kennyc
Responses from kennyc
| What’s your favorite audio show to attend and why? AXPONA - next to Munich, it’s the largest with some of the latest gear. Munich is on my wish list, hopefully to hear the Living Voice Vox Palladian or Olympian speakers. | |
| Experience purchasing a used high-end cartridge Yes, but be very careful who you purchase from. 3 new cartridges that I purchased at used prices: VDH Colibri Grand Cru, Koetsu Coralstone D, Aida Mammoth Gold MkII. | |
| Can a power amp have too much power, risking damage to a speaker? @joelepo Exactly right- don’t worry unless you really crank it up to hearing injuring levels and beyond. Congrats on saving your hearing. | |
| Help me build out my first system The Absolute Sound magazine puts out an annual “Editor Choice Awards” of recommended components at all price points, about 170 pages of components. Last issue was March 2024 issue #347. | |
| Time to change There are many good soundbars at various price points. I have a highly rated Samsung wireless surround but will upgrade to Nakamishi Dragon 11.4.6 wireless system. | |
| Digital Path to Complete my System @jimrrobbie1 I’ll try to make this easy to understand The analog signal is changed (sampled) to a digital signal using by using a translator (ADC - Analog to Digital Converter) for file storage and delivery purposes. So for you to play digital m... | |
| Digital Path to Complete my System I went for a Linn DSM/2 + Organik DAC upgrade to reach my analog sonics. | |
| If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it? Yes, although I lament the abuse that A.I. can bring, too late to do anything about it and any protest to reverse direction would be fruitless. | |
| Recommend an MC cartridge Maybe Ortofon cadenza bronze as it was used by many vendors at audio shows. The Ortofon Winfield also got rave reviews. At your price point, many good options. | |
| Changing a speaker color +1 vinyl wrap great idea | |
| The criteria for loudspeaker choices. The OP’s post seems strange- if you like speaker A, then try speaker B? | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? +1 @inna we spend to get better sound within our budgets. | |
| Speaker Selection Strategies For Atmos Music KEF Q Series KEF R Series Paradigm Founder Monitor Audio Gold Perlisten But I'm not planning to run wires at the next surround update, so am planning to get the Nakamichi Dragon 11.4.6 wireless surround system which got great reviews. | |
| Seeking wisdom - high efficiency, low- to mid-db, music-first speakers Harbeth Mofi Sourcepoint 8 or10 Fritz (sold direct) and Sourcepoint are sonic bargains, but your subjective preferences are the most important | |
| Plugging rear ports of "bookshelf" speakers? ...then play "Romantic Mouth Harp Hits"... |