jond
Responses from jond
| Why most $3000 and lower DAC’s sound almost identical I think that the degree of difference in the sound of Dacs can be pretty small compared to other components but there are differences. My current Dac a Yamamoto YDA-1 was I think $2500 retail back when I picked it up it sounds very good and no dig... | |
| Dynaudio focus 360 Hey Twangy one thing I will say is there are just some speakers that like to be pushed harder and played louder to sound their best. I remember reading some reviews of Dynaudio speakers back in the day that mentioned this. I don't have much experi... | |
| AUDIO SHOWS! WHAT would you like to see more of there. Better brands, hours etc? Better music played real music people listen to in their homes. | |
| Can using a bad tube hurt an amplifier? Yes if you're lucky just a blown fuse and possibly blown resistor but as stated above things can get much worse. | |
| "Good" Music Check out the Asylum Street Spankers a very underrated TX swing band. | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? Almarg may he rest in peace. | |
| Krell CD player replacement I don't get it you are going to ditch the player but worry that attempting to repair it could damage it's value?! What value does it have if you ditch it for a new player? | |
| HOW can components be so expensive, and yet customer service is so bad. +1 @lalitk the dealer is most important and a good dealer will stand by you even if the manufacturer won't or is just tone deaf. And will give you loaner gear when you need it and hopefully can execute at least some repairs on their own. | |
| Upgraded or lateral streamer move with YouTube connectivity Can't you just transmit Bluetooth to your Innous? You could certainly listen to Youtube through your streamer that way. | |
| CDT3 MK3 Question Nope you’re not, upsampling cannot add any info that’s not already on the recording and it does not turn Redbook into hi rez. | |
| Garrard A70 Turntable None but I'd love to see a pic of your Pilot Stereophonic console and that Garrard A70! | |
| Conflicted with Preamps Can you just return the Quad or cancel the order since it hasn't shipped yet? | |
| TO DAC OR NOT TO DAC? Sure a Dac can improve your sound, if the Dac sounds better than what you already have. The only way to know is to try one. | |
| Ceriously, it all started with a power cable Bob makes excellent cables his original ceramic cables are the first power cord I ever tried that made a difference. I still use a very short one to feed my power distributor. | |
| What is a "reference" system? @viridian Thunderbird is "An American Classic" so well done sir! Lots of older grape juice here the problem is none of it is quite old enough yet. ;) |