johnread57
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| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! Yes two pair PMC MB2SE Viking Acoustics L’Instruments Different. Good. Wonderful actually. But my amps etc keep having power issues. | |
| Is there a way to switch one set of speakers between two sound systems? I know this doesn’t fit but it is electrically isolated, I get up and swap the speaker cables. Batch your listening … so you’re not comparing tracks but say albums or sources. | |
| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? Well this appears to be going well? Is the OP satisfied yet? For me it’s easy… Money Magnitude Margin Synergy PRAT Soundstage Timbre and tonality. Significance Value Judgement, mine or yours? Cost Logistical challenges Connectivity ... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Whew enough to write a book here! Here’s some more: 1. Keep an open mind. 2. Music is a contextual experience, listen in as many different environments as you can 3. Music is an emotional experience, let your ears and heart be connected witho... | |
| Experience with Modwright products? A disaster. Guy is a charlatan. Read my explanation of a simple transaction with him. He’s an abusive liar. Case Link. | |
| New Pass Labs Go To I bought my XA25 from Mark, he was personable, efficient and always willing to advise and assist. Set the industry standard it seems for customer satisfaction. I wish him well in retirement. John | |
| 240/110V 200Va transformer suitable for? @jasonbourne71 Thanks mate. Would it work for USA gear? A bit underpowered? | |
| Should I Sell My ARC REF 6 and Get A Pass Labs XP-32 I’ve had the XP20 and I currently have ARC SS gear, the LS10 and D240. The XP20 was honestly a straight gain tool no features to speak of, ultimately I sold it and moved to the musicality of the ARC set. You may find you like both because they d... | |
| Vintage musicality vs one box convenience G’day Elliott Thanks for your kind thoughts. I’m DownUnder in Melbourne Australia so a bit of travel involved in a visit but you’re welcome any time. Although the Viking’s are 98dB sensitive I find they do best with some power to move their two ... | |
| Moving Soon - Should I Pack Up Everything Now?? Then there’s the packing… it’s very easy to underestimate the time needed and to pack what you want to pack not the movers. Start packing early. Esp if you have plans for internal wall wiring… Photograph everything before you let people in your ... | |
| Audio Research reference amplifiers used with RCA IC`s and unbalanced preamplifiers And, if you get a higher end set of XLR cables you will notice another uptick in performance resolution etc. I run a fully balanced system, Ref 9 CD->LS10-> D240 it’s fabulous musical and an endgame set. See my set up here. | |
| Amp repair Sen Alagic, Philadelphia excellent tech engineer repaired my ARC amps aalltech at g mail dot com | |
| All ARC vs All Pass Labs vs All CJ system compare Yup… Had PasLabs XA25, and XP20 Pros: XA25 was a master grip on my PMC Twenty26. Great bass mids and clear trebs Cons: the XP20 was boring. Despite upgrading to seal noise and dampening. Didn’t combine with Esoteric K03Xs CD/DAC, too transpa... | |
| First Tube amp suggestions Just tried the cheap and ok Bouyrang Reisong A50 Mark III Set 300B for $800USD. It was ok but couldn’t really push my 98dB sensitive horn speakers because of the twin 12” woofers. I’m not into soldering so I sold the amp to someone who might if th... | |
| seeking advise please on my short list for new speakers? (15k budget) Martin Logan have a new line, UK speakers: PMC are mostly good I thoroughly enjoyed my Twenty26 and Elac 247.2. Today I have MB2SE but these are beyond your budget. If you consider used…Wilson’s are an option. |