kennyc
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| I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats ...continuing Online research many mats seemed to change the sound not necessarily for the better. But the Stein Music mat seems to advance sonics in many areas without any tradeoffs or colorations:TAS 2021 Golden Ear Award by TAS Executive Edito... | |
| I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats I’d avoid record mats that can deposit debris like felt. Earlier I tried researching record mats and for me the results weren't clear cut for my turntable.However, I’m going to purchase the Stein Music Pi Signature Record Mat which received TAS 20... | |
| what's going on with specs? @dconfaloneThere is some reason a Boulder amp is going to sound better than a Sony receiver and it must show in some measurements. You are mistaken, our audio acuity is much more complex than current science can measure. 2 amps that measure the sa... | |
| How much does power amplifier really matter comparing to other hi-fi components? TAS Robert Harley’s book “The Complete Guide To High-End Audio v6” book has an budget example of 36% speakers, 50% amplification+DAC, 9% power conditioner, and 5% interconnects+ cables. But these percentages are not set in stone- you may get a gr... | |
| Next TT The AMG Viella 12 turntable is on TAS “50 Greatest Bargains in High-End Audio” list:https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/50-greatest-bargains-in-high-end-audio-3/2 | |
| Would Appreciate Advice Before I Buy Rega Planar 1 is in your budget. | |
| Marantz AV7005 - Widow w/question Or you can say,“I did my research and also reached out to the audiophile community found no such issues that you describe. I find it repugnant that you would lie just for a bit of money. So no, I’m not going to sell it to you”Now the ball is in h... | |
| Hardy cartridge Getting memories of old automatic turntables that automatically cued the tonearm to the beginning, automatically reset at the end, and allowed stacking to automatically feed next record. IIRC it was a GE Trimline record player. The amount of vinyl... | |
| Would Appreciate Advice Before I Buy @dprendergastI like your choices as well. While some Klipsch speakers may be bright for some, the RP-600M many positive reviews indicate otherwise - they would have revealed if it was bright. I’m pretty impressed on your well thought out choices t... | |
| Single driver vs traditional 3 way loudspeakers Not willing to give up frequency extremes for the various music genre I enjoy, so multiple drivers with seamless crossover integrations - sounds like a cohesive whole. | |
| how would you describe a system that is musical in nature Musical engages the heart, like getting lost in the beauty of the music.Analytical focuses on the details of individual parts of the music, more concerned with quality, accuracy, and the amount of musical information retrieved. | |
| Recommended streamers/servers? Innuos Zenith Mk3 - many very positive reviews. Maybe the best at it’s price point. | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max Odyssey Khartago- positive reviews, seems like great price/performance. Magico’s Alon Wolfe likes them:https://www.hifivision.com/threads/odyssey-khartago-used-by-alon-wolf-of-magico.8622/ | |
| $2000 Tektons, which one for my use? Elac Offers a high value speakers from guru speaker designer “Andrew Jones is Vice President of Engineering for ELAC America. During his illustrious career in hi-fi, he has designed speakers at KEF, Infinity, Pioneer, and Technical Audio Devices. ... | |
| $2000 Tektons, which one for my use? @atemoyaThere are quite a few good sounding speakers in your price range. It’s always best to demo the speakers for yourself because preferences are highly subjective. Asking forum members for speakers suggestions will get you multiple answers whi... |