jouri_knegt
Responses from jouri_knegt
| Amp repair cost — is this right? Hello jnehma1,I too been at this point in this hobby of ours. Stuff breaks, or is old and is in need for a total overhaul.Due to some experience (the hard way) I noticed very high price differences from technician to technician. So $105 - $12,- an... | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? I was lucky and bought a Theta gen VIII series 3I was adament to play it in 220v. I had it modified to 220v (was original 120v) cost €550, -Totall unnecessary... I quickly sold the unit because I didn't like the sound compared to the old Gen V-a I... | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? Bought a pair of Higher Fidelity 138 monoblocks for a sweet deal. Very very powerful. But needed some love. Postponed that. Bought my first biamp cable, a vd hul Revelation. It had the most thick spades ever made. The cables were also very heavy s... | |
| Do you prefer tidy room to messy one with better sound? Well the best experiences i had audio wise were in rooms that were both tidy and sounded excellent. I felt completely at ease and could better focus on the music, instead of looking at the clutter. I strive for a tidy system myself but it's diffic... | |
| Best cheap system I have ever heard @acresverde yes I meant subjective lol | |
| Best cheap system I have ever heard The reason I post this. Is that I wish I would read more posts such as this. Great synergy between 2nd products. I know it's all objective. But the more money I spend in this great hobby. I'm beginning too believe less is more. | |
| What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned? For me personally the most underrated speaker would be the Alon II. It's an ugly duckling, needs plenty of space. But the sound coming out of that speaker is really special! Soaring highs, boogie factor and good bass. Also the prices they go for.... | |
| What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio? Great post! It makes me reflect upon my purchase decisions. My top #3 would be1. Loaner Cardas speakercables. Suddenly my speakers and amp sounded just right. Beforehand I tried for months to get the sound right but was never successful. Sold the ... | |
| Help with Wadia 9 and 270 upgrade Thanks!! I will definitely going to make a couple!! | |
| Help with Wadia 9 and 270 upgrade Hi Steve, thanks for your advice. The Wadia’s are connected with a nameless power cord into a toroid ISB 060 (I have the 100 upstairs for a very near future switch). The nameless cord just works, it sparkles. I tried several. The ISB 060 cleans th... | |
| Have you ever downgraded deliberately? Well my system changed somewhat due to some components were away for mods. Bought a D1200 on the cheap. Great component, but definitely beneath my regular setup. Nostalgia indeed. Another great lesson and tons of fun | |
| High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it. @erik_squires thanks for the radio tip. I will check it out! | |
| High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it. @erik_squires I had a very weird experience last weekend. My friend has a DIY dac. In it was a NOS TDA1543 Philips chip hooked on a a Rasberry pi with i2s. It could only play 16/44. The power supply was a very cheap phone charger with an extra us... | |
| Some components too old now? @vinyloidStick to your current dac. There is always something better out there. But you have avoided the merry-go-round for a really long time. Keep doing it!I myself am a CD nut as well. I get so much joy buying new and 2nd hand. Totally great. I... | |
| Have you ever downgraded deliberately? The seller was displaying them with a Jadis MC80 Preamp and also a Jadis power amp. He also had JCAT monoblocks laying arround and e-mailed me later that the sound was even better with them. A tube lover as yourself Lou.Thanks for your input |