jond
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| The goal of audio reproduction That's a lot of science to come to the conclusion; I like what I like because I like it. 😄 In all seriousness jakleiss that sounds like a very thought out and reasonable approach though I do wonder what the value is, i.e. who your audience would r... | |
| Amp vs powered speaker confusion…. I think most probably look speakers first then amp, the speaker you buy will determine the sort of amp you need. The "problem" with buying powered speakers is you have no options your locked into the built in amps. Some folks love powered speakers... | |
| Boutique caps in oil... reliable? @charles1dad Thanks I had no idea you were considering AN when you bought your Yamamoto. And did a bit of reading on the Abbas site he credits Andy Grove from AN UK for a lot of his background knowledge and the George Slawa of Sw1x is his protege.... | |
| Boutique caps in oil... reliable? @charles1dad I will be very curious to hear your thoughts on the Abbas Dac vs your Yamamoto I've heard of Abbas and from what I can tell they, like Sw1x, are emulating the Audio Note philosophy. Having heard both Yamamoto and AN I definitely think... | |
| Anyone who owns a Technics SU-R1000, can you answer a quick question Glad you got it figured out jsqt now enjoy your records! | |
| System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live No stereo can truly reproduce the dynamics and volume of live as @lewm states above. If you like how your system sounds stick with it chasing "live" sound is a losing battle. And @atmasphere That literally made me laugh out loud thank you. | |
| Why do so many sellers take offense to offers on their listings? @tomic601 It's your lucky day friend I will give you 2.5X retail a cool $500 for that 1961 MC240 and you're welcome! 🙂 | |
| Anyone who owns a Technics SU-R1000, can you answer a quick question Definitely a gain issue what's the output of your cartridge? And does the Technics have adjustable gain settings for phono? | |
| Sony introduced headphones made from plastic bottles The perfect is ever the enemy of the good. | |
| Sony introduced headphones made from plastic bottles @vonhelmholtz Um do what exactly? Marketing can indeed suck but actually doing things to help the environment is critically important. And there's an ocean of plastic out there pun intended. | |
| Sony introduced headphones made from plastic bottles JFC it's not woke it's smart and good for the environment what's wrong with that exactly? | |
| Amoeba Music We Like I've been to the one on Telegraph Ave in Berkeley back in 2010 just that one time but great store as I recall. | |
| New Sugden mono blocks have arrived. They look fantastic hilroy! | |
| Tube Amp for Devore O/96 I've heard the 0/96 driven by a Shindo Montrachet, that's a UL amp using EL34 tubes to put out 30 watts, to good effect in a medium sized room. I've not heard any of the other amps the OP is considering but love the idea of a pushpull triode amp a... | |
| Audio Note DAC Owners- please share your thoughts Hey designer I've been using a Dac-3 Signature for about 6 years not currently using it as it's in the shop awaiting a donor transformer after a bridge rectifier lost it's life. As the Dac was built in 1995 that's 26 years of trouble free service ... |