jonwolfpell
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| Reliability of Dan D'Agostino equipment At the prices the really high end equipment manufacturers charge, those products should not only sound great but do so for a long time w/ virtually no reliability issues! For myself, I judge whether to buy audio equipment or actually almost an... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? I have always wondered what some of the really high end manufacturers expectations are w/ the really pricey stuff in terms of actual number of units sold. I suspect some of these products are intended to create or maintain a manufacturer's reput... | |
| Does anyone know where this J. Gordon Holt comes from? @tomcy6 . Great album by a great band! Susan is a really good guitarist & a great singer & Derek is probably the best rock / blues guitarist of our time now. So funny how you described their concert. Not 20 minutes into the show, a fai... | |
| Does anyone know where this J. Gordon Holt comes from? For myself, trying to recreate the live sound of whatever I’m listening to is exactly what I’m trying to do. I really enjoy systems that can sound live as opposed to highly detailed, overly etched “hifi” that like many high end speakers do. If y... | |
| What is the most challenging music to play on a stereo? I have found over the years that a great test of a hi fi system is music that combines four things: full bodied vocals ( solo & harmonies), acoustic stringed instruments ( like acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin, stand up bass etc), ampl... | |
| Volti Experience ! Willy - I think a good 35 watts will easily drive the Rivals for all but the loudest levels in a big room. I think Stereophile measured them to be 98 db sensitive but I also think that can be misleading in & of itself. The watt meter on my Rog... | |
| Volti Experience ! Great story & congratulations! I’ve had my New Volti Rivals for just over a year & couldn’t be happier! I literally crack up during every listening session in amazement hearing so much music I really enjoy in the way I think the artists i... | |
| Klipsch Jubilee & Klipschorn Experience I’ve been a fan of Klipsch’s bigger speakers ( La Scalas & Klipschorns) for a long time & appreciate what they can offer w/ good quality amplification, especially good tube amps. If you want truly “live music” sound, good horns are unmatch... | |
| Ultimate test of bass - Lana del Rey's A&W For some other great bass & a great album too, check out on Qobuz the expanded, 2019 remix of The Band's first album (brown cover just called The Band). The whole thing is great & much of it sounds excellent but the bass drum & bass gu... | |
| What's all the fuss about late 70s and earl 80s run of the mill midfi turntables? I had a BIC 960 table w/ a Stanton 681 EEE cartridge in 1974. I think it was designed well w/ a decent arm & sounded pretty good but was built like crap & sold it before it completely fell apart. I then had a fully manual Thorens w/ an Or... | |
| Are you interested in the new generation of "old school" design loudspeakers? Moonwatcher - The new JBL 100's are better than the originals - I've heard both although not side by side w/ the same sources. They're still well made by a legendary, quality company. That said, if you're looking for big dynamic room filling sound... | |
| Are you interested in the new generation of "old school" design loudspeakers? If you think about it, just about every new speaker today is just an updated, possibly improved or modified version of an existing design which often is a good thing & are noticeably better. The last truly innovative designs may be Magnepl... | |
| Distinctly Digital Forever? I went with the Border Patrol DAC for the same reason & along w/ an Innuos Zenith Mark III sounds very good & not digitally fatiguing. It’s not pricey & You might check it out.. | |
| Harbeth 40.3's. Should I buy them? From what I've heard from otherwise nice Harbeth speakers, if you want to rock out, these are not the best choice in any reasonably sized room regardless of the amp. Bigger Proacs & ATC's that I've heard are much more capable kicking some but... | |
| top ten things you learned about HiFi on Agon So funny!!! For myself, there’s only one true measure of a sound system: DO I WANT TO KEEP LISTENING & ENJOYING & TIME JUST DISAPPEARS OR HAVE I HAD ENOUGH AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES? There can many reasons for either of those responses ... |