jtgofish
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| Auditioned Magico A3 - VERY DARK... Well if you like your AF preamp then that is all that is important.I can see why some people would like them because they sound very composed, smooth and refined.We do not all hear or listen the same.I much prefer the more open, 3D.vivid,dynamic a... | |
| Auditioned Magico A3 - VERY DARK... Well I think the Strumento #4 power amp is superb but the preamp is simply not in the same league and the power amp deserves something much better.Which is pretty much what Edgar Kramer said [if you read between the lines] when he reviewed them.Of... | |
| Auditioned Magico A3 - VERY DARK... Yes the Magicos can sound a bit dark and a bit congested.What they need is a really special sounding preamp.I have heard a Supratek Cabernet 300B preamp inserted into a very expensive system using Magico S5s and Audia Flight Strumento preamps and... | |
| Great Value in Used Phono Preamp’s? The old Realistic 42-2101A is an excellent sounding MM preamp.I prefer it to an EAR 834P and the Dynavector P75.You can pick them up for around $50.They seem to sound best when warmed up for a while. | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? Solid jarrah sounds excellent.It is a really dead sounding timber .I have used it laminated over MDF in larger speakers and as 100% solid in smaller speakers.It sounds much better than MDF or plywood to me.It is also great for turntable plinths an... | |
| Audiophile class AB vs Hypex N-core class D technologies . The Nord amplifiers sound very good.They use Hypex with Class A input stage. | |
| B&W DM70's - top end lacking I have owned two pairs of these.One pair sounded a bit dull but the other pair had lovely extended treble so it really depends on their condition. | |
| Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range The Yamaha NS5000s are wonderful sounding speakers.Worth importing if you can't get them locally.Plenty of the others mentioned here are great hi fi speakers but do not communicate the essence of the music like the NS5000s. | |
| Which Speaker Manufacturers (Besides ATC or PCM Feature Large Soft Dome Mid? Yamaha NS 5000. | |
| Searching for the most "accurate" speaker (below 15K) If you mean accurate as in a speaker that sounds like the real thing then I think the Yamaha NS5000 sets a new reference point.Especially in the midrange.Piano ,voices,strings or anything natural are all the most convincing I have heard from any s... | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass No sorry but I have been on a search for the perfect speaker for 35 years and have owned every type but the Yamaha NS5000s are the first ones I have heard that are truly convincing.Not in a sonic fireworks sort of way but in an accurate and real s... | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass Yamaha NS5000s are a must hear.A giant leap forward in midrange reproduction and the rest of the spectrum is also very good.But at last we have a speaker that reproduces voice and acoustic instruments that do not sound like speakers but rather the... | |
| Paradigm S8 vs. Sonus Faber Cremona M The S8s sound fat and rubbery in the bass and treble is OK but rather obvious.Very hi fi sounding but lacking in precision,dexterity and nuance.Live music does not sound like that. | |
| Why are so many companies like harbeth making old speakers designs and charging thousends? Harbeth and Audionote are exactly the sort of product we should value because they are great examples of evolving and perfecting design rather than coming up with something new just for some perceived marketing reason. | |
| Music Lovers Speaker vs. Audiophile Speaker A lot of expensive speakers might be detailed and image well but can't follow a tune and have poor resolution of timbre.So are lacking in musical engagement.I think the move to small diameter/high excursion drivers mounted in a tall narrow ported... |