converter and jump off the upgrade train enjoy life. | |
| CHANGING FROM AUDIO RESEARCH TO AUDIO NOTE SYSTEM SET and front horns can have a natural synergy and you will not have to worry about output levels. Dynamic box speakers and a SET is kind of SETing yourself up for failure. | |
| Looking To Match A Tube Amp With A Pair Of Audio Note AN-K/Spe Luxman mq88 sounded great on the AN loudspeakers | |
| Avoiding Scammers - Both As Buyer & Seller I look into whos buying or selling I try to buy and sell to known audiophiles guys like me. I also look up shipping addresses on google earth to see if it is a real home, not a warehouse or? | |
| Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why? Almost all types of high-frequency transducers have their uses. It's a big mistake to isolate and focus on parts when loudspeakers are designed as a whole. | |
| I need help describing the sound of a SET to a friend in English. In a system that has synergy, a SET is dam good. | |
| What a pile of Schiit In my 110db 1 watt horn system the eq ads no hum. I suspect user error. | |
| Primaluna? We need our audio dealers and they need to make a profit or we wouldn't have any. A reason so much cheap tube gear is out there is because much of it has no return or warranty support. As Kevin mentioned if that's all you can buy that's not his co... |