jond
Responses from jond
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? Gen X here and love my system started way back in my 30s that would be the late 90s and in that time only met a handful of others into good sound in person. Outside of CAF and at my dealers that is and a few friends have gotten into vinyl and have... | |
| 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. |