jonwolfpell
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| Are Your Ears Good? Simple Test For Your Ears From what I understand, even though we can’t directly “hear” much above 20khz, the “ information “ transmitted above that can substantially affect imaging & overtones which are important parts of sound reproduction. | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) + 2 for Innuos Zenith Mark III. Just got it recently & really like it. Simple, solid, app works great, burns CD’s fast & sounds excellent. | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other I’ve owned & enjoyed a Basis 2500 w/ a Basis Vector 4 arm & a ZYX MC cartridge for 20 years. Simple, very solid w/ very well engineered & built in NH. Still works flawlessly & sounds excellent. I think the newest version is the 280... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer All McIntosh gear in built in the US w/integrity to last a long time. How many amps built in the 60’s are still out there & running well? Very few other brands foreign or domestic. While maybe not every model they’ve ever produced sounds great... | |
| Snell Type A III vs. Klipsch Cornwall IV I used to enjoy & enjoy Snell A’s also. I now own Volti Audio Rivals. They are excellent, full bodied, very dynamic w/ great tone & detail. Very efficient like the Klipsch but better on every way, much higher quality drivers, cabinets, cr... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? Perhaps a many bad things in our world can be blamed on the greed & short sightedness of my (boomer) generation. But we can also proudly take the credit for by far the best rock music ever! It’s not even close. it’s survival of the fittest! ... | |
| Your single most significant purchase mistake? My first turntable in 1974- BIC 940 belt drive. What a POS! I think it was designed engineered ok, just poor quality of materials & construction. The fluid in cueing system leaked on early & would drop the needle on the record faster than ... | |
| Decisive moments your your audio journey Great stuff here many of which I can relate to. I've had many different revelatory moments listening to music along way. The initial one was hearing what good, tight & defined bass can sound like on stacked large Advents in too small a room th... | |
| Dunlavy SC IV Speaker- Any Good??? I owned the big Duntechs (forerunners of the Dunlavys) back in the 80"s & they were substantially better in just about every way than anything else available at that time other than maybe the Infinity IRS & the bigger Apogees. The had no ... | |
| Will An Anthem AV Receiver Benefit From An Aftermarket Power Cable Don’t sell you Anthem receiver short! It’s an excellent piece of equipment which can sound really good. A good power cord should make a noticeable improvement especially if you push the receiver & play your system loudly & draw some real c... | |
| K-horn won't fit, any other corner speakers recommended for a big room? Volti Audio Rivals. Better than the K horns in just about every way imo. That said, the new K horns do not need to go right in the corners. The design has been slightly modified & efrcticreate their own corners with their new cabinets. | |
| starting equiment that ic cold from being shipped Some funny responses. I once blew up an older TV with a picture tube turning it on when I had just taken it out of my garage in winter. It arced, smoked & made some horrible noises in its dying moment. Picture didn’t actually implode which mig... | |
| Question about Class A Rogers High Fidelity EFH 200 Mark III !! Great tube integrated amp 100 watts / channel Class A. Hand made in MA w/ top quality parts & point to point wiring. Great sound, great build quality & lifetime warranty. Amongst the very best. | |
| Power Conditioners Any & at all price points. I have minimal experience w/ them & want to hear people's thoughts on my questions. | |
| Long live Rock? 2022 R&R HOF I understand that I’m not following the directions specified in the original post but I rarely have done so in my life & I’m happy. Until the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame includes & in fact dedicates at least half a “ show” to Ian Anderse... |