jond
Responses from jond
| Kickstarter project I did one that was posted on here a few years ago Jerome Sabbagh did it for one of his recent albums. Was nice to support a jazz musician who cares about good sound. | |
| Recommendations for really well-recorded music for high-end audio system demo Cannonball Adderely's Somethin Else is fantastic music and a great recording. | |
| Sphere! I wanted to catch Phish missed out on tix and then got offered a Sunday but it was too last minute. My friends who went loved it and sent some cool pics back. | |
| Beautiful Colored Tube Preamp ($10k budget) to Pair w/ Very Accurate Monitors (PSI A25M) Shindo is a good call you can probably find a used one in the $10K range or close to it. Older c-j preamps the pv series are indeed warm and rich sounding though you do lose some resolution. Also Audio Note would be a brand to consider. | |
| Which has a greater influence on sound quality, the amp or the preamp? The answer is always the same, it depends. That said it's hard to beat a great tubed preamp. | |
| Integrated tube amp as amp only Yes it is safe and it should work just fine. | |
| So, a reviewer just said something I need to talk about. Well I would suggest since he was reviewing audio equipment wouldn't comments on the sound make more sense? I mean sure great playing makes music more engaging but in the sense of objectively reviewing some piece of gear it matters less. | |
| The Horror Hey audiodidact don't despair man look at it this way zero in on exactly what your system is lacking and fix it. I realize this is easier said than done but a similar happened to me after my first Capitol Audiofest back in 2017. After hearing a bu... | |
| New Accuphase Amplifier Experience Congrats on the new amp jfrmusic and that is a serious overall system upgrade it must sound amazing! | |
| Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed? I've not heard the Cornwalls but I quite enjoyed the Razz pretty sure it was v1 if not then v2. Having also heard the Rivals I'd call the Razz fun and a touch unrefined but just in comparison to the Rivals which are much more $$. Not sure if that... | |
| Is there a cheaper alternative to this: As speaker stands go that's a pretty low price and they were designed for your speakers seems like a no-brainer to me . | |
| Is it wrong to leave my amplifier on all the time Some folks will say that cycling on and off stresses the caps more than leaving an amp on all the time. I think you're fine either way really. | |
| Very faint hiss from tweeter Don't put your ear close to the tweeter problem solved. Also as stated above a little noise is not uncommon. | |
| Why do Wav and Flac Files Sound Different? WAV and Flac sound identical to me and WAV just takes up too much space. | |
| How is the Auralic Aries S1 or the Vega S1? It’s so new almost no one has heard it even on the Auralic forums just at audio shows. Are they even shipping yet? I take that back just went on the Auralic forums and one gentleman has posted some impressions. https://community.auralic.co... |