joshfilm
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| Luxman leaves me wanting I think your cables may be part of the problem as well. I found Luxman gear to be quite sensitive to cable choice, but also easily satisfied with the right choice. In the affordable range, I found that the lowest tier of LUNA cables really brought... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? Does the Vivid Audio OVAL B1 Decade count as a standmount? | |
| cost no object integrated amps I have owned the Absolare Integrated mentioned above for almost 2 years and with a the right set of NOS tubes to dial in the sound exactly to taste, it has been an end-of-the-line decision for me. (Their Echole cables offer some fantastic synergy ... | |
| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey This should not be frustrating. It should be exciting. You are at the very beginning of a great journey ahead. Throw everything out, especially preconceptions and brand biases and try to find what really floats your boat. Find it outside your hous... | |
| Demo'ing Class A amps, Appreciation Suggestions from those who recently been there The previous generation Luxman m-600 and m-800 (all class A 30w and 60w respectively) had something that even the newer generation models don’t have in terms of thick class A signature sound and tons of current to punch way above their weight. Mig... | |
| I need advice for power cords Humble advice from my limited experience:1) Don't assume that the same power chord (brand, price point, level, etc...) will work equally well on all your components. Experiment with each one individually.2) Using different cables on different piec... | |
| Speaker recommendations 10 to 30k and no beryllium I will soon be selling my Vivid Giya 2s. Feel free to PM me. They are epic.I am moving up the Vivid chain. I can get them to you well within that price range and at that price, they are very hard to beat...From: "SoundStage! Hi-Fi | SoundStageHiFi... | |
| confused and don't know what to do I was in a similar situation a few years back. I was coming from a surround system that was great for movies, but not enjoyable for music. I went deep down the rabbit hole of trying to get my stereo setup satisfying for music. By the time I did I ... | |
| Advantages of owning equipment from major audio brands vs. boutique shops? This is where dealers can play a big role too. My local dealers had a great relationship with the speaker manufacturer (vivid) and designer (dickie) and when a small repair was needed, they had them on the phone walking a local technician through ... | |
| CD Player vs. music streaming @audiotroy i recently tried an Innuos Statement in my system and I found that the same track ripped from cd by the Innous significantly outperformed the same track streamed via the Innuos (via Roon/Tidal cd-quality). Did you not find the same? (I ... | |
| Upgrade Speaker Cables or Interconnects +1 @gadios20 amp circuits should be done first... save you years of chasing bass. | |
| Upgrade Speaker Cables or Interconnects Though different cables behave wildly differently, and all cables will likely affect all these areas to some degree, I have generally found that:1) speaker cables affect (can improve) spatial qualities of sound more than any other cable2) intercon... | |
| What are the best Room Accustic Treaments members have found? Has anyone tried Stillpoint Apertures??they seem super interesting as a smaller scale intervention...From: "Official Site of Stillpoints - Stillpoints Aperture" / stillpoints ❝When using conventional acoustic panels made of typical absorbing mate... | |
| $30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous? From: AudioStream web magazine ❝This ability to present the 3D-image of a recorded vocalist like Sinatra in a startlingly realistic spatial and timbral manner was one of many initial sonic impressions of the LampizatOr Pacific Balanced DAC that, l... | |
| $30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous? A few years back I made exactly this move. Put a $25k DAC (TotalDAC) in $60k system (Luxman & Vivid). Because the DAC was precisely to my taste and beat out several other $20-$30 DACs, it was the most unregrettable move I ever made. In fact it... |