johnread57
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| Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed? Another vote for an Acoustic Research solution. In my case I replaced my Esoteric K03Xs because it was sharp on the leading edges, no matter what cables amps preamps or speakers. I was lucky to find an AR Ref CD9. This is an all tube affair and si... | |
| I met this guy in a hotel room.... Funny, I just commented on a recent post elsewhere here on AG with comments saying there was nothing much new in speaker design. Yet every year… new items drop into the market. Good share Erik, thumbs up 👍 | |
| Montreal Audio Show - anyone hear the FR30’s? New tech in speaker design…  If you watch widely across YouTube, you can find Kenji at Kenrick’s Audio demonstrating  wire directionality and speaker diaphragm design as well as redesign of classic JBL. You can find diy guys designing open baffle... | |
| Let me end the Premp/Amplifier sound debate ... If wire has audible differences in direction as demonstrated here, logically all electronics including preamps and amps will sound different. https://youtu.be/-P6TrQTuqMo  | |
| Horn speakers are really bright? I wonder how much of your experience is the speaker position next to all that equipment tv screen and so on. The normal horn dispersion is getting reflected by the walls and equipment including the tv most probably. I have a different category of... | |
| Objective Review of the ModWright Pioneer LX800 In the system with the LX800SE I am using a Marantz 8805SE as preamp into an ARC D240 MK II SE powering my PMC MB2SE. Sounds excellent too. Plans to update the preamp may or may not come to fruition. | |
| The two stages of audiophilia Stage 3pack up the lot, sell it, and move to something else… | |
| Objective Review of the ModWright Pioneer LX800 @jafant yes mate I continue to enjoy my LX800SE | |
| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? I thought I would share my cd player journey.Stage 1 were the following:Oppo 103D SEfollowed by a major step up to my Esoteric K03xs SEDissatisfied with the harshness of leading and trailing edges, I sold itMeanwhile, I have bought and upgraded tw... | |
| What Integrated Amp do You use Esoteric F05SELINE MAGNETIC 805/518iathe Esoteric was a gemtraded it for an ARC LS10SE D240 MK IIi sold the 518 because it was boring after a while | |
| ~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought Try a pair of these if you’re into horn speakers https://www.viking-acoustics.com/grande-voix | |
| Best Class A Amp under $2,000 used? So, have you chosen yet? | |
| Speaker shootout update; aggressive treble eliminating some (fairly?) Does anyone else treat the room before buying speakers? What about change the treatments if you install new speakers?The OP has said he’s not going to treat the room first. Is this a deal breaker? OP - what about Monitor Audio say Bronze or Gold? ... | |
| Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time? A third world problem...there are no Hi-Fi stores in the country I live in. I buy and ship. That has interesting ramifications for developing relationships too. Misunderstanding is easily come buy. Frustration and delay is normal. Then we can talk... | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present Too many to count. |