katman
Responses from katman
| any current integrated amps in market have great dacs? No, you’re just a pathetic snob hiding behind a keyboard , foolish enough to believe that putting an exotic name on a product and quadrupling its price will make it better than a cheaper identical product. | |
| any current integrated amps in market have great dacs? Idk if this counts but Denon better avr have good dac, my 4500h says this : ”For enhanced fidelity and dynamic range with low distortion, the AVR-X4500H features 32-bit AKM AK4458VN digital-to-analog converters on all channels, helping to ensure ... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, Compared to forty years ago, most speaker companies are nothing more than cabinet makers that toss in off the shelf drivers. A year ago, I read a rave review of some $1800 a pair PSB speakers then did a check at Madisound and found they spent unde... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, “I'm stuck on ESLs. If you can find Acoustat 2+2s in decent shape, add subs and really big SS amps. You will have an amazing line source system. ” No need for either, keep them away from walls and they do well. I used to run them off a nad 208 (... | |
| All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong If my GNP Valkeryies were made in ‘80, it can be assumed that they were designed in the ‘70’s- the drivers were all made in the ‘70’s. These sound fantastic a three different stacked enclosures , middle enclosure was lead lined to reduce vibratio... | |
| All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong “Good grief! People are actually touting Radio Shack speakers? Please escort them out of the building - through the back door - with extreme prejudice. ” My dream RS speakers actually popped up on eBay last week and they sold quick- Optimus T-... | |
| Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression Some of Hollywood released Queen vinyls aren’t just dynamically compressed , they sound like they used low but bit MP3’s as masters! | |
| Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression “Are 90% of new lps being played back on such systems? ” I was at my local used vinyl store last month, some 20 year olds came in happily got four or five records. One said “ where can we get a player?” One yelled out “ Walmart!” And away they w... | |
| New to Streaming I had so much unused audio stuff in my garage mothball yard that I decided to make a bedroom system to listen to in bed. I had unused Denon 4311 with totl audessey , gnp speakers , Hisense tv with built in roku , a Dayton 15 sub and infinity ssw2... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 compared to Rogue Atlas Magnum III The Energy 2.8 Veritas ( made in ‘94) were made with a complex crossover intended to minimize impedance changes. They were made with the option for passive Triamping but the manual explicitly says not to use external crossovers and bypass the int... | |
| I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me. That technics integrated is a special amp. I can’t see it in my man cave driving my stats or coexisting with all my turntables and tape decks but in my bedroom where I only stream , I’d love it. If I were a broke 20 something year old today, I’d... | |
| Adding a power trigger to an amp that doesn't have one I have the digikey doohickey. you’ll plug in a plug into the trigger on your receiver and cut the other end off, connect wire ( I used 16g speaker cable) to that crappy green input box on the device you see in pic . My only real complaint is the... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations “ Lol, I bought some of the same wire and still have a few feet left. It started out in my primary system and stayed there for years until it became the wire for my HT. All the best.” Funny, I bet this cheap silver plated wire is just as goo... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations I’m a tightwad and I’ll toss what I use into this thread . I have a set of acoustat 2+2 connected to a Jolida 100w tube amp and energy 2.8 Veritas triamped with three nad 208thx. I found a surplus company that had black single strand silver... | |
| The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded. Best pop and recorded well? “Thriller” is it, it sounds incredible on my ‘stats. |