johnread57
Responses from johnread57
| What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase? @gano, astonishing and useful list... as you say, so little time... | |
| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) OCD Mike is selling good gear so the market is still there. A sample of one only. I have lots of gear I want to sell. Cables, for example. I’ll be lucky to get 10-20% of the purchase price. Selling to the USA - the largest market - from Australia... | |
| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? @audio_bidder Your comparison with rental cameras is interesting. If this is the right assumption, it seems that the likelihood of goods being stolen in HiFi is much higher than in specialty cameras for unknown reasons. Using your own equipment ... | |
| Townshend Audio Seismic Podiums Review Are they needed on a domestic concrete floor covered with engineered wood and the usual light foam backing? I wonder… | |
| Why bogus retail price from some sellers? I doubt that sellers artificially inflate their MSRP. Why would they bother? It’s hardly worth the hassle. They may have been told when they bought them, prices change all the time too as others here mention too. I don’t see a sea of schemers... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? My CDP is my best source. An ARC Ref CD9. It sounds so good it’s always a treat to listen. | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? @freediver i thinks it’s the budget issue that’s causing his lack of participation. | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? Wondering where's the OP in this amazing list... | |
| Compressed sound from Marantz TT15S1 Yes, this fixed the issue. Now, connecting through an analog input has this problem fixed. Thanks to all for the suggestions here. | |
| Doozy of an amp question I moved from PassLabs to Esoteric to a used ARC LS10 / D240 MkII and haven’t found a need to change until the LS10 was damaged in transit and I let it go. I’ve retained the D240 because it’s fully balanced differential design. 120W pc of musical S... | |
| Compressed sound from Marantz TT15S1 This seems to be the issue. I will move the connection and retry the sound. Thanks. | |
| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed https://pt.audio/2024/12/06/2025s-best-preamplifiers-buyers-guide-2025/ | |
| Looking for my End Game Speaker As a past owner, PMC MB2SE Absolutely full range Accurate fast deep bass clean uncolored sound https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=speakers&m=358283 | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? Audio Research D240 MKII Price used USD1800. Dynamic, transparent and musical end game amp. Fed earlier by an upgraded LS10, it was an end game set up. | |
| Upgrade speakers or DAC Big jump from Cambridge to dCS DAC, I would assume. Do that first and speakers afterwards. |