jymc
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| Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters rhljazz nothing at all wrong with this recording. The mic placement on piano and sax is definitely ’close’ and there is the feeling that a ’clip’ could be coming. You can almost hear the piano hammers striking the strings; the initial breath that... | |
| dCS Bartok Apex vs any similar priced DAC magnuman It’s always the guys who are UNwilling to spend "$21,000 or $80,000 on a DAC", who manage to suggest their $4,500 DAC is "just as good or better"....and that my friend might be the winner for THE MOST "ridiculous statement"?? BTW, there ... | |
| Looking for a CD / SACD player. Also, tell me about Esoteric mahler123 I just stubbled upon this thread which is about 9 months old. Your comment above is a matter I am quite interested in. I highly doubt that the SACD layer on ANY SACD disc is actually being transmitted from the Oppo to the Bryston DAC. W... | |
| Looking for a CD / SACD player. Also, tell me about Esoteric ahhh.....the Marantz versus Esoteric debate. I wonder throughout the high end audio world (and wanna-be high end audio world) if there is a difference in the owners LISTENING ABILITIES (which is very different from "plain old hearing"), in additi... | |
| REL Carbon Special Subwoofers or the REL G1 Gibraltar Reference Subwoo ricred1 How does a passive radiator "drive you crazy? Was the Carbon Special dialed in correctly? I've never heard a G31 or G32 in my system. I've only used 2 REL Carbon Limiteds with TAD CR1 tx speakers powered by Ayre MXR Twenty monos. My p... | |
| Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player You can always identify a diehard high-end vinyl guy. Their ears are conditioned to a lifetime of listening to the best of what vinyl has to offer. Therefore, even the most pristine and capable digital playback will NEVER be acceptable to their hi... | |
| McIntosh MCD12000 vs. Luxman D-10X vs. Technics SL-G700M2 @bmwalpina I saw your Jan 2025 comment regarding your MCD12000 purchase. Congratulations sir. I have not yet made a decision to take the leap from my Mark Levinson 519 CD/DAC/Streamer. Frankly, I've not heard a more musical SACD unit than the ... | |
| Upgrade Esoteric K03XD to K01XD? You guys have ANY idea at all, about how many guys think they are "ripping their SACDs" but the result (which still sounds very good) is actually nothing more than the Redbook layer of the SACD? | |
| Siltech cables. Help to recognize originals. @marakanetz so you are the resident genius about $59 Siltech cables....just as good as the ones costing $5900.....thank you | |
| VAC preamps - too expensive? @ghdprentice I believe most people DO hear diminishing returns, otherwise, using your $22k versus $4k streamer example, you would not have spent the additional $18k on another streamer. Maybe we agree that diminishing incremental improvements be... | |
| Ayon S5 VS Aurender W20 I wonder if these 'dopes talking to dopes' have wised up over the past 10 yrs? Oh. such feeble attempts to share, through the art of written communication. Forget investing in a new piece of gear and take a remedial writing class. | |
| Looking for a CD / SACD player. Also, tell me about Esoteric It is crystal clear that many of the "experts" above are proud to tout their favorite brands with all the superficial emotion of hitting the lotto jackpot. To those looking for guiding advice prior to making a substantial purchase, hopefully you ... | |
| Anything SS sounds better than D'Agostino ? @doctorrob77 Absolutely, a system should be built around the type of music one listens to. Think about those "brute strength" demos that really high end hifi stores often do for their customers....I'm thinking $500k variety systems! The music ... | |
| Mcintosh MCD-12000 jasonbourne52 2800+ posts and counting. You can bet the majority of these posts are just like the one above, where he is trashing high priced gear just because he can OR he is extremely jealous and envious of those who can foot the bill for suc... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @tlcocks No, I do not use a professional EQ in my home 2-ch system. I have used EQ units (together with several other processors), principally in a recording studio setup, where any "processing effect", can be routed through a patch bay, and be... |