johnread57

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I want to be moved and have the music touch my soul!
And try some Yelloif they don’t move you, you or your system or both of you need a new heart 💜  
We are buying and reviewing gear all wrong
Linn UKOffer whole systems based on stereo or multi channel source and active speakers.And the probably sell loads of them. Smart marketing with smart products. Great market. Indeed doubt many are found here. Erik proposed a different review and s... 
What area or country do you live in ?
Riyadh, SAUDI Arabia 🇸🇦 been here four years Previously Singapore 🇸🇬 20 yearsFrom Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 originally  
Esoteric K-03Xs Player
HK_Fan don’t say the K01 is attractive cos I’m sure the Grandioso is seriously good too 😉Each step is a major hardware upgrade step that results in significant aural pleasure.I’m having my Esoteric fully sealed against EMI RFI at the moment, befor... 
Has anyone added a small subwoofer to 2 channel and been thrilled with the result?
I wanted to post a shot of my IDEA Sub connected directly from my PassLabs XA25 amp in parallel with my PMC Twenty26 using Western Electric speaker shielded cables by TimePortal. Anyway the package of one sub and PMC sound wonderful. I couldn’t be... 
Esoteric K-03Xs Player
Any update on you purchase and listening experience? This is one of three Esoteric range I am considering. 
A very good ENGINEERING explanation of why analog can not be as good as digital..
This misses the point. If people and a goodly size population say they prefer vinyl then the job is to explain why they do. Unless you can do this scientifically then you are failing to apply the rules you espouse to others to yourself.I don’t bel... 
HDMI cable for I2S
I’m asking a very naive question simply because I didn’t understand the answers given above. So my apologies at the outset 1. Can I run an hdmi cable between the Oppo103D and my PerfectWave DAC? Use the hdmi out to I2S input on the DAC? Will it pa... 
PS Direct Stream latest firmware, "Snowmass"
Will this update come to the PerfectWave DAC, do you know?  
HAVE ALL SALES STOPPED ON AUDIOGON ???
Took took it to heart. Reduced price. Now at 1/3 retail price. Purchased boosts etc. Let’s see. 
DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?
Oh goody another cable discussion! My approach has been within my budget to take a consistent whole of system approach over more than three years. Adding power chords interconnects and speaker cables from one supplier. Sometimes upgrading models a... 
Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience
And yet...Trafomatic or Cary, Ayon, and Whammerdyn are other brands that I think compete with PrimaLuna.  
price of Oppo players threw the roof
I bought and upgraded a Pioneer LX88, too bad Oppo. Beats the Oppo 205 anyway...and later in a year's time or so when Pioneer release their new players...I'll be back.  
Interconnects and non-believers
This morning I was exploring SVS Sub interconnects. I was referred to their Soundpath shielded sub cable. One reviewer wrote this candid comment:“I was using coat hangers for speaker wires before (just kidding), what a difference these cables made... 
Luxman vs Pass Labs
Sometimes we need to listen to attractive alternatives to confirm or reconfirm our primary choice.Its known as cognitive dissonance.These alternatives remind us again the reasons we made our first choice.