kairosman
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| Borresen Loudspeakers A guy with not inconsiderable hifi experience goes to hear new speakers no one here has heard before, he is blown away to the point that he purchases the speakers. At $5500 they are not cheap either. Many comments boil down to "what an idiot". Eve... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? If the 333 is as much a step up as the 300 was from the 250 then I guess I’ll be upgrading too, damn it! McIntosh is good but not at the level of Gryphon, however lol the blue meter cult does continue on unabashedly. On the Gryphon website the 3... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? Gryphon's brand ambassador Rune says the 333 will have more in Class A, how much more isn't clear yet. - so will it run hotter as it already runs pretty warm? Also he said there's new transistors, the Sankens in the 300 have a warmish character (... | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? I have a 300 and unless the performance were substantially better, which is hard to do given how good the 300 is, I can't see myself upgrading. I got my 300 for $18K CAD new in 2022 just before the last price increase. A new 333 in my neck of the ... | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? Logic dictates that your source be at a commensurate level with your amp and speakers otherwise it is the weakest link in the chain and will not maximize the amp and speaker’s sonic capabilities. Just set aside all the comments here and think thr... | |
| Opinions about Daniel Hertz OP - curious as to the verifiable source of the allegation ML personally had committed fraud by rebranding Chinese gear under his own label that he was in control of at the time, can you share the source and proof? Was thinking of the Maria but no... | |
| Is my amp good enough? Your NAD pre/power stack is good enough for now to break your speakers in and get to know them in comparison to what you had before. Indeed, your speakers might be such a revelation that you may not feel the need to upgrade your stack. BUT as a so... | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? @calvinj although I agree with you, given the negative reactions to your innocuous post, as a dealer and therefore someone who can be characterized as biased and/or self-interested (probably unfairly), it is best to refrain from making a similar p... | |
| Intg Amps: Hegel 590 vs NAD M33 Masters vs Gryphon Diablo 120 Auditioned many integrateds including the 3 the OP is asking about, bought the 300, to my ears the best of the lot. Here is my informal ranking of the integrateds: Gryphon 300 Accuphase E-5000 Aesthetix Mimas Mcintosh MA12000 Hegel 590 <-... | |
| New DAC! Meitner MA3, Denafrips Terminator Plus, Holo May KTE, Mola Mola Tambaqui First off Roon is not as good sonically as the Lumin or Aurender apps. If you don't mind ditching Roon get the new Lumin U2 with fiber optic input to start (I have the P1 with the same set of LAN and fiber optic inputs), however if you are married... | |
| Shocking Lampizator Service Baltic 4 owner here in Canada, I had a warranty issue as well, which was resolved eventually but it was not straightforward. I suspect Horizon and Baltic owners DO get different treatment, but then again there is only one distributor in NA and Luk... | |
| Audio Hungaray Qualiton A50i vs LTA Z40+ Integrated Minimum impedance for those Focals is 2.8 ohms, will be a very tough load if the attending phase angle is steep and if this minimum is in the bass frequency range (which it most often is). The two amps you are weighing have power ratings at 4 ohms... | |
| Integrated suggestions +1 on Lab12 and Audio Hungary Qualiton, have heard both manufacturers' top integrateds (and some of their separates), excellent price/value ratio. I own a Qualiton C200 preamp which I just recently purchased for a second system, big bold soulful s... | |
| $50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please. @toddcowles lots of envy of your stated budget in the comments as usual, ignore that and spend what you want. The best advice as a few wise souls have mentioned comes from your original post - Harbeth and Pass is what you had and liked, the safest... | |
| Dac that has tone and timing? @akiravelvet +1 for Lampizator. I have a Baltic 4 and it's both tonally dense yet resolving. About $7K new retail so above the OP's preferred budget but worth the stretch IMO. To my ears it is clearly a better DAC than my Terminator II. Tube rolli... |