kennyc
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| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @rauliruegas I think we need to be more clear as to what we are discussing when it comes to lower sensitivity. There is little question that a lot of great speakers are in the less efficient camp, meaning that they are not in the 100db/w mode, bu... | |
| Example of a piece o’ crap, useless review Reviewers almost never give an actual bad review I somewhat agree, however it is common for reviewers to pick and choose which products to evaluate, often these products are at least average or above- that’s a major reason why fewer negative r... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? It is extremely important to acquire a speaker that has a good synergy with the amp that powers it. Tube gear is likely to be noisier than ss gear @daveyf agreed. However, one can get the speaker first then get the matching amp subsequently ... | |
| Loud vs. Tactile Bass My preference is for a tight accurate articulated bass that sonically seamlessly blends in with the rest of the audio frequency band that sounds like real instruments playing - sonic quality is the most important. I do not care for loud distorted ... | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers @rodman99999 A few months ago I tried to online research on how electricity flows beyond the "water" analogy and quickly got confused so I ceased for the time being. Good to know to stop researching. | |
| The $10,000 Question Maybe stretch to Audio Research I/50 integrated | |
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers I do not think Tekton speakers are good choice for people with arachnophobia. Ha! That’s a major reason why I don’t like it’s appearance. | |
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers I applaud the manufacturer for expressing his creativity to scratch the itch in upgrading the tweeters. But on the practicality side, often a neglected trait in this hobby, 30 tweeters increased the cost and thus price into a highly competitive... | |
| Ethernet cables +1 @ghdprentice purchase cables to the level of your audio system - under and your cabling bottlenecks sonics, over and your money is quickly wasted. So be prudent. Do you think it is worth spending a huge amount.... In this hobby, "yes" is ... | |
| Schroder Tonearms - where do I purchase? are there authorized sellers in US? I purchased both a Kuzma 4point and a Schroeder CB-1L from Christopher Thornton at Artisan Fidelity here. Great experience working with him - very knowledgeable, honest- seems to looks out for my interest more than the sale, and very friendly. | |
| Flexible Power Cords Audience Forte | |
| Best monoblock amps for $2000 used +1 Odyssey amps- an very rare sonic bargain The Jolita tube pre plus a SS amp may prove satisfying | |
| Audioquest Pegasus XLR Interconnects I’ve been following the new Audioquest Mystical Horse series and the Pegasus seems like Audioquest is trying to make their top technologies available at the lowest price point. Congrats on your endgame cables | |
| Best HIFI Stores LA/Orange Looking for extremely high efficiency drivers at 8 ohms for my 300b amplifier. @langla4 How efficient do you need? What’s your minimum amp wattage? If you need an extremely high efficiency speaker like 100db+ maybe target specific speakers ... | |
| The time has come and I request advice... If Roon, Innuos reportedly doesn’t play well with it. |